Sustainable Management of Mesopelagic Resources
SUMMER will establish a protocol to accurately estimate mesopelagic fish biomass, quantify the ecosystem services provided by the mesopelagic community (food, climate regulation and potential for bioactive compounds) and develop a decision support tool to measure the trade-offs between the different services.
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- SUMMER school course, May 22.-26. in Iceland
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Happy World Ocean Day! For all ocean creatures, epipelagic, mesopelagic, bathypelagic and others, we hope this day raises awareness and -
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Within the worlds oceans, including the #mesopelagic zone, #microbial organisms such as viruses and bacteria contribute to the recycling of -
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JETZON is the Joint Exploration of the Twilight Zone Ocean Network, endorsed by the United Nations #OceanDecade ! SUMMER is one -
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What can ocean productivity and seafloor depth tell us about the geographical distribution of different types of fish? A lot, -
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The glacier lanternfish, or Benthosema glaciale is the most common species of #lanternfish (Myctophidae) in the mesopelagic zone in the -
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The microbial food web may consist of small individuals, but together their combined power turns them into key players in -
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The giant oarfish (Regalecus glesne) is an extremely strange and beautiful serpent-like seacreature. This fish makes its home in the -
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In this months blogpost, The University of St Andrews showcase their "Seaquest DSV", a sonar and visual sampler meant for -
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Fish feces fun fact! Studies on fish feces have shown that the sinking speed of fish poop for certain species -
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Do whales and dolphins (Cetaceans) eat mesopelagic organisms? Find out in our latest blogpost on our website, link in bio!