Replicate No. at each Station	Batch No.	Phylum	Class	Order	Family	Scientific Name	Quantity	Weight (g)	Average weight (g)
SS3-A	8948-49	Annelida	Polychaeta	Scolecida	Cossuridae	Cossurella spp	1	0.0088	0.0088
		Annelida	Polychaeta	Scolecida	Opheliidae	Ophelina grandis	2	0.0091	0.0046
		Annelida	Polychaeta	Aciculata	Onuphidae	Diopatra spp	1	0.0135	0.0135
		Annelida	Polychaeta	Canalipalpata	Ampharetidae	Amphisamytha spp	1	0.0058	0.0058
		Annelida	Polychaeta	Scolecida	Capitellidae	Mediomastus californiensis	1	0.0052	0.0052
		Nemertea	Anopla	Heteronemertea	Cerebratulidae	Cerebratulina spp	1	0.0018	0.0018
		Nemertea	Anopla	Heteronemertea	Lineidae	Lineus vegetus	1	0.0150	0.0150
		Annelida	Polychaeta	Canalipalpata	Cirratulidae	Chaetozone spp	7	0.2613	0.0373
		Annelida	Polychaeta	Scolecida	Maldanidae	Praxillela spp	5	0.0377	0.0075
		Annelida	Polychaeta	Aciculata	Nephtyidae	Aglaophamus inermis	2	0.0069	0.0035
		Annelida	Polychaeta	Aciculata	Phyllodocidae	Eteone spp	1	0.0551	0.0551
		Annelida	Polychaeta	Canalipalpata	Flabelligeridae	Therochaeta spp	3	0.0258	0.0086
		Arthropoda	Crustacea	Decapoda	Macrophthalmidae	Macropthalmus spp	1	0.0333	0.0333
		Arthropoda	Crustacea	Decapoda	Pinnotheridae	Anomalifrons lightana	1	0.0199	0.0199
		Chordata	Actinopterygii	Perciformes	Gobiidae	Trypauchen vagina	1	1.3856	1.3856
		Annelida	Polychaeta	Terebellida	Sternaspidae	Sternaspis scutata	2	0.0798	0.0399
SS3-B	8948-50	Annelida	Polychaeta	Aciculata	Onuphidae	Diopatra spp	1	0.0028	0.0028
		Annelida	Polychaeta	Eunicida	Lumbrineridae	Lumbrineris spp	3	0.0100	0.0033
		Annelida	Polychaeta	Terebellida	Sternaspidae	Sternaspis scutata	3	0.0515	0.0172
		Nemertea	Anopla	Heteronemertea	Cerebratulidae	Cerebratulina spp	1	0.0148	0.0148
		Annelida	Polychaeta	Canalipalpata	Spionidae	Minuspio cirrifera	5	0.0183	0.0037
		Annelida	Polychaeta	Scolecida	Maldanidae	Praxillela spp	2	0.0027	0.0014
		Annelida	Polychaeta	Canalipalpata	Flabelligeridae	Therochaeta spp	3	0.0230	0.0077
SS3-C	8948-51	Annelida	Polychaeta	Scolecida	Opheliidae	Ophelina grandis	13	0.2080	0.0160
		Annelida	Polychaeta	Canalipalpata	Poecilochaetidae	Poecilochaetus spp	1	0.0003	0.0003
		Nemertea	Anopla	Heteronemertea	Cerebratulida	Cerebratulina spp	1	0.0094	0.0094
		Annelida	Polychaeta	Canalipalpata	Spionidae	Minuspio cirrifera	5	0.0260	0.0052
		Annelida	Polychaeta	Phyllodocida	Glyceridae	Glycera onomichiensis	2	0.0054	0.0027
		Annelida	Polychaeta	Terebellida	Sternaspidae	Sternaspis scutata	2	0.0116	0.0058
