Vertical migratory behaviour of the euphausiid, Meganyctiphanes norvegica, and its dispersion in the Kattegat Channel

• Main Authors: Tarling, Geraint A, Matthews, J B L, Sabrowski, R, Buchholz, F
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 1998
• Subjects: ZOOPLANKTON; Marine & Freshwater Biology; ATLANTIC; POPULATION; Kattegat; Meganyctiphanes norvegica; North Atlantic; Northern krill
• Online Access: https://pure.uhi.ac.uk/en/publications/ecdf40ee-1591-4f9c-804c-d6ddfb8f3977

The euphausiid Meganyctiphanes norvegica (Northern Krill) is predominantly an oceanic species common to the North Atlantic and adjacent seas. In the Kattegat the species concentrates in a series of depressions in the Kattegat Channel east of the island of Laser which represent havens of marine condi...