Methodology:

Sample were collected by using sediment trap deployed on bottom-tethered moorings during WCB cruise JR16003. Once in the laboratory, sample were then divided into a series of replicate fractions for subsequent analysis using a McLane rotary sample splitter (McLane Labs, Falmouth, MA, USA). POC was measured by combustion in an elemental analyser (CHN); Krill faecal pellets were counted under light microscopy. The dimensions of krill faecal pellets were measured (length and width) using an ocular micrometer. Exuviae and carcasses of krill were picked out under a light microscope and their dimensions measured. They were then rinsed and dried at 60°C for 24 hours before their dry weight (DW) was measured. The length of the uropod from exuviae randomly picked from each sediment trap sample bottle was measured. Krill total length was estimated from uropod length.

Data collection:

- Sediment trap deployed on fixed mooring platform

- Sediment trap splitter

- CHN auto-analyser

- Light microscope

- 60 degree Celsius oven and a balance for dry mass calculation

Data quality:

Physical data acquired during the sediment trap deployment suggest the record was not subjected to major hydrodynamic biases since mean current velocities near to the sediment traps were < 10 cm s-1 and we assumed no significant lateral advection occurred.