		Annelida	Polychaeta	Scolecida	Maldanidae	Praxillela spp	2	0.0444	0.0222
		Annelida	Polychaeta	Canalipalpata	Flabelligeridae	Therochaeta spp	1	0.0063	0.0063
		Annelida	Polychaeta	Scolecida	Paraonidae	Paradoneis spp	3	0.0134	0.0045
		Arthropoda	Crustacea	Decapoda	Ocypodidae	Ocypode spp.	1	0.7112	0.7112
		Arthropoda	Crustacea	Decapoda	Portunidae	Thalamita prymna	1	0.0634	0.0634
SS3-D	8948-52	Annelida	Polychaeta	Scolecida	Cossuridae	Cossurella spp	2	0.0178	0.0089
		Sipuncula	Sipunculidea	Golfingiida	Sipunculidae	Sipunculus nudus	1	0.0047	0.0047
		Annelida	Polychaeta	Eunicida	Lumbrineridae	Lumbrineris spp	1	0.0018	0.0018
		Nemertea	Anopla	Heteronemertea	Lineidae	Lineus vegetus	1	0.0061	0.0061
		Annelida	Polychaeta	Phyllodocida	Nereidae	Perinereis spp	5	0.0248	0.0050
SS3-E	8948-53	Annelida	Polychaeta	Canalipalpata	Flabelligeridae	Therochaeta spp	4	0.0264	0.0066
		Annelida	Polychaeta	Scolecida	Cossuridae	Cossurella spp	6	0.0007	0.0001
		Annelida	Polychaeta	Scolecida	Opheliidae	Ophelina grandis	1	0.0482	0.0482
		Sipuncula	Sipunculidea	Golfingiida	Sipunculidae	Sipunculus nudus	1	0.0039	0.0039
		Annelida	Polychaeta	Aciculata	Pilargiidae	Pilargidae spp	1	0.0008	0.0008
		Annelida	Polychaeta	Scolecida	Capitellidae	Mediomastus californiensis	1	0.0006	0.0006
		Annelida	Polychaeta	Terebellida	Sternaspidae	Sternaspis scutata	1	0.2778	0.2778
		Nemertea	Anopla	Heteronemertea	Cerebratulidae	Cerebratulina spp	1	0.0034	0.0034
		Annelida	Polychaeta	Phyllodocida	Glyceridae	Glycera onomichiensis	1	0.3083	0.3083
		Annelida	Polychaeta	Scolecida	Paraonidae	Paradoneis spp	3	0.0163	0.0054
SS3-F	8948-54	Annelida	Polychaeta	Canalipalpata	Spionidae	Minuspio cirrifera	4	0.0285	0.0071
		Nemertea	Anopla	Heteronemertea	Lineidae	Lineus vegetus	1	0.0125	0.0125
		Annelida	Polychaeta	Scolecida	Maldanidae	Praxillela spp	13	0.1361	0.0105
		Annelida	Polychaeta	Scolecida	Paraonidae	Paradoneis spp	3	0.0182	0.0061
		Annelida	Polychaeta	Aciculata	Nephtyidae	Aglaophamus inermis	1	0.1330	0.1330
		Annelida	Polychaeta	Aciculata	Phyllodocidae	Eteone spp	2	0.0711	0.0356
		Annelida	Polychaeta	Phyllodocida	Nereidae	Perinereis spp	2	0.0191	0.0096
		Annelida	Polychaeta	Aciculata	Polynoidae	Polynoe spp	1	0.0015	0.0015
		Annelida	Polychaeta	Aciculata	Dorvilleidae	Dorvillea spp	1	0.0010	0.0010
		Annelida	Polychaeta	Canalipalpata	Chaetopteridae	Phyllochactopterus spp	1	0.0788	0.0788
		Annelida	Polychaeta	Canalipalpata	Poecilochaetidae	Poecilochaetus spp	2	0.0014	0.0007
		Annelida	Polychaeta	Aciculata	Pilargiidae	Pilargidae spp	1	0.0100	0.0100
