We sincerely thank the reviewer for his thorough evaluation of our manuscript. The comments have greatly contributed to improving the clarity, rigor, and overall presentation of our work. We have carefully addressed each point raised and revised the manuscript accordingly. Complete re-reading and language verification have also been performed to improve the manuscript’s readability and consistency.

Attached, we provide a detailed, point-by-point response to all comments and describe the corresponding manuscript revisions. Our responses are highlighted in blue.

We thank the reviewer for his constructive evaluation of our manuscript. The comments have greatly contributed to clarifying the method justification and better specify the scope of the contribution.

We have carefully addressed each point raised and revised the manuscript accordingly. Given the word-limit and figure-number constraints of the Ocean State Report, we have aimed to keep the main text concise while ensuring that all essential information is clearly presented. Additional methodological details, and illustrative material that would have excessively lengthened the manuscript are provided in a dedicated supplementary document attached to this response. A full rereading and language check have also been performed to improve the manuscript’s readability and consistency. Attached, we provide a detailed, point-by-point response to all comments and describe the corresponding revisions. Responses are highlighted in blue.