ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Funding for this research was received through the Sand Fund of the
Federal Public Service Economy and GEANS- Genetic tools for Ecosystem
health Assessment in the North Sea region, an Interreg project supported
by the North Sea Programme of the European Regional Development Fund of
the European Union. Shiptime on RV Belgica was provided by BELSPO and
RBINS–OD Nature. We thank the crew for the logistic support during
sampling.