Survey sites along the Israeli coast (see Suppl. material 1: table S1): (A) Israel's geographical position along the Mediterranean coast; (B) the study area where systematic surveys were carried out: green triangles denote the sites where towed-diver surveys were conducted, and orange hexagons denote the locations of compass surveys; (C) specific positions of compass surveys conducted in front of Mikhmoret. The blue rectangles denote zoomed-in areas on each map for more detailed examination.