		Annelida	Polychaeta	Eunicida	Lumbrineridae	Lumbrineris spp	2	0.0128	0.0064
		Annelida	Polychaeta	Canalipalpata	Pectinariidae	Lagis spp	2	0.0248	0.0124
		Annelida	Polychaeta	Canalipalpata	Flabelligeridae	Therochaeta spp	1	0.0067	0.0067
		Annelida	Polychaeta	Canalipalpata	Cirratulidae	Chaetozone spp	1	0.0233	0.0233
SS3-G	8948-55	Annelida	Polychaeta	Aciculata	Phyllodocidae	Eteone spp	1	0.0244	0.0244
		Annelida	Polychaeta	Scolecida	Paraonidae	Paradoneis spp	2	0.0128	0.0064
		Annelida	Polychaeta	Scolecida	Cossuridae	Cossurella spp	3	0.0430	0.0143
		Annelida	Polychaeta	Aciculata	Polynoidae	Polynoe spp	1	0.0001	0.0001
		Annelida	Polychaeta	Canalipalpata	Ampharetidae	Amphisamytha spp	1	0.0076	0.0076
		Annelida	Polychaeta	Aciculata	Sigalionidae	Leanira japonica	1	0.0061	0.0061
		Annelida	Polychaeta	Scolecida	Capitellidae	Mediomastus californiensis	1	0.0008	0.0008
		Annelida	Polychaeta	Terebellida	Sternaspidae	Sternaspis scutata	1	0.0065	0.0065
		Annelida	Polychaeta	Canalipalpata	Spionidae	Minuspio cirrifera	2	0.0182	0.0091
		Annelida	Polychaeta	Aciculata	Nephtyidae	Aglaophamus inermis	2	0.0320	0.0160
SS3-H	8948-56	Annelida	Polychaeta	Aciculata	Polynoidae	Polynoe spp	1	0.0051	0.0051
		Annelida	Polychaeta	Canalipalpata	Chaetopteridae	Phyllochactopterus spp	1	0.0024	0.0024
		Annelida	Polychaeta	Scolecida	Capitellidae	Mediomastus californiensis	3	0.0067	0.0022
		Annelida	Polychaeta	Eunicida	Lumbrineridae	Lumbrineris spp	1	0.0015	0.0015
		Nemertea	Anopla	Heteronemertea	Cerebratulidae	Cerebratulina spp	1	0.0056	0.0056
		Nemertea	Anopla	Heteronemertea	Lineidae	Lineus vegetus	1	0.0046	0.0046
		Annelida	Polychaeta	Canalipalpata	Flabelligeridae	Therochaeta spp	3	0.0224	0.0075
		Annelida	Polychaeta	Aciculata	Goniadidae	Goniada spp	1	0.0088	0.0088
		Annelida	Polychaeta	Terebellida	Sternaspidae	Sternaspis scutata	4	0.9369	0.2342
		Annelida	Polychaeta	Scolecida	Maldanidae	Praxillela spp	8	0.0249	0.0031
		Annelida	Polychaeta	Canalipalpata	Terebellidae	Loimia medusa	1	0.0047	0.0047
		Annelida	Polychaeta	Aciculata	Nephtyidae	Aglaophamus inermis	1	0.0189	0.0189
		Annelida	Polychaeta	Aciculata	Phyllodocidae	Eteone spp	1	0.0801	0.0801
		Arthropoda	Crustacea	Decapoda	Portunidae	Scylla spp.	1	0.0674	0.0674
		Arthropoda	Crustacea	Decapoda	Pinnotheridae	Anomalifrons lightana	1	0.0078	0.0078
SS4-A	8948-57	Annelida	Polychaeta	Aciculata	Dorvilleidae	Dorvillea spp	1	0.0028	0.0028
		Annelida	Polychaeta	Canalipalpata	Chaetopteridae	Phyllochactopterus spp	1	0.0198	0.0198
