News from the MEESO projecthttps://www.meeso.orgCopyright 2026 dtu.dk. All rights reserved.Fishing in the twilight zonehttps://www.meeso.org/news/nyhed?id=0e72a7e2-6ab5-4c61-a8cb-60588c019048
The Danish website oceandecade.dk has published an article about the results from the MEESO project.]]>Wed, 28 May 2025 11:37:20 +0200https://www.meeso.org/news/nyhed?id=0e72a7e2-6ab5-4c61-a8cb-60588c019048Webinar on tools used in mesopelagic fish evaluation (stocks, ecosystems and fisheries)https://www.meeso.org/news/nyhed?id=bba4c2e4-e220-412f-b963-f7e5a3acd6e4
Nine e-learning courses and webinars have been produced under the MEESO project. Get an overview here. ]]>Thu, 13 Jun 2024 15:27:00 +0200https://www.meeso.org/news/nyhed?id=bba4c2e4-e220-412f-b963-f7e5a3acd6e4PhD defence on the sustainability of a potential mesopelagic fishery on 14 June 2024https://www.meeso.org/news/nyhed?id=28f84da3-c99e-44c7-9112-5dbb7441e475
Berthe M.J. Vastenhoud's PhD study was part of the MEESO project. Now she is going to defend her thesis. ]]>Tue, 04 Jun 2024 12:34:34 +0200https://www.meeso.org/news/nyhed?id=28f84da3-c99e-44c7-9112-5dbb7441e475Mesopelagic Symposium held in Copenhagen 14-15 February 2024https://www.meeso.org/news/nyhed?id=1e590a61-2b85-445a-9848-4190107f2078
At the symnposium, scientists presented results from the SUMMER and MEESO projects to increase our knowledge about the mesopelagic zone ecosystem.]]>Fri, 23 Feb 2024 22:13:00 +0200https://www.meeso.org/news/nyhed?id=1e590a61-2b85-445a-9848-4190107f2078New publication: The carrying capacity of the seas and oceans for future sustainable food productionhttps://www.meeso.org/news/nyhed?id=9591890c-1203-4f54-9b18-94f15bb2ecba
A publication related to MEESO has been published in Food and Energy Security.]]>Tue, 23 Jan 2024 14:53:29 +0200https://www.meeso.org/news/nyhed?id=9591890c-1203-4f54-9b18-94f15bb2ecbaNew publication: Hiding in plain sight: Predator avoidance behaviour of mesopelagic Maurolicus muelleri during foraginghttps://www.meeso.org/news/nyhed?id=61910e77-1ec6-4b43-90fb-8d05d6efacf9
A publication related to MEESO has been published in Marine Ecology Progress Series.]]>Tue, 23 Jan 2024 12:46:47 +0200https://www.meeso.org/news/nyhed?id=61910e77-1ec6-4b43-90fb-8d05d6efacf9New publication: Carrying capacity of the oceans for future sustainable food productionhttps://www.meeso.org/news/nyhed?id=cc83f0a8-4124-4d5b-9e45-806cdbe26ddb
A publication related to MEESO has been published in Food and Energy Security. ]]>Wed, 12 Jul 2023 15:39:17 +0200https://www.meeso.org/news/nyhed?id=cc83f0a8-4124-4d5b-9e45-806cdbe26ddbNew article about the governing role of science in the mesopelagic zonehttps://www.meeso.org/news/nyhed?id=1f0f69f6-b04f-41e8-a7f2-85a96bb8a666
A new article from the MEESO project analyses scientific literature, social media, and ocean policy to understand the dominant ideas about the mesopelagic zone. It concludes that, in the absence of significant mesopelagic zone policy, science plays a de facto governing role by shaping how the ecosystem is known to the public and policymakers alike.]]>Fri, 21 Apr 2023 10:01:29 +0200https://www.meeso.org/news/nyhed?id=1f0f69f6-b04f-41e8-a7f2-85a96bb8a666E-learning on mesopelagic commercial trial fisheryhttps://www.meeso.org/news/nyhed?id=2d020a4d-e0d6-42e8-bac2-f49db02eb572
In this e-learning video from the MEESO project you can follow the trawl during a trail fishery. ]]>Mon, 20 Mar 2023 19:15:00 +0200https://www.meeso.org/news/nyhed?id=2d020a4d-e0d6-42e8-bac2-f49db02eb572E-learning on sampling strategieshttps://www.meeso.org/news/nyhed?id=5c7a5941-e8d1-44a4-8726-3841dad44e42
