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, Hatun, Hjalmar, Jacobsen, Jan, Johnson, Clare, Eliasen, Solva, Rey, Francisco
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2016
• Subjects: Irminger Sea; Iceland; Nordic Seas; North Atlantic; Northeast Atlantic
• Online Access: https://pure.uhi.ac.uk/en/publications/9f24d619-77dd-44a6-b846-343d930f8e47; https://doi.org/10.12952/journal.elementa.000105; https://pureadmin.uhi.ac.uk/ws/files/1915288/Pacariz_etal_withFigs.pdf

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...