Correction to: Scientific Reports https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-15167-1, published online 06 November 2017

This Article contains an error in the Acknowledgments section.

‘We thank Capt. Uchiyama, C/O Azuma, Prof. Nishina, Prof. Kobari, Prof. Matsuno, Prof. Senju, Dr. Li, crews, and all the participants of the R/T/V Kagoshima-maru cruise KG1616. T.N. thanks Hancyk, Dr. Wolk at RSI, Dr. Li, Seki, and Yoshii at JAC, Dr. Kokubu at NORTEK, Rutka at STS, support from OMIX (MEXT KAKENHI JP16H01590) and SKED (“Study of Kuroshio Ecosystem Dynamics for Sustainable Fisheries” funded to FRA from MEXT). D.H., T.T., and R.I. thank OMIX (MEXT KAKENHI) JP15H05818. H.N., and E.T. thank OMIX (MEXT KAKENHI) JP15H05821.’

should read:

‘We thank Capt. Uchiyama, C/O Azuma, Prof. Nishina, Prof. Kobari, Prof. Matsuno, Prof. Senju, Dr. Li, crews, and all the participants of the R/T/V Kagoshima-maru cruise KG1616. T.N. thanks Hancyk, Dr. Wolk at RSI, Dr. Li, Seki, and Yoshii at JAC, Dr. Kokubu at NORTEK, Rutka at STS, support from OMIX (MEXT KAKENHI JP16H01590). D.H., T.T., and R.I. thank OMIX (MEXT KAKENHI) JP15H05818. H.N., and E.T. thank OMIX (MEXT KAKENHI) JP15H05821.’