		Sipuncula	Sipunculidea	Golfingiida	Sipunculidae	Sipunculus nudus	2	0.0578	0.0289
		Annelida	Polychaeta	Canalipalpata	Oweniidae	Owenia fusiformes	1	0.0044	0.0044
		Annelida	Polychaeta	Aciculata	Goniadidae	Goniada spp	2	0.0075	0.0038
		Annelida	Polychaeta	Canalipalpata	Magelonidae	Magelona spp	2	0.0144	0.0072
		Annelida	Polychaeta	Canalipalpata	Sternaspidae	Sternaspidae scutata	1	0.0030	0.0030
		Nemertea	Anopla	Heteronemertea	Lineidae	Lineus vegetus	1	0.0090	0.0090
		Arthropoda	Crustacea	Decapoda	Portunidae	Scylla spp.	1	0.1408	0.1408
		Arthropoda	Crustacea	Decapoda	Ocypodidae	Ocypode spp.	2	0.2364	0.1182
		Arthropoda	Malacostraca	Decapoda	Callianassidae	Callianassa japonica	1	0.0274	0.0274
SS4-B	8948-58	Annelida	Polychaeta	Canalipalpata	Chaetopteridae	Phyllochactopterus spp	2	0.0680	0.0340
		Annelida	Polychaeta	Canalipalpata	Poecilochaetidae	Poecilochaetus spp	1	0.0017	0.0017
		Annelida	Polychaeta	Canalipalpata	Cirratulidae	Chaetozone spp	2	0.0509	0.0255
		Nemertea	Anopla	Heteronemertea	Lineidae	Lineus vegetus	1	0.0150	0.0150
		Annelida	Polychaeta	Aciculata	Nephtyidae	Aglaophamus inermis	2	0.0351	0.0176
		Annelida	Polychaeta	Scolecida	Maldanidae	Praxillela spp	5	0.0279	0.0056
		Annelida	Polychaeta	Canalipalpata	Sternaspidae	Sternaspidae scutata	1	0.1204	0.1204
SS4-C	8948-59	Annelida	Polychaeta	Aciculata	Polynoidae	Polynoe spp	3	0.0043	0.0014
		Annelida	Polychaeta	Canalipalpata	Chaetopteridae	Phyllochactopterus spp	3	0.0405	0.0135
		Annelida	Polychaeta	Canalipalpata	Ampharetidae	Amphisamytha spp	1	0.0058	0.0058
		Annelida	Polychaeta	Aciculata	Pilargiidae	Pilargidae spp	1	0.0238	0.0238
		Nemertea	Anopla	Heteronemertea	Cerebratulidae	Cerebratulina spp	5	0.0343	0.0069
		Annelida	Polychaeta	Aciculata	Nephtyidae	Aglaophamus inermis	2	0.1416	0.0708
		Annelida	Polychaeta	Aciculata	Nereidae	Perinereis spp	5	0.0095	0.0019
		Annelida	Polychaeta	Scolecida	Maldanidae	Praxillela spp	5	0.0253	0.0051
		Arthropoda	Crustacea	Decapoda	Pinnotheridae	Anomalifrons lightana	1	0.0158	0.0158
		Annelida	Polychaeta	Canalipalpata	Sternaspidae	Sternaspidae scutata	1	0.1204	0.1204
SS4-D	8948-60	Annelida	Polychaeta	Aciculata	Polynoidae	Polynoe spp	1	0.0010	0.0010
		Sipuncula	Sipunculidea	Golfingiida	Sipunculidae	Sipunculus nudus	1	0.0012	0.0012
		Annelida	Polychaeta	Canalipalpata	Pectinariidae	Lagis spp	1	0.0011	0.0011
		Annelida	Polychaeta	Canalipalpata	Flabelligeridae	Therochaeta spp	1	0.0019	0.0019
		Annelida	Polychaeta	Aciculata	Glyceridae	Glycera onomichiensis	1	0.0095	0.0095
