SUMMER

SUMMER will establish a protocol to accurately estimate mesopelagic fish biomass, quantify the ecosystem services provided by the mesopelagic community (food for aquaculture, for humans, for other wild fish, climate regulation and potential for bioactive compounds) and develop a decision support tool to quantitatively balance the trade-offs between the different services for any given exploitation scenario.

 

Mayor, D., Gentleman, W., & Anderson, T. (2020). Ocean carbon sequestration: Particle fragmentation by copepods as a significant unrecognised factor. BioEssays. https://doi.org/10.1002/bies.202000149

Website: https://summerh2020.eu/about-summerh2020/

PI: Xabier Irigoien, AZTI

NOC Contact: Adrian Martin

Email: Adrian.Martin@noc.ac.uk

Project Dates: 
September 2019 to August 2023
Funding: 

European Union

Project

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