A Manta trawl equipped with a 335 µm mesh size was deployed outside the vessel wake and towed at a speed of 2–3 knots (approximately 1.5 m/s) for 15 minutes at all super-...

Ichthyoplankton samples were collected using a Bongo net with a 405 µm mesh size. The samples are intended for ichthyoplankton community identification and genetic analysis,...