Large aggregations of pelagic squid near the ocean surface at the Antarctic Polar Front, and their capture by grey-headed albatrosses

<qd> Rodhouse, P. G., and Boyle, P. R. 2010. Large aggregations of pelagic squid near the ocean surface at the Antarctic Polar Front, and their capture by grey-headed albatrosses. – ICES Journal of Marine Science, 67: 1432–1435. </qd>Satellite-tracked squid predators and fish-finding aco...

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Published in:ICES Journal of Marine Science
Main Authors: Rodhouse, Paul G., Boyle, Peter R.
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: Oxford University Press 2010
Subjects:
Short Communication
Antarctic
The Antarctic
Antarc*
Online Access:http://icesjms.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/short/67/7/1432
https://doi.org/10.1093/icesjms/fsq069
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Summary:<qd> Rodhouse, P. G., and Boyle, P. R. 2010. Large aggregations of pelagic squid near the ocean surface at the Antarctic Polar Front, and their capture by grey-headed albatrosses. – ICES Journal of Marine Science, 67: 1432–1435. </qd>Satellite-tracked squid predators and fish-finding acoustics were used to locate squid concentrations at the Antarctic Polar Front, then to sample them with a midwater trawl. Near-surface hauls were dominated by the squid Martialia hyadesi similar in size to those fed to grey-headed albatross chicks. The characteristics of the squid and their proximity to the surface suggest that the birds locate squid concentrations by olfaction and catch them by plunging.

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