Diel vertical feeding behaviour of Atlantic mackerel (Scomber scombrus) in the Irminger current

• Published in: Fisheries Research
• Main Authors: Jansen, Teunis, Post, Søren, Olafsdottir, Anna Heida, Reynisson, Páll, Óskarsson, Guðmundur J., Arendt, Kristine Engel
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2019
• Subjects: Epipelagic; Deep scattering layer; DVM; Satiation; Sequential feeding; Irminger Sea; Nordic Seas; Copepods
• Online Access: https://orbit.dtu.dk/en/publications/94b3c71f-dc1f-44b4-b442-a503233f3fe5; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fishres.2019.01.020

The main prey of the Atlantic mackerel undertake diel vertical migrations, however diel and vertical patterns in the feeding by mackerel remains poorly known thus limiting our understanding and quantification of ecosystem trophodynamics and potentially influencing stock assessment and ecosystem base...