TIL:

1. That the mesopelagic layer (200-1000m) deep is so full of "fish" that it messes with sonar.

2. That I should use "fish" because so little is known about them that there's no real helpful taxonomy (fish identification) guides

3. That scientists and governments want to exploit this little known area.

Can't help but feel that ends well. 😕

https://www.nature.com/articles/s44183-023-00008-8

#mesopelagic #MesoPelagicFish #DeepScatteringLayer

Supercool! My colleagues discovered a new #fish species in the Northeast #atlantic during the blue whiting survey off the #coast of #ireland It's called 'the big little fish' (Microichthys grandis).

#fisheriesscience #marineresearch #mesopelagic

https://www.wur.nl/en/research-results/research-institutes/marine-research/show-marine/unique-discovery-the-big-little-fish.htm

@raliegar unfortunately could not make it to the #MikrobioGune meeting here in Bilbao, but I'm proud to stand in and present her poster below about our daring hunt for #omega3 and other #PUFA producing microbes in the #mesopelagic and other marine strata, using public and in-house #metagenome s.

Not seeing much #mesopelagic #fish action here yet, so I thought I'd get the #oceantwilightzone party started here on Mastdon.

This beautiful fish is a #dragonfish (Stomias boa), a #mesopelagic predator found across the #OTZ of deep ocean basins. Typically caught between 400-600 m depth, this immaculate specimen hitched a ride to the surface, ensnared by a single tooth, on the outer mesh of #CCGSAmundsen midwater trawl. August 2019, Labrador Sea.

📷 by the talented https://www.alexingle.com/