Table 1. Sample number (#), name, location, year of capture, number of individuals (N), stock, geographic coordinates and sample type (T, muscle, fin or heart tissue; B, blood; S, spine).
| # | Name | Location | Year | N | Stock | Latitude | Longitude | Sample type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 A | ADR | Adriatic Sea | 2006 | 48 | Mediterranean Sea | 41.29 | 17.52 | T |
| 2 A , B , C | BAL | Balearic Sea | 2005 | 31 | Mediterranean Sea | 40.00 | 1.58 | T |
| 3 | CYP | Cyprus | 2011 | 10 | Mediterranean Sea | 36.08 | 33.68 | T |
| 4 | TUR | Turkey | 2011 | 53 | Mediterranean Sea | 35.04 | 26.80 | T |
| 5 A | TYR | Tyrrhenian Sea | 2008 | 48 | Mediterranean Sea | 38.88 | 11.74 | T |
| 6 | LIG | Ligurian Sea | 2011 | 27 | Mediterranean Sea | 43.38 | 9.05 | T |
| 7 D | ALB | Alboran Sea | 1999 | 37 | Mediterranean Sea | 36.23 | -2.00 | B |
| 8 E | B88 | Bay of Biscay | 1988 | 34 | North Atlantic Ocean | 45.10 | -4.35 | S |
| 9 E | B89 | Bay of Biscay | 1989 | 30 | North Atlantic Ocean | 45.64 | -4.76 | S |
| 10 A , B | B09 | Bay of Biscay | 2009 | 42 | North Atlantic Ocean | 45.05 | -5.28 | T |
| 11 | B10 | Bay of Biscay | 2010 | 240 | North Atlantic Ocean | 45.71 | -5.53 | T |
| 12 | B11 | Bay of Biscay | 2011 | 31 | North Atlantic Ocean | 44.92 | -4.16 | T |
| 13 | CAN | Canary Islands | 2012 | 41 | North Atlantic Ocean | 27.73 | -17.25 | T |
| 14 A , B | IRE | Ireland | 2008 | 57 | North Atlantic Ocean | 54.17 | -12.89 | T |
| 15 | MAU | Mauritania | 2010 | 48 | North Atlantic Ocean | 9.79 | -32.16 | T |
| 16 | GUI | Gulf of Guinea | 1999–2000 | 32 | South Atlantic Ocean | 1.98 | -16.58 | B |
| 17 | URU | Uruguay | 2005, 2007–2012 | 84 | South Atlantic Ocean | -36.19 | -53.16 | T |
| 18 A , B | SCA | South Africa | 2009 | 98 | South Atlantic Ocean | -24.56 | 4.42 | T |
| 19 | SOA | South Africa | 2011 | 37 | South Atlantic Ocean | -34.34 | 18.00 | T |
| 20 A , B | I08 | Seychelles | 2008–2009 | 23 | Indian Ocean | -7.11 | 54.65 | T |
| 21 | I10 | Seychelles | 2010 | 38 | Indian Ocean | -7.27 | 56.32 | T |
| 22 | I11 | Seychelles | 2011 | 42 | Indian Ocean | -7.28 | 49.06 | T |
| 23 | I12 | Seychelles | 2012 | 33 | Indian Ocean | -8.86 | 49.13 | T |
| 24 A , B | NPA | California | 2008 | 83 | North Pacific Ocean | 43.50 | -127.00 | T |
| 25 A , B | SEP | New Caledonia | 2004–2005 | 51 | South Pacific Ocean | -19.01 | -152.84 | T |
| 26 A , B | SWP | French Polynesia | 2003–2008 | 33 | South Pacific Ocean | -18.53 | 165.97 | T |
| 1988–2012 | Total = 1,331 |