Table 1. List of stations (coordinates according to datum WGS84).

Sample	Locality	Latitude	Longitude	Depth [m]	Substrate
Rh10	Greece, Crete, Plakias	35.1793	24.3956	10	Posidonia oceanica rhizomes
Rh20	Greece, Crete, Plakias	35.1793	24.3956	20	Posidonia oceanica rhizomes
NG10	Israel, N of Atlit	32.7820	34.9466	10	sand
NG30	Israel, N of Atlit	32.7422	34.9181	30	sand
S12	Israel, Ashqelon	31.6868	34.5516	12	offshore rocky reef
SG10	Israel, Ashqelon	31.6953	34.5588	11	sand
SG20	Israel, Ashqelon	31.7002	34.5498	21	sand
SG30	Israel, Ashqelon	31.7100	34.5406	30	muddy sand
SG40	Israel, Ashqelon	31.7487	34.4960	41	mud
–	Israel, Palmachim	31.9272	34.6964	3	rocks
–	originally Egypt, Port Said (but buoy detached and stranded near Shefayim, central Israel)	31.28	32.37	0–5.5	buoy