Nutrient-driven poleward expansion of the Northeast Atlantic mackerel (Scomber scombrus) stock: A new hypothesis

• Published in: Elementa: Science of the Anthropocene
• Main Authors: Pacariz, Selma V., Hátún, Hjálmar, Jacobsen, Jan Arge, Johnson, Clare, Eliasen, Solva, Rey, Francisco
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: BioOne 2016
• Subjects: VDP::Fiskerifag: 920; Irminger Sea; Iceland; Nordic Seas; North Atlantic; Northeast Atlantic
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10852/53073; http://urn.nb.no/URN:NBN:no-56382; https://doi.org/10.12952/journal.elementa.000105

The Northeast Atlantic mackerel (Scomber scombrus) stock has increased and expanded its summer feeding migration west- and northwards since 2006, entailing large geopolitical challenges for the countries harvesting this species. A common perspective is that climatic warming opens up new regions for...