		Annelida	Polychaeta	Aciculata	Goniadidae	Goniada spp	1	0.0027	0.0027
		Annelida	Polychaeta	Aciculata	Phyllodocidae	Phyllodole fristedti	4	0.0466	0.0117
		Annelida	Polychaeta	Canalipalpata	Flabelligeridae	Therochaeta spp	2	0.0357	0.0179
		Annelida	Polychaeta	Scolecida	Maldanidae	Praxillela spp	13	0.1308	0.0101
SS4-E	8948-61	Annelida	Polychaeta	Scolecida	Opheliidae	Ophelina grandis	1	0.0107	0.0107
		Annelida	Polychaeta	Canalipalpata	Chaetopteridae	Phyllochactopterus spp	3	0.0255	0.0085
		Annelida	Polychaeta	Canalipalpata	Poecilochaetidae	Poecilochaetus spp	1	0.0022	0.0022
		Annelida	Polychaeta	Canalipalpata	Ampharetidae	Amphisamytha spp	1	0.0036	0.0036
		Sipuncula	Sipunculidea	Golfingiida	Sipunculidae	Sipunculus nudus	2	0.0117	0.0059
		Annelida	Polychaeta	Aciculata	Goniadidae	Goniada spp	1	0.0056	0.0056
		Annelida	Polychaeta	Aciculata	Lumbrineridae	Lumberineris spp	2	0.0076	0.0038
		Nemertea	Anopla	Heteronemertea	Lineidae	Lineus vegetus	1	0.0024	0.0024
		Annelida	Polychaeta	Aciculata	Phyllodocidae	Eteone spp	3	0.0278	0.0093
		Annelida	Polychaeta	Aciculata	Phyllodocidae	Phyllodole fristedti	1	0.0132	0.0132
		Annelida	Polychaeta	Canalipalpata	Terebellidae	Loimia medusa	3	0.0335	0.0112
		Annelida	Polychaeta	Scolecida	Maldanidae	Praxillela spp	9	0.0427	0.0047
		Arthropoda	Crustacea	Decapoda	Macrophthalmidae	Macropthalmus spp	1	0.3281	0.3281
		Arthropoda	Crustacea	Decapoda	Portunidae	Thalamita prymna	2	0.0589	0.0295
		Chordata	Actinopterygii	Anguilliformes	Muraenidae	Gymnothorax spp	1	0.0453	0.0453
SS4-F	8948-62	Annelida	Polychaeta	Scolecida	Opheliidae	Ophelina grandis	1	0.0074	0.0074
		Annelida	Polychaeta	Aciculata	Onuphidae	Diopatra spp	3	0.0819	0.0273
		Annelida	Polychaeta	Aciculata	Dorvilleidae	Dorvillea spp	4	0.0714	0.0179
		Annelida	Polychaeta	Canalipalpata	Chaetopteridae	Phyllochactopterus spp	1	0.0019	0.0019
		Annelida	Polychaeta	Aciculata	Goniadidae	Goniada spp	1	0.0007	0.0007
Replicate No. at each Station	Batch No.	Phylum	Class	Order	Family	Scientific Name	Quantity	Weight (g)	Average weight (g)
SS4-F	8948-62	Annelida	Polychaeta	Scolecida	Maldanidae	Praxillela spp	14	0.0659	0.0047
		Annelida	Polychaeta	Aciculata	Phyllodocidae	Phyllodole fristedti	1	0.0132	0.0132
		Annelida	Polychaeta	Canalipalpata	Sternaspidae	Sternaspidae scutata	1	0.0037	0.0037
		Annelida	Polychaeta	Canalipalpata	Terebellidae	Loimia medusa	3	0.0335	0.0112
		Arthropoda	Crustacea	Decapoda	Portunidae	Scylla spp.	2	0.2011	0.1006
		Arthropoda	Crustacea	Decapoda	Ocypodidae	Ocypode spp.	2	0.2794	0.1397
