We have developed a global biogeographic classification of the mesopelagic zone to reflect
the regional scales over which the ocean interior varies in terms of biodiversity and function …

Deep-sea fishes inhabit∼ 75% of the biosphere and are a critical part of deep-sea food
webs. Diet analysis and more recent trophic biomarker approaches, such as stable isotopes …

Applications of acoustic and optical sensing and intensive, discrete‐depth sampling, in
concert with collaborative international research programmes, have substantially advanced …

Seamounts are one of the major biomes of the global ocean. The last 25 years of research
has seen considerable advances in the understanding of these ecosystems. The …

The mesopelagic fish community of the western Mediterranean was studied during two
cruises carried out in December 2009 and July 2010 in the shelf and slope zones around …

In this investigation we analysed the changes in fish species occurrences and relative
abundances across the tropical and equatorial Atlantic, and their vertical distribution …

Biological transfer of nutrients and materials between linked ecosystems influences global
carbon budgets and ecosystem structure and function. Identifying the organisms or …

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 …

Ecological connections between surface waters and the deep ocean remain poorly studied
despite the high biomass of fishes and squids residing at depths beyond the euphotic zone …

Stable isotope analysis of fish tissue can aid studies of deep-sea food webs because
sampling difficulties severely limit sample sizes of fish for traditional diet studies. The carbon …