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.