Table 1. Sampling strategy for A. aequidens across the Benguela Current region: sampling locations, sample code and sample size.

Country	Benguela subsytem	Site	Code	Sample size
		Luanda	LUA	59
		Baía Farta	BEN	24
Angola	Northern	Lucira	LUC	109
		Namibe	NBE	79
		Pinda	PIN	99
Namibia	Northern	Henties Bay	HEN	9
South Africa	Southern	Arniston	ARN	90
		Port Alfred	PAL	79