About the Authors

Simon J. McKinley

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Charles Darwin Foundation, Charles Darwin Research Station, Puerto Ayora, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador

Sarah F. Hansen

Roles Data curation, Investigation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Charles Darwin Foundation, Charles Darwin Research Station, Puerto Ayora, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador

Denisse Fierro-Arcos

Roles Data curation, Investigation, Writing – review & editing

Current address: Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, University of Tasmania, Battery Point, Australia

Affiliation Charles Darwin Foundation, Charles Darwin Research Station, Puerto Ayora, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador

Megan E. Cundy

Roles Data curation, Investigation, Writing – review & editing

Current address: Minderoo-UWA Deep-Sea Research Centre, School of Biological Sciences and Ocean Institute, The University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia

Affiliation Charles Darwin Foundation, Charles Darwin Research Station, Puerto Ayora, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador

Magdalena Mossbrucker

Roles Data curation, Investigation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Charles Darwin Foundation, Charles Darwin Research Station, Puerto Ayora, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador

Gabriel M. S. Vianna

Roles Investigation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Charles Darwin Foundation, Charles Darwin Research Station, Puerto Ayora, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador

Jenifer Suarez-Moncada

Roles Investigation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Galapagos National Park Directorate, Puerto Ayora, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador

Mauricio Hoyos-Padilla

Roles Data curation, Investigation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations Pelagios-Kakunja A.C., La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico, Fins Attached Marine Research and Conversation, Colorado Springs, Colarado, United States of America

Sandra Bessudo-Lion

Roles Data curation, Investigation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Fundación Malpelo y Otros Ecosistemas Marinos, Bogotá, Colombia,

Enric Sala

Roles Data curation, Investigation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Pristine Seas, National Geographic Society, Washington DC, United States of America

Pelayo Salinas-de-León

Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

pelayo.salinas@fcdarwin.org.ec

Affiliations Charles Darwin Foundation, Charles Darwin Research Station, Puerto Ayora, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, Pristine Seas, National Geographic Society, Washington DC, United States of America, Guy Harvey Research Institute and Save Our Seas Foundation Shark Research Center, Nova Southeastern University, Dania Beach, Florida, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.