José Luis Sánchez Lizaso, University of Alicante, Spain

Alfonso Ángel Ramos Esplá, University of Alicante, Spain

Aitor Forcada Almarcha, University of Alicante, Spain       

José María Bellido, Spanish Institute of Oceanography, Spain 

Teresa Cerveira Borges, University of Algarve, Portugal

Maria Teresa Dinis, University of Algarve, Portugal

Karim Erzini, University of Algarve, Portugal

Margarida Castro, University of Algarve, Portugal

Christian Ralijaona, University of Toliara and Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Madagascar

Eulalie Ranaivoson, University of Toliara, Madagascar

Manwai Rabenevanana - University of Toliara, Madagascar

António Mubango Hoguane - School of Marine and Coastal Science, Mozambique

Thaoubane Said Ali – University of Comoros, Comoros

Ibrahim Mohamed Toihir - University of Comoros, Comoros

Youssouf Eddine Abdou - University of Comoros, Comoros

Desiderius Masalu, Institute of Marine Sciences, Tanzania

Narriman Jiddawi, Institute of Marine Sciences, Tanzania