Essential element (micro-nutrient) concentrations in 78 coastal to oceanic forage species sampled in the Bay of Biscay, Northeast Atlantic, between 2002 and 2008 ...

The dataset contains the concentrations of 11 essential elements (micro-nutrients) analysed in whole bodies of 78 forage species sampled on the continental shelf or in the canyons of the Bay of Biscay, North-East Atlantic. The species encompass jellyfish, crustaceans, cephalopods, cartilaginous and...

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Main Authors: Chouvelon, Tiphaine, Gilbert, Lola, Caurant, Florence, Méndez-Fernandez, Paula, Bustamante, Paco, Brault-Favrou, Maud, Spitz, Jérôme
Format: Dataset
Language:English
Published: PANGAEA 2022
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Online Access:https://dx.doi.org/10.1594/pangaea.940861
https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.940861
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Summary:The dataset contains the concentrations of 11 essential elements (micro-nutrients) analysed in whole bodies of 78 forage species sampled on the continental shelf or in the canyons of the Bay of Biscay, North-East Atlantic. The species encompass jellyfish, crustaceans, cephalopods, cartilaginous and bony fish from coastal to oceanic and deep-sea waters. The elements include two macro-minerals (nitrogen and phosphorous) and nine trace elements (arsenic, cobalt, chromium, copper, iron, manganese, nickel, selenium, and zinc). Most of the specimens were collected during the annual EVHOE fishery campaigns (“Evaluation Halieutique de l'Ouest de l'Europe”; https://doi.org/10.18142/8) conducted each autumn by the “Institut Français de Recherche pour l'Exploitation de la Mer” (Ifremer) on R/V Thalassa, between 2002 and 2008, by benthic trawling with marge vertical opening or by pelagic trawling. Some species were additionally sampled during the same period from opportunistic fishing boats. As far as possible, the size ... : Sampling during annual EVHOE campaigns:i) during the day, on the shelf and on the slope: benthic trawling with large vertical opening, during 30 min.ii) at nightfall, beyond the shelf/the slope: pelagic trawl, during 1h.Element analyses were funded by the French Ministry in charge of the environment. ...