Daily ration of Antarctic silverfish (Pleuragramma antarcticum Boulenger, 1902) in the Eastern Weddell Sea

• Published in: Scientia Marina
• Main Authors: Ignacio Olaso, Antoni Lombarte, Francisco Velasco
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas 2004
• Subjects: daily ration; evacuation rate; antarctic; pelagic fish; temperature; Aquaculture. Fisheries. Angling; SH1-691; Antarctic; The Antarctic; Weddell Sea; Weddell; Elliot; Persson; Antarc*; Antarctic silverfish
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3989/scimar.2004.68n3419; https://doaj.org/article/53c097ba898648009a78281a8e5f0e68

The daily ration of Pleuragramma antarcticum in the Eastern Weddell Sea was investigated from midwater and bottom trawl samples collected in the Antarctic in the summer of 1998. Using a gastric evacuation model that takes into account Weddell Sea temperature below zero and information on the prey ty...