scholarly journals A new compilation of stomach content data for commercially important pelagic fish species in the northeast Atlantic

2015 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 19-28 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. K. Pinnegar ◽  
N. Goñi ◽  
V. M. Trenkel ◽  
H. Arrizabalaga ◽  
W. Melle ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Fish Species ◽  
North Atlantic ◽  
Stomach Content ◽  
Pelagic Fish ◽  
Data Sets ◽  
Bay Of Biscay ◽  
Predator Prey ◽  
The North ◽  
The North Atlantic ◽  
Prey Items

Abstract. There is increasing demand for information on predator–prey interactions in the ocean as a result of legislative commitments aimed at achieving sustainable exploitation. However, comprehensive data sets are lacking for many fish species and this has hampered development of multispecies fisheries models and the formulation of effective food-web indicators. This work describes a new compilation of stomach content data for five pelagic fish species (herring, blue whiting, mackerel, albacore and bluefin tuna) sampled across the northeast Atlantic and submitted to the PANGAEA open-access data portal (www.pangaea.de). We provide detailed descriptions of sample origin and of the corresponding database structures. We describe the main results in terms of diet composition and predator–prey relationships. The feeding preferences of small pelagic fish (herring, blue whiting, mackerel) were sampled over a very broad geographic area within the North Atlantic basin, from Greenland in the west, to the Lofoten Islands in the east and from the Bay of Biscay northwards to the Arctic. This analysis revealed significant differences in the prey items selected in different parts of the region at different times of year. Tunas (albacore and bluefin) were sampled in the Bay of Biscay and Celtic Sea. Dominant prey items for these species varied by location, year and season. This data compilation exercise represents one of the largest and most wide-ranging ever attempted for pelagic fish in the North Atlantic. The earliest data included in the database were collected in 1864, whereas the most recent were collected in 2012. Data sets are available at doi:10.1594/PANGAEA.820041 and doi:10.1594/PANGAEA.826992.

scholarly journals A new compilation of stomach content data for commercially-important pelagic fish species in the Northeast Atlantic

2014 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 197-223 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. K. Pinnegar ◽  
N. Goñi ◽  
V. M. Trenkel ◽  
H. Arrizabalaga ◽  
W. Melle ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Fish Species ◽  
North Atlantic ◽  
Stomach Content ◽  
Pelagic Fish ◽  
Bay Of Biscay ◽  
Predator Prey ◽  
Blue Whiting ◽  
The North ◽  
The North Atlantic ◽  
Prey Items

Abstract. There is increasing demand for information on predator-prey interactions in the ocean as a result of legislative commitments aimed at achieving sustainable exploitation. However, comprehensive datasets are lacking for many fish species and this has hampered development of multispecies fisheries models and the formulation of effective food-web indicators. This work describes a new compilation of stomach content data for five pelagic fish species (herring, blue whiting, mackerel, albacore and bluefin tuna) sampled across the northeast Atlantic and submitted to the PANGAEA open-access data portal (www.pangaea.de). We provide detailed descriptions of sample origin and of the corresponding database structures. We describe the main results in terms of diet composition and predator–prey relationships. The feeding preferences of small pelagic fish (herring, blue whiting, mackerel) were sampled over a very broad geographic area within the North Atlantic basin, from Greenland in the west, to the Lofoten Islands in the east and from the Bay of Biscay northwards to the Arctic. This analysis revealed significant differences in the prey items selected in different parts of the region at different times of year. Tunas (albacore and bluefin) were sampled in the Bay of Biscay and Celtic Sea. Dominant prey items for these species varied by location, year and season. This data compilation exercise represents one of the largest and most wide-ranging ever attempted for pelagic fish in the north Atlantic. The earliest data included in the database were collected in 1864, whereas the most recent were collected in 2012.Datasets are available at doi:10.1594/PANGAEA.820041 and doi:10.1594/PANGAEA.826992.

scholarly journals Comparative ecology of widely distributed pelagic fish species in the North Atlantic: Implications for modelling climate and fisheries impacts

2014 ◽  
Vol 129 ◽  
pp. 219-243 ◽  
Author(s):  
V.M. Trenkel ◽  
G. Huse ◽  
B.R. MacKenzie ◽  
P. Alvarez ◽  
H. Arrizabalaga ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Fish Species ◽  
North Atlantic ◽  
Pelagic Fish ◽  
Comparative Ecology ◽  
The North ◽  
The North Atlantic

