Lara Jane Atkinson, South African Environmental Observation Network, Offshore marine node, Cape Town, South Africa, Sinothando Shibe, South African National Parks, Cape Town, South Africa, Bibiana Nassangole, Lúrio University, Pemba, Mozambique, Pemba, Mozambique, Jordan Van Stavel, South African Environmental Observation Network, South African Polar Research Infrastructure, Cape Town, South Africa, Mattie Rodrigue, OceanX, New York, United States, Nico Augustin, GEOMAR | Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel, Kiel, Germany, Jody-Carynn Oliver, South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity, Makhanda, South Africa, Ana Hilario, University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal, Jorge Sitoe, Wildlife Conservation Society, Maputo, Mozambique, Andrinirina Jovial Mbony, Marine Sciences and Halieutics Institute, Toliara, Madagascar, Masimana Gahidi Marenjaka, University of Toliara, Toliara, Madagascar, Soule Soilihi Djamildine, Moheli National Park, Moheli, Comoros, Doreen Walter Mushi, University of Dar es Salaam, Dar es salaam, Tanzania and Toufiek Samaai, Department of Forestry, Fisheries and Environment, Cape Town, South Africa