Vertical and horizontal distribution of mesopelagic fishes along a transect across the northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge ...

• Main Authors: Sutton, Tracey, Sigurðsson, Thorsteinn
• Format: Conference Object
• Language: unknown
• Published: ASC 2008 - Theme session C 2024
• Subjects: Ecosystem observation, processes and dynamics; Pressures, impacts, conservation, and management; Irminger Sea; Mid-Atlantic Ridge; Reykjanes; Iceland; Sebastes mentella
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.17895/ices.pub.25243555; https://ices-library.figshare.com/articles/conference_contribution/Vertical_and_horizontal_distribution_of_mesopelagic_fishes_along_a_transect_across_the_northern_Mid-Atlantic_Ridge/25243555

No abstracts are to be cited without prior reference to the author.A research cruise was made in the Irminger Sea west and southwest of Iceland and adjacent waters on the Icelandic vessel Árni Friðriksson, from 03 Jun-04 Jul 2003. The main purpose was to study distribution and abundance of deepwater redfishes, Sebastes mentella et sp., other pelagic fishes, zooplankton, phytoplankton and the hydrography of the area. Part of the cruise was devoted to a special study on community structure at transect over the northern part of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge (Reykjanes Ridge). In this paper, an overview is given on the composition of the pelagic fish community, both vertically and horizontally, over the northern part of the Reykjanes Ridge. In total, nine trawl hauls were made with a “GLORIA” midwater trawl outfitted with a small mesh size (9-mm) cod-end. Three hauls were made at three different depths west of the Ridge, three above it and three East of the Ridge. A total of 230 nautical miles separated hauls taken ...