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Mesoscale Eddies Structure Mesopelagic Communities [PDF]

Frontiers in Marine Science, 2020
Mesoscale eddies play a key role in structuring open ocean ecosystems, affecting the entire trophic web from primary producers to large pelagic predators including sharks and elephant seals.
Alice Della Penna, Alice Della Penna, Peter Gaube   +2 more
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Mesopelagic–epipelagic fish nexus in viability and feasibility of commercial‐scale mesopelagic fisheries

Natural Resource Modeling, 2022
While considerable scientific uncertainties persist for mesopelagic ecosystems, the fishing industry has developed a great interest in commercial exploitation with improved technologies as part of their search for new sources of feed for fishmeal and ...
Melina Kourantidou, D. Jin
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The vertical distribution and biological transport of marine microplastics across the epipelagic and mesopelagic water column. [PDF]

Scientific Reports, 2019
Plastic waste has been documented in nearly all types of marine environments and has been found in species spanning all levels of marine food webs. Within these marine environments, deep pelagic waters encompass the largest ecosystems on Earth. We lack a
Choy, C Anela, Erwin, Benjamin, Firl, Evan, Gagne, Tyler O, Halden, Rolf U, Hamilton, J Andrew, Katija, Kakani, Lisin, Susan E, Robison, Bruce H, Rolsky, Charles, S Van Houtan, Kyle   +10 more
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Living in darkness: functional diversity of mesopelagic fishes in the western tropical Atlantic

Frontiers in Marine Science, 2023
Mesopelagic zones (200–1,000-m depth) are characterized by relatively low light levels, cold waters, and often limited oxygen, forming a stable yet challenging habitat for their inhabitants.
Kátia Cristina Aparecido, Kátia Cristina Aparecido, Thierry Frédou, Leandro Nolé Eduardo, Michael Maia Mincarone, Michael Maia Mincarone, Rayssa Siqueira Lima, Maria Fernanda da Silva Morais, Bastien Mérigot   +8 more
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Mesopelagic Fish Traits: Functions and Trade‐Offs [PDF]

Fish and Fisheries
Fishes inhabiting the mesopelagic zone of the world's oceans are estimated to account for the majority of the world's fish biomass. They have recently attracted new attention because they are part of the biological carbon pump and have been reconsidered ...
Henrike Andresen, Leandro Nolé Eduardo, M. Olivar, P. D. van Denderen, Jérôme Spitz, Aurore Maureaud, Anik Brind’amour, Noelle M. Bowlin, Eva García-Seoane, Tom J. Langbehn, Tracy Sutton, H. Fock, A. Salvanes, M. Lindegren   +13 more
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Importance of the Lunar Cycle on Mesopelagic Foraging by Atlantic Bluefin Tuna in the Upwelling Area of the Strait of Messina (Central Mediterranean Sea)

Animals, 2022
The influence of the lunar cycle on bluefin tuna foraging in the upwelling area of the Strait of Messina was investigated by exploring trophic interaction with mesopelagic fish and cephalopod prey.
Pietro Battaglia, Cristina Pedà, Danilo Malara, Giacomo Milisenda, Brian R. MacKenzie, Valentina Esposito, Pierpaolo Consoli, Teresa Manuela Vicchio, Maria Giulia Stipa, Luca Pagano, Francesco Longo, Teresa Romeo   +11 more
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Evidence of temperature control on mesopelagic fish and zooplankton communities at high latitudes

Frontiers in Marine Science, 2022
Across temperate and equatorial oceans, a diverse community of fish and zooplankton occupies the mesopelagic zone, where they are detectable as sound-scattering layers. At high latitudes, extreme day-night light cycles may limit the range of some species,
Julek Chawarski, Thor A. Klevjer, David Coté, Maxime Geoffroy, Maxime Geoffroy   +4 more
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Exploitation of mesopelagic fish stocks can impair the biological pump and food web dynamics in the ocean

Frontiers in Marine Science
The demand for marine living resources is increasing at an unprecedented scale because of the need for continuous food provision to the world’s population. The potential of already exploited fish stocks to meet this demand is limited.
Deniz Dişa, Ekin Akoglu, Ekin Akoglu, Baris Salihoglu, Baris Salihoglu   +4 more
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Mesopelagic Species and Their Potential Contribution to Food and Feed Security—A Case Study from Norway

Foods, 2020
The projected increase in global population will demand a major increase in global food production. There is a need for more biomass from the ocean as future food and feed, preferentially from lower trophic levels.
Anita R. Alvheim, Marian Kjellevold, Espen Strand, Monica Sanden, Martin Wiech   +4 more
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Mesopelagic fish off Mozambique [PDF]

, 1981
The mesopelagic fauna off Mozambique was studied on five cruises of R.V. "Dr. Fridtjof Nansen" during 1977 and 1978. It primarily consisted of Myctophids. At most stations, Benthosema fibulatum or Diaphus spp. were dominant.
Beck, Inger Marie, Gjøsæter, Jakob
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