About the Authors

Mark E. Bond

markbond8@gmail.com

Affiliations School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences, SUNY Stony Brook, Stony Brook, New York, United States of America, Institute for Ocean Conservation Science, School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences, SUNY Stony Brook, Stony Brook, New York, United States of America

Elizabeth A. Babcock

Affiliation Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Miami, Miami, Florida, United States of America

Ellen K. Pikitch

Affiliations School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences, SUNY Stony Brook, Stony Brook, New York, United States of America, Institute for Ocean Conservation Science, School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences, SUNY Stony Brook, Stony Brook, New York, United States of America

Debra L. Abercrombie

Affiliation Abercrombie and Fish, Port Jefferson Station, New York, United States of America

Norlan F. Lamb

Affiliation Absolondna, Dangriga, Belize

Demian D. Chapman

Affiliations School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences, SUNY Stony Brook, Stony Brook, New York, United States of America, Institute for Ocean Conservation Science, School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences, SUNY Stony Brook, Stony Brook, New York, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have read the journal's policy and have the following conflicts: Debra L. Abercrombie is the owner of company Abercrombie and Fish, Port Jefferson Station, and Norlan F. Lamb is the owner of company Absolondna, Belize. There are no patents, products in development or marketed products to declare. This does not alter the authors' adherence to all the PLoS ONE policies on sharing data and materials, as detailed online in the guide for authors.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: MEB EAB EKP DLA DDC. Performed the experiments: MEB EAB EKP DLA NFL DDC. Analyzed the data: MEB EAB DDC. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: EAB EKP DDC. Wrote the paper: MEB EAB EKP DLA NFL DDC.