Under-ice observations by trawls and multi-frequency acoustics in the Central Arctic Ocean reveals abundance and composition of pelagic fauna

• Published in: Scientific Reports
• Main Authors: Randi B. Ingvaldsen, Elena Eriksen, Harald Gjøsæter, Arill Engås, Birte Katarina Schuppe, Karen M. Assmann, Heather Cannaby, Padmini Dalpadado, Bodil A. Bluhm
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Nature Portfolio 2023
• Subjects: Medicine; R; Science; Q; Amundsen Basin; Arctic; Arctic Ocean; amundsen basin; Boreogadus saida; Nansen Basin; Subarctic; Zooplankton; Copepods; ice covered waters
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-27957-x; https://doaj.org/article/7e23df9d513341878373d1cc12b41444

Abstract The rapid ongoing changes in the Central Arctic Ocean call for baseline information on the pelagic fauna. However, sampling for motile organisms which easily escape vertically towed nets is challenging. Here, we report the species composition and catch weight of pelagic fishes and larger zo...