Distribution and abundance of overwintering Calanus finmarchicus in the Faroe–Shetland Channel

• Published in: Fisheries Oceanography
• Main Authors: Heath, M.R., Jónasdóttir, S.H.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 1999
• Subjects: Arctic; Norwegian Sea; Faroe Islands; Wyville Thomson Ridge; Wyville-Thomson Ridge; Calanus finmarchicus
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2419.1999.00012.x; https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1046%2Fj.1365-2419.1999.00012.x; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1046/j.1365-2419.1999.00012.x

The distribution and abundance of overwintering Calanus finmarchicus in the Faroe–Shetland Channel was studied during December 1994 and January 1995. Maximum abundance of animals in the Channel was approximately 50 000 m −2 , with a peak concentration of 627 m −3 at a depth of 930 m. Copepodite stag...