5 Facts About Mesopelagic Fish!
Mesopelagic fish are small, abundant fish living in the mesopelagic zone between the depth of 200-1000m. They exist and inhabit all of the worlds oceans. These are central to the SUMMER project, as they [...]
Have you ever heard about BARNA, and its role in the SUMMER project?
BARNA, S.A. is a company located in Mundaka, north of Spain on the shores of the Cantabrian Sea. BARNA has since 1961 been dedicated to the management and transformation of by-products from the fishing [...]
Possibilities and limitations of opportunistic sampling of the mesopelagic layer
Research surveys at sea can be both time consuming and expensive. Opportunistic sampling of the mesopelagic community during routine research surveys is therefore a credible option to enhance our knowledge of the mesopelagic ecosystem [...]
Why one of the superpredators known as Bluefin tuna prefers to spawn in an area considered as a marine desert and why it is great for the SUMMER project? GalleryWhy one of the superpredators known as Bluefin tuna prefers to spawn in an area considered as a marine desert and why it is great for the SUMMER project?
Why one of the superpredators known as Bluefin tuna prefers to spawn in an area considered as a marine desert and why it is great for the SUMMER project?
Mesopelagic organisms play an important role in the marine ecosystems as they transfer energy and organic matter between the surface layers and the deep sea via the regular mechanism called diel vertical migration (DVM). One [...]
Discover LEITAT and its role in the SUMMER project
LEITAT is a private technological centre with headquarters in Terrassa, Spain with more than 110 years of experience in R&D, technology transfer and industrial innovation services. With over 290 highly skilled team members, LEITAT [...]
Identifying key members of the mesopelagic ensemble in situ
To enhance our knowledge on the mesopelagic community and the importance of the organisms inhabiting this domain, key players in various regions of the world need to be identified, their abundance assessed, and their [...]
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Modelling the mesopelagic game of hide-and-seek in the ocean
The Reykjavik FAO Expert Consultation [1] interpreted an ecosystem approach to fisheries as meaning that management should not only consider the conservation of targeted species but also the wide range of non-target species affected [...]
What is Ifremer and what does it do in SUMMER?
Ifremer, the French research institute for the exploitation of the sea, contributes, through its work and expertise, to the knowledge of the oceans and their resources, the monitoring of the marine and coastal environments [...]
Assessment of mesopelagic fauna from cabled fjord-observatories
The mesopelagic zone by definition is out of reach for most types of direct observation. Yet, Norwegian fjords offer unique opportunities facilitating mesopelagic studies. They are deep, house mesopelagic fauna, and are easily accessible. [...]
The website by our “sister project” MEESO is up!
The website by our "sister project" MEESO is up! Visit it here! The MEESO research project aims at filling in major knowledge gaps on mesopelagic organisms living deep in the oceans and at evaluating [...]
The SUMMERH2020 Annual General Meeting for the interdisciplinary project
The SUMMERH2020 annual meeting for the interdisciplinary project on mesopelagic sustainable fishing is underway - this time on Microsoft Teams, coordinated by AZTI, Raul Prellezo and Xabier Irigoien. Due to covid-19 restrictions we could [...]
Pumping carbon
The ocean plays a major role in regulating the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. Carbon dioxide can be dissolved in seawater and carried to depth by ocean currents (the solubility carbon pump) [...]
New paper linked to SUMMER H2020 published “Variability in Water-Column Respiration and Its Dependence on Organic Carbon Sources in the Canary Current Upwelling Region”
Javier Arístegui, together with Montero, M. F., Hernández-Hernández, N., Alonso-González, I. J., Baltar, F., Calleja, M. L., & Duarte, C. M. (2020) have written and published the paper: "Variability in water-column respiration and its [...]
Identification guide to the mesopelagic fishes of the central and south east Atlantic Ocean
FAO have produced the mesopelagic fish guide and has been published online, you find it here! Photo: Guro M. Tveit, SINTEF Ocean
How to acknowledge SUMMER in your publications?
When acknowledging SUMMER in your publications, following (including the flag) is what needs to be included; This project has received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No [...]
Role of mesopelagics to top predators
Mesopelagic organisms are important prey for many commercially valuable species (e.g. tuna, swordfish, squid) and charismatic megafauna (e.g. marine mammals, seabirds, pelagic sharks). Many of these top predators dive into the mesopelagic zone to [...]