Presentation_1_Coincident Mass Occurrence of Gelatinous Zooplankton in Northern Norway.pdf

• Main Authors: Tor Knutsen, Aino Hosia, Tone Falkenhaug, Rasmus Skern-Mauritzen, Peter H. Wiebe, Roger B. Larsen, Asgeir Aglen, Erik Berg
• Format: Conference Object
• Language: unknown
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Oceanography; Marine Biology; Marine Geoscience; Biological Oceanography; Chemical Oceanography; Physical Oceanography; Marine Engineering; jellyfish bloom; genetics; acoustics; Nanomia; North Norwegian fjords; gelatinous zooplankton; Cara; Kvænangen; Rotunda; Lyngen
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2018.00158.s001; https://figshare.com/articles/Presentation_1_Coincident_Mass_Occurrence_of_Gelatinous_Zooplankton_in_Northern_Norway_pdf/6319880

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...