Blue whiting Micromesistius poutassou diel feeding behaviour in the Irminger Sea

• Published in: Marine Ecology Progress Series
• Main Authors: Post, Søren, Jónasdóttir, Sigrún H., Andreasen, Heidi, Ólafsdóttir, Anna Heida, Jansen, Teunis
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2021
• Subjects: Calanus copepods; Diel migration; Food selectivity; Greenland waters; Mesopelagic fish; Stomach content analysis; Greenland; Irminger Sea; Calanus hyperboreus; Subarctic; Copepods
• Online Access: https://orbit.dtu.dk/en/publications/52298a9d-e9bc-49c6-b60f-678ddb33ba88; https://doi.org/10.3354/meps13918; https://backend.orbit.dtu.dk/ws/files/263326782/m678p001.pdf

With warming ocean temperatures, the abundance of blue whiting Micromesistius poutassou is increasing in the waters around Greenland. However, in this region, knowledge about the species’ trophic role in the ecosystem is scarce. Consequently, we investigated the diet composition and diel feeding beh...