Diel Pelagic Foraging by a Pandalid Shrimp ( Pandalus montagui ) off Resolution Island (Eastern Hudson Strait)

• Published in: Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
• Main Authors: Hudon, C., Parsons, D. G., Crawford, R.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing 1992
• Subjects: Aquatic Science; Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics; Hudson; Hudson Strait; Fuller; Resolution Island; Copepods
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/f92-066; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/f92-066

The vertical distribution and diet of shrimp (Pandalus montagui) were investigated using a multistage plankton sampler (BIONESS) and were compared with those of shrimp captured on the bottom using a trawl. Massive nocturnal vertical migrations of shrimp were observed in association with intense pela...