About the Authors

Erik Olsen

eriko@imr.no

Affiliation Institute of Marine Research, Bergen, Norway

David Fluharty

Affiliation School of Marine and Environmental Affairs, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States of America

Alf Håkon Hoel

Affiliation Institute of Marine Research, Tromsø, Norway

Kristian Hostens

Affiliation Animal Sciences, Aquatic Environment and Quality, Bio-environmental Research, Institute for Agricultural and Fisheries Research (ILVO), Oostende, Belgium

Frank Maes

Affiliation Maritime Institute, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium

Ellen Pecceu

Affiliation Animal Sciences, Aquatic Environment and Quality, Bio-environmental Research, Institute for Agricultural and Fisheries Research (ILVO), Oostende, Belgium

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: EO DLF AHH FM EP. Performed the experiments: EO DLF AHH KH FM EP. Analyzed the data: EO DLF AHH KH FM EP. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: EO DLF AHH KH FM EP. Contributed to the writing of the manuscript: EO DLF AHH KH FM EP.