1. Institut de Ciències del Mar‐CSIC Barcelona Spain
2. Université de Toulon, CNRS, IRD, MIO Aix Marseille Univ Marseille France
3. Departament de Biologia Evolutiva, Ecologia i Ciències Ambientals, Facultat de Biologia, Institut de Recerca de la Biodiversitat (IRBIO) Universitat de Barcelona Barcelona Spain
4. Dept of Life and Environmental Sciences Polytechnic University of Marche Ancona Italy
5. Fano Marine Centre Fano Italy
6. Department of Biological, Geological and Environmental Sciences University of Bologna Ravenna Italy
7. CoNISMa Rome Italy
8. Laboratoire d'Océanographie de Villefranche Sorbonne, Université, CNRS Villefranche‐sur‐mer France
9. Department of Marine Sciences University of the Aegean Mytilene Greece
10. Department of Environment, Faculty of Environment Ionian University Zakynthos Greece
11. Hellenic Centre for Marine Research (HCMR) Institute of Marine Biology, Biotechnology and Aquaculture (IMBBC) Heraklion Greece
12. Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn, Department of Integrative Marine Ecology Ischia Marine Centre Naples Italy
13. Centre d'Estudis Avançats de Blanes (CEAB‐CSIC) Girona Spain
14. National Institute of Oceanography Israel Oceanographic and Limnological Research (IOLR) Haifa Israel
15. CIIMAR‐Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research University of Porto Matosinhos Portugal
16. National Agronomic Institute of Tunisia Tunis University of Carthage Tunis Tunisia
17. Biodiversity, Biotechnology and Climate Change Laboratory‐LR11ES09 University of Tunis El Manar Tunis Tunisia
18. Abyss Environmental Services Algiers Algeria
19. Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Sciences de la Mer et de l'Aménagement (ENSSMAL) Alger Algeria
20. MMC (Museo del Mar de Ceuta) Ceuta Spain
21. Laboratory 'Biodiversity, Ecology and Genome', Faculty of Sciences Mohamed V University in Rabat Rabat Morocco
22. School of Biological Sciences University of Bristol Bristol UK
23. Université Côte d'Azur, CNRS Nice France
24. Departamento de Ciencias del Mar y Biología Aplicada Universidad de Alicante Alicante Spain
25. CIMAR—Universidad de Alicante Alicante Spain
26. Dpt. Physiology, Genetics and Microbiology Alicante Spain
27. Centro Oceanográfico de Baleares (IEO‐CSIC) Palma de Mallorca Spain
28. Red Sea Research Center King Abudllah University of Science and Technology Thuwal Saudi Arabia
29. Institut Mediterrani d'Estudis Avançats Mallorca Spain
30. Laboratorio de Biología Marina Universidad de Sevilla Sevilla Spain
31. IMC—International Marine Centre Oristano Italy
32. CNR‐IRBIM, NR‐IRBIM, National Research Council Institute of Biological Resources and Marine Biotechnologies Ancona Italy
33. Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn, Deptartment of Integrative Marine Ecology Genoa Marine Centre Genoa Italy
34. National Institute of Oceanography and Applied Geophysics, OGS Trieste Italy
35. Department of Biology University of Bari Aldo Moro Bari Italy
36. Department of Earth, Environment and Life Sciences University of Genoa Genoa Italy
37. Department of Biology University of Naples Federico II Naples Italy
38. Dipartimento di Chimica e Farmacia University of Sassari Sassari Italy
39. SEAFAN Zagreb Croatia
40. Faculty of Science, Department of Biology University of Zagreb Zagreb Croatia
41. D.I.I.V. Ltd for Marine, Freshwater and Subterranean Ecology Sali Croatia
42. Enalia Physis Environmental Research Centre Nicosia Cyprus
43. The Cyprus Institute Energy Environment and Water Research Center Aglantzia Cyprus
44. Department of Biology, Faculty of Science Ege University Izmir Turkey
45. Mediterranean Conservation Society Izmir Turkey
46. IFREMER Brest France
47. GIS Posidonie, OCEANOMED—MIO—Case 901 Marseille France
48. Institute for Sustainable Development and International Relations. Sciences Po Paris France