Investigating the potential for a commercial fishery in the Northeast Atlantic utilizing mesopelagic species

• Main Authors: Grimaldo, Eduardo, Grimsmo, Leif, Alvarez, Paula, Herrmann, Bent, Møen Tveit, Guro, Tiller, Rachel, Slizyte, Rasa, Aldanondo, Naroa, Guldberg, Trude, Toldnes, Bendik, Carvajal, Ana, Schei, Marte, Selnes, Merethe
• Format: Other/Unknown Material
• Language: English
• Published: PANGAEA 2021
• Subjects: SUMMER; Sustainable Management of Mesopelagic Resources; Northeast Atlantic
• Online Access: https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.931907; https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.931907

During three cruises in the Mid Atlantic Ridge area in 2016 and 2017, we studied the biomass of mesopelagic fish and its potential as a source of protein and oil for animal feed and human consumption. We collected samples of mesopelagic species down to a depth of 600 m, studied fish behaviour, ident...