A new species of Lamellisabella (Pogonophora) from the north Atlantic

1978 ◽  
Vol 58 (3) ◽  
pp. 713-718 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eve C. Southward
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Atlantic Ocean ◽  
North Atlantic ◽  
Bay Of Biscay ◽  
Gulf Of Guinea ◽  
Continental Rise ◽  
The North ◽  
The North Atlantic ◽  
A New Species

The first species ofLamellisabella to be described from the Atlantic Ocean has rows of small teeth on the tentacles. It occurs at about 4000 m depth in the Bay of Biscay, and its range probably extends along the continental rise at least as far south as the Gulf of Guinea.

scholarly journals Systematic Conservation Planning at an Ocean Basin Scale: Identifying a Viable Network of Deep-Sea Protected Areas in the North Atlantic and the Mediterranean

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Magali Combes ◽  
Sandrine Vaz ◽  
Anthony Grehan ◽  
Telmo Morato ◽  
Sophie Arnaud-Haond ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Fish Species ◽  
North Atlantic ◽  
Conservation Planning ◽  
Deep Sea ◽  
Demersal Fish ◽  
Systematic Conservation Planning ◽  
The North ◽  
Basin Scale ◽  
The North Atlantic ◽  
Conservation Network

Designing conservation networks requires a well-structured framework for achieving essential objectives such as connectivity, replication or viability, and for considering local management and socioeconomic stakes. Although systematic conservation planning (SCP) approaches are increasingly used to inform such networks, their application remains challenging in large and poorly researched areas. This is especially the case in the deep sea, where SCP has rarely been applied, although growing awareness of the vulnerability of deep-sea ecosystems urges the implementation of conservation measures from local to international levels. This study aims to structure and evaluate a framework for SCP applicable to the deep sea, focusing on the identification of conservation priority networks for vulnerable marine ecosystems (VMEs), such as cold-water coral reefs, sponge grounds, or hydrothermal vents, and for key demersal fish species. Based on multi-objective prioritization, different conservation scenarios were investigated, allowing the impact of key elements such as connectivity and conservation cost to be evaluated. Our results show that continental margin slopes, the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, and deeper areas of large and productive shelves housing fishing grounds appeared as crucial zones for preserving the deep-sea biodiversity of the North Atlantic, and within the limitations imposed by the data available, of the Mediterranean. Using biologically-informed connectivity led to a more continuous and denser conservation network, without increasing the network size. Even when minimizing the overlap with socioeconomic activities, the inclusion of exploited areas was necessary to fulfil conservation objectives. Such areas included continental shelf fishing grounds for demersal fish species, and areas covered by deep-sea mining exploration contracts for hydrothermal vent communities. Covering 17% of the study area and protecting 55% of each feature on average, the identified priority network held a high conservation potential. However, these areas still suffer from poor protection, with 30% of them benefiting from some form of recognition and 11% only from protection against trawling. Integrating them into current marine spatial planning (MSP) discussions could foster the implementation of a basin-scale conservation network for the deep sea. Overall, this work established a framework for developing large-scale systematic planning, useful for managing Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction (ABNJ).

Atlantic Multidecadal Oscillation (AMO) and sea surface temperature in the Bay of Biscay and adjacent regions

2011 ◽  
Vol 92 (2) ◽  
pp. 213-234 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carlos Garcia-Soto ◽  
Robin D. Pingree
Keyword(s):  
North Atlantic ◽  
Atlantic Multidecadal Oscillation ◽  
Sea Surface ◽  
Bay Of Biscay ◽  
The North ◽  
Sst Variability ◽  
The North Atlantic ◽  
Climate Mode ◽  
Sst Anomalies

