Overview of the Composition and Spatial Distribtion of the Communities of Deep-Water Pelagic Fish in the Tropical Waters of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge in the Russian Exploration Area

2021 ◽  
Vol 61 (3) ◽  
pp. 361-385
Author(s):  
S. G. Kobyliansky ◽  
A. V. Mishin ◽  
Ya. Yu. Bolshakova ◽  
A. N. Kotlyar

<em>Abstract</em>.—The biology and fisheries of macrourid species in the NE Atlantic are reviewed. Of about 30 species that occur within that area, the roundnose grenadier <em>Coryphaenoides rupestris </em>is one of the main target species of deep-water fisheries. Roughhead grenadier <em>Macrourus berglax </em>is a minor bycatch of other deep-water fisheries and an occasional target of some small fisheries. Other macrourid species are not commercially exploited because they are too small and/or in too deep waters, but some are also taken as accidental bycatch. There are three main fisheries for roundnose grenadier: north and west of the British Isles, Skagerrak, and Mid-Atlantic Ridge. The Skagerrak fishery is mainly for fish meal while the others are for human consumption. Due to data availability, a range of assessment methods has been trialled primarily for stocks to the north and west of the British Isles. Although uncertain, these assessments provide evidence that the stock has been severely depleted. Fisheries were largely unregulated until the early 2000s, but following repeated International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) advice, total allowable catches were introduced in 2003 together with effort and capacity regulations. Roundnose grenadier is the most studied species. It lives more than 50 years, compared to 30 years or more for roughhead grenadier. The limited knowledge of other species suggests a contrasting picture of maximum age ranging from 10 to 40 years. Taking into account the limited biological knowledge for these species, the pros and cons of the current management regime are discussed.


2019 ◽  
Vol 28 (6) ◽  
pp. 723-734 ◽  
Author(s):  
Régis Santos ◽  
Mário Pinho ◽  
Octávio Melo ◽  
João Gonçalves ◽  
Ana Leocádio ◽  
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2014 ◽  
Vol 5 ◽  
Author(s):  
Simone Muck ◽  
Thomas Griessler ◽  
Nicole Köstner ◽  
Adam Klimiuk ◽  
Christian Winter ◽  
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Crustaceana ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 85 (4-5) ◽  
pp. 591-600 ◽  
Author(s):  
Irene Cardoso ◽  
Rafael Lemaitre

Three species of deep water hermit crabs of the genus Parapagurus Smith, 1879, family Parapaguridae, were collected in the South Atlantic during studies of the fauna and ecology of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, a seamount chain that is an important habitat, feeding ground, and site of reproduction for many open ocean and deep-sea species. The three species collected, P. abyssorum (Filhol, 1885), P. nudus (A. Milne-Edwards, 1891), and P. pilosimanus Smith, 1879, are known to range broadly in the Atlantic, but only one, P. pilosimanus, was previously reported from the South Atlantic. Thus, P. abyssorum and P. nudus are reported for the first time from the Mid-Atlantic Ridge and the South Atlantic. These three species live in association with zoanthids or actinians that produce carcinoecia and serve as housing. The carcinoecia found with the specimens are also reported.


2019 ◽  
Vol 59 (4) ◽  
pp. 684-686
Author(s):  
S. V. Galkin ◽  
T. N. Molodtsova ◽  
K. V. Minin ◽  
S. G. Kobyliansky

During the 39th cruise of RV Professor Logachev ecological studies of the Russian exploration area in the Central part of the Northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge were conducted. New data on the composition and structure of benthic communities as well as composition and distribution of ichthyofauna were obtained.


2011 ◽  
Vol 68 (3) ◽  
pp. 555-563 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ana Veríssimo ◽  
Jan R. McDowell ◽  
John E. Graves

Abstract Veríssimo, A., McDowell, J. R., and Graves, J. E. 2011. Population structure of a deep-water squaloid shark, the Portuguese dogfish (Centroscymnus coelolepis). – ICES Journal of Marine Science, 68: . The genetic population structure of the deep-water squaloid Centroscymnus coelolepis (the Portuguese dogfish) in the eastern Atlantic was investigated using eight polymorphic nuclear microsatellite markers and a 496-bp fragment of the mitochondrial DNA control region (mtDNA CR). Samples (20–50 individuals per location) were collected off Ireland, Portugal, Madeira, Mauritania, South Africa, and the Azores (Mid-Atlantic Ridge). High levels of genetic diversity were found at the nuclear microsatellite loci (mean A = 17.3; overall Ho = 0.77), although there was low diversity at the mtDNA CR (h = 0.65, π = 0.0018). Genetic diversity for the Portuguese dogfish was homogeneously distributed among sampling locations, resulting in low and non-significant indices of genetic differentiation (e.g. FST = −0.0013 to 0.0096, ΦST = −0.017 to 0.033; p > 0.5), consistent with the absence of population structure within the area sampled. The results indicate that C. coelolepis has a high dispersal potential within the eastern Atlantic, and its apparent spatial segregation by size and maturity stage suggest large-scale migration associated with the reproductive cycle.


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