		Echinodermata	Ophiuroidea	Ophiurida	Ophiotrichidae	Ophiothrix spp	1	0.0942	0.0942
SS4-G	8948-63	Annelida	Polychaeta	Canalipalpata	Oweniidae	Owenia fusiformes	1	0.0058	0.0058
		Annelida	Polychaeta	Aciculata	Hesionidae	Nereis spp.	2	0.0393	0.0197
		Annelida	Polychaeta	Canalipalpata	Flabelligeridae	Therochaeta spp	1	0.0018	0.0018
		Annelida	Polychaeta	Aciculata	Phyllodocidae	Phyllodole fristedti	4	0.0630	0.0158
		Annelida	Polychaeta	Scolecida	Paraonidae	Paradoneis spp	1	0.0114	0.0114
		Annelida	Polychaeta	Canalipalpata	Sternaspidae	Sternaspidae scutata	1	0.0086	0.0086
		Annelida	Polychaeta	Scolecida	Maldanidae	Praxillela spp	6	0.0241	0.0040
		Chordata	Actinopterygii	Perciformes	Gobiidae	Glossogobius giuris	1	0.0186	0.0186
SS4-H	8948-64	Annelida	Polychaeta	Scolecida	Opheliidae	Ophelina grandis	1	0.1414	0.1414
		Annelida	Polychaeta	Aciculata	Onuphidae	Diopatra spp	1	0.0016	0.0016
		Annelida	Polychaeta	Canalipalpata	Chaetopteridae	Phyllochactopterus spp	2	0.0044	0.0022
		Annelida	Polychaeta	Aciculata	Sigalionidae	Leanira japonica	9	0.2710	0.0301
		Annelida	Polychaeta	Canalipalpata	Oweniidae	Owenia fusiformes	1	0.0038	0.0038
		Annelida	Polychaeta	Aciculata	Goniadidae	Goniada spp	1	0.0026	0.0026
		Annelida	Polychaeta	Canalipalpata	Magelonidae	Magelona spp	1	0.0069	0.0069
		Annelida	Polychaeta	Scolecida	Capitellidae	Mediomastus californiensis	1	0.0131	0.0131
		Annelida	Polychaeta	Aciculata	Lumbrineridae	Lumberineris spp	4	0.0083	0.0021
		Annelida	Polychaeta	Canalipalpata	Pectinariidae	Lagis spp	1	0.0004	0.0004
		Annelida	Polychaeta	Canalipalpata	Poecilochaetidae	Poecilochaetus spp	1	0.0101	0.0101
		Annelida	Polychaeta	Aciculata	Nephtyidae	Aglaophamus inermis	1	0.0152	0.0152
		Annelida	Polychaeta	Aciculata	Phyllodocidae	Phyllodole fristedti	1	0.0087	0.0087
		Annelida	Polychaeta	Canalipalpata	Sternaspidae	Sternaspidae scutata	1	0.0103	0.0103
		Annelida	Polychaeta	Aciculata	Nereidae	Perinereis spp	5	0.0589	0.0118
		Annelida	Polychaeta	Canalipalpata	Terebellidae	Loimia medusa	1	0.0092	0.0092
		Annelida	Polychaeta	Scolecida	Paraonidae	Paradoneis spp	1	0.0041	0.0041
		Annelida	Polychaeta	Scolecida	Maldanidae	Praxillela spp	10	0.0510	0.0051
		Annelida	Polychaeta	Canalipalpata	Flabelligeridae	Therochaeta spp	1	0.0068	0.0068
		Arthropoda	Crustacea	Decapoda	Portunidae	Scylla spp.	1	0.2661	0.2661
		Arthropoda	Malacostraca	Decapoda	Alpheidae	Alpheus spp.	1	0.0047	0.0047
Remarks: (i)  Each station with 8 replicates (A-H);				(ii) No benthic organism was collected in station with ***