1. Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences (DISAT), University of Milano Bicocca, Milano, Italy
2. Tethys Research Institute, Milano, Italy
3. Milan DICA Civil and Environmental Engineering Department, Politecnico di Milano University of Technology, Milano, Italy
4. Habitat and Benthic Biodiversity Laboratory, Red Sea Research Center, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal, Saudi Arabia
5. Maldives Whale Shark Research Programme (MWSRP), South Ari Atoll, Maldives