The sea surface temperature (SST) variability of the Bay of Biscay and adjacent regions (1854–2010) has been examined in relation to the evolution of the Atlantic Multidecadal Oscillation (AMO), a major climate mode. The AMO index explains ~25% of the interannual variability of the annual SST during the last 150 years, while different indices of the North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO) explain ≤1% of the long-term record. NAO is a high frequency climate mode while AMO can modulate low frequency changes. Sixty per cent of the AMO variability is contained in periods longer than a decade. The basin-scale influence of NAO on SST over specific years (1995 to 1998) is presented and the SST anomalies explained. The period analysed represents an abrupt change in NAO and the North Atlantic circulation state as shown with altimetry and SST data. Additional atmospheric climate data over a shorter ~60 year period (1950–2008) show the influence on the Bay of Biscay SST of the East Atlantic (EA) pattern and the Scandinavia (SCA) pattern. These atmospheric teleconnections explain respectively ~25% and ~20% of the SST variability. The winter SST in the shelf-break/slope or poleward current region is analysed in relation to AMO. The poleward current shows a trend towards increasing SSTs during the last three decades as a result of the combined positive phase of AMO and global warming. The seasonality of this winter warm flow in the Iberian region is related to the autumn/winter seasonality of south-westerly (SW) winds. The SW winds are strengthened along the European shelf-break by the development of low pressure conditions in the region to the north of the Azores and therefore a negative NAO. AMO overall modulates multidecadal changes (~60% of the AMO variance). The long-term time-series of SST and SST anomalies in the Bay of Biscay show AMO-like cycles with maxima near 1870 and 1950 and minima near 1900 and 1980 indicating a period of 60–80 years during the last century and a half. Similar AMO-like variability is found in the Russell cycle of the Western English Channel (1924–1972). AMO relates at least to four mesozooplankton components of the Russell cycle: the abundance of the chaetognaths Parasagitta elegans and Parasagitta setosa (AMO −), the amount of the species Calanus helgolandicus (AMO −), the amount of the larvae of decapod crustaceans (AMO −) and the number of pilchard eggs (Sardine pilchardus; AMO +). In addition to AMO, the decadal to multidecadal (D2M) variability in the number of sunspots is analysed for the last 300 years. Several periodicities and a multi-secular linear increase are presented. There are secular minima near 1710, 1810, 1910 and 2010. The long term variability (>11 years) of the solar sunspot activity explains ~50% of the variance of the SST of the Bay of Biscay with periods longer than 11 years. AMO is finally compared with the Pacific Decadal Oscillation, the leading principal component of North Pacific SST anomalies.

scholarly journals A new species of Chaetozone (Polychaeta, Cirratulidae) from the Bay of Biscay offshore France, together with a review of Chaetozone species from the North Atlantic and adjacent waters

Zootaxa ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 4312 (3) ◽  
pp. 565
Author(s):  
JAMES A. BLAKE ◽  
NICOLAS LAVESQUE
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
North Atlantic ◽  
North Atlantic Ocean ◽  
Body Region ◽  
Methyl Green ◽  
Entire Body ◽  
Bay Of Biscay ◽  
The North ◽  
The North Atlantic ◽  
Muddy Sediments

A new cirratulid species of the genus Chaetozone has been discovered offshore in fine muddy sediments in the Bay of Biscay, France. This species is unusual in having an expanded fusiform anterior body region and numerous subdermal glands along the entire body that produce an elaborate and distinctive pattern when stained with Methyl Green. The new species is compared with closely related congeners and a review of Chaetozone species from the North Atlantic Ocean is presented. 

Description of a New Species of Oligobrachia (Pogonophora) from the North Atlantic, With a Survey of the Oligobrachiidae

1978 ◽  
Vol 58 (2) ◽  
pp. 357-365 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eve C. Southward
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Continental Slope ◽  
North Atlantic ◽  
Rare Species ◽  
Experimental Studies ◽  
Bay Of Biscay ◽  
The North ◽  
The Family ◽  
The North Atlantic ◽  
A New Species

Collections of bottom-living animals from the continental slope of the northern Bay of Biscay contain a new species of Oligobrachia; this increases the number of species of Oligobrachia known from the North Atlantic to five. Oligobrachiids are quite frequently found incubating embryos and five individuals of the new species carry embryos. Oligobrachia embryos have been studied morphologically already (Ivanov, 1957, 1975; Southward & Southward, 1963; Brattegard, 1966; Ivanov & Gureeva, 1976) and should prove useful material for experimental studies in future. Incubation is also known in the family Siboglinidae, but neither embryos nor larvae have been seen in any other pogonophoran families. The Biscay collections also contain additional specimens of Oligobrachia ivanovi and these have been useful in revising the description of this rather rare species.

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