Coincident Mass Occurrence of Gelatinous Zooplankton in Northern Norway

• Published in: Frontiers in Marine Science
• Main Authors: Tor Knutsen, Aino Hosia, Tone Falkenhaug, Rasmus Skern-Mauritzen, Peter H. Wiebe, Roger B. Larsen, Asgeir Aglen, Erik Berg
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018
• Subjects: jellyfish bloom; genetics; acoustics; Nanomia; North Norwegian fjords; gelatinous zooplankton; Science; Q; General. Including nature conservation; geographical distribution; QH1-199.5; Cara; Kvænangen; Norway; Rotunda; Northern Norway; Lyngen
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2018.00158; https://doaj.org/article/4793a7b4a4c34b73aa2948fe967d77cd

In autumn 2015, several sources reported observations of large amounts of gelatinous material in a large north Norwegian fjord system, either caught when trawling for other organisms or fouling fishing gear. The responsible organism was identified as a physonect siphonophore, Nanomia cara, while a c...