10.1371/journal.pone.0205505.t003 Lindsay Beazley Lindsay Beazley Zeliang Wang Zeliang Wang Ellen Kenchington Ellen Kenchington Igor Yashayaev Igor Yashayaev Hans Tore Rapp Hans Tore Rapp Joana R. Xavier Joana R. Xavier Francisco Javier Murillo Francisco Javier Murillo Derek Fenton Derek Fenton Susanna Fuller Susanna Fuller Mean concentration ± SD (mmol m<sup>-3</sup>) of nitrate, nitrite, phosphate, silicate, and ammonia within 20 m from the seabed, and 20–40 m from the seabed from three CTD casts (casts A, B, and D in Fig 9) collected in DFO’s Emerald Basin <i>Vazella</i> Conservation Area (see Fig 9). Public Library of Science 2018 259 km 2 future climate change Sponge Conservation Areas saline water mass variability Emerald Basin bottom fishing activities sponge grounds DFO Sponge Conservation Areas Emerald Basin probability glass sponge Vazella pourtalesi Scotian Shelf pourtalesi sponge grounds bottom temperature 2018-10-24 18:02:10 Dataset https://plos.figshare.com/articles/dataset/Mean_concentration_SD_mmol_m_sup_-3_sup_of_nitrate_nitrite_phosphate_silicate_and_ammonia_within_20_m_from_the_seabed_and_20_40_m_from_the_seabed_from_three_CTD_casts_casts_A_B_and_D_in_Fig_9_collected_in_DFO_s_Emerald_Basin_i_Vazella_i_Conservation_Area_/7249118 <p>The difference in nutrient concentration between these layers is also shown.</p>