About the Authors

Salvatore Cerchio

scerchio@wcs.org

Affiliations Wildlife Conservation Society, Global Conservation Program, Bronx, New York, United States of America, American Museum of Natural History, Sackler Institute for Comparative Genomics, New York, New York, United States of America

Samantha Strindberg

Affiliation Wildlife Conservation Society, Global Conservation Program, Bronx, New York, United States of America

Tim Collins

Affiliation Wildlife Conservation Society, Global Conservation Program, Bronx, New York, United States of America

Chanda Bennett

Affiliations Wildlife Conservation Society, Global Conservation Program, Bronx, New York, United States of America, American Museum of Natural History, Sackler Institute for Comparative Genomics, New York, New York, United States of America, New York Aquarium, Brooklyn, New York, United States of America

Howard Rosenbaum

Affiliations Wildlife Conservation Society, Global Conservation Program, Bronx, New York, United States of America, American Museum of Natural History, Sackler Institute for Comparative Genomics, New York, New York, United States of America

Competing Interests

The authors have the following potential competing interest according to the PLOS ONE policy and definition. Funding for the cost and deployment of equipment was provided by Angola Liquefied Natural Gas (ALNG). However, the authors were working completely independently of funders, established the approach and design of the study, reported objectively on the results, and were under no obligation to do otherwise. Therefore this does not alter the authors' adherence to all PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials, as detailed online in the guide for authors.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: SC TC HR. Performed the experiments: SC SS TC. Analyzed the data: SC SS CB. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: SS. Wrote the paper: SC SS TC. Managed and oversaw research project and budget with project team and funder, and provided critical reading of various versions of the manuscript, as well as final sign off as project lead: HR.