The MEESO project has produced an e-learning webinar on different sampling strategies for mesopelagic resources.]]>Mon, 20 Mar 2023 19:11:00 +0200https://www.meeso.org/news/nyhed?id=5c7a5941-e8d1-44a4-8726-3841dad44e42E-learning on quantification of mesopelagic resourceshttps://www.meeso.org/news/nyhed?id=72734473-89d2-47c4-8cee-8dea4a43192c
The MEESO project has produced an e-learning webinar on quantification of mesopelagic resources. ]]>Mon, 20 Mar 2023 14:11:00 +0200https://www.meeso.org/news/nyhed?id=72734473-89d2-47c4-8cee-8dea4a43192cE-learning on acoustical mapping of mesopelagic resourceshttps://www.meeso.org/news/nyhed?id=4003fad3-52bd-4db3-a451-19bc14b1dd14
The MEESO project has produced an e-learning webinar presenting the challenges of mapping mesopelagic resources acoustically.]]>Mon, 20 Mar 2023 14:02:00 +0200https://www.meeso.org/news/nyhed?id=4003fad3-52bd-4db3-a451-19bc14b1dd14E-learning on data handlinghttps://www.meeso.org/news/nyhed?id=23e05eaa-a66e-4370-b00b-375f2beb12a2
The MEESO project has produced a guide and e-learning material on a portal with mesopelagic data.]]>Mon, 20 Mar 2023 13:52:00 +0200https://www.meeso.org/news/nyhed?id=23e05eaa-a66e-4370-b00b-375f2beb12a2E-learning on Cost-Benefit Analysis (CBA) of mesopelagic fishinghttps://www.meeso.org/news/nyhed?id=af2eeda4-78f1-4598-8fc8-39b111491500
The MEESO project has produced an e-learning webinar explaining the approach taken to include the climate risks of mesopelagic fishing in a cost-benefit analysis.]]>Wed, 15 Mar 2023 14:19:00 +0200https://www.meeso.org/news/nyhed?id=af2eeda4-78f1-4598-8fc8-39b111491500E-learning on the StrathSPACE Modelhttps://www.meeso.org/news/nyhed?id=37fc5bed-d07e-452d-996e-d59958815af3
The MEESO project has produced an e-learning webinar presenting the StrathSPACE Model which is a discrete-time and discrete-space single-species population model.]]>Wed, 15 Mar 2023 14:19:00 +0200https://www.meeso.org/news/nyhed?id=37fc5bed-d07e-452d-996e-d59958815af3E-learning on the TropFishR Package https://www.meeso.org/news/nyhed?id=1b4100f6-e76e-4ffd-93ad-28bfb57d2ab2
The MEESO project has produced an e-learning webinar introducing the first model needed for providing population dynamic parameters and initial stock assessment. ]]>Tue, 07 Mar 2023 12:23:00 +0200https://www.meeso.org/news/nyhed?id=1b4100f6-e76e-4ffd-93ad-28bfb57d2ab2E-learning on the DISPLACE Modelhttps://www.meeso.org/news/nyhed?id=26b2f576-6cf4-48f6-96a1-1671597f7258
The MEESO project has produced an e-learning webinar presenting the DISPLACE Model applied to potential mesopelagic fisheries.]]>Tue, 07 Mar 2023 12:19:00 +0200https://www.meeso.org/news/nyhed?id=26b2f576-6cf4-48f6-96a1-1671597f7258New publications on the governance of open ocean and fish carbonhttps://www.meeso.org/news/nyhed?id=9e098398-dac9-4417-8de0-9c02fe39b27f
Results from the MEESO project has been published in Frontiers of Marine Science.]]>Fri, 02 Dec 2022 01:00:00 +0200https://www.meeso.org/news/nyhed?id=9e098398-dac9-4417-8de0-9c02fe39b27fPhD defence about population ecology of mesopelagic fisheshttps://www.meeso.org/news/nyhed?id=061ac006-a857-462d-aec1-718f4e0e57ca
On 18 November 2022, Kjetil Gjeitsund Thorvaldsen, DTU Aqua will defend his PhD thesis. It is possible to attend the defence at DTU in Denmark or online.]]>Wed, 09 Nov 2022 07:46:21 +0200https://www.meeso.org/news/nyhed?id=061ac006-a857-462d-aec1-718f4e0e57caSad news about Thor Aleksander Klevjerhttps://www.meeso.org/news/nyhed?id=3c584fa0-7edc-4222-9621-2d83f9215982
We have received the very sad news that Thor Aleksander Klevjer unexpectedly died in his home 13 October 2022. He was 46 years old. ]]>Fri, 21 Oct 2022 11:32:07 +0200https://www.meeso.org/news/nyhed?id=3c584fa0-7edc-4222-9621-2d83f9215982Popular scientific article on the potential exploitation of the mesopelagic zonehttps://www.meeso.org/news/nyhed?id=0179c252-5041-42d4-8e8e-a8bd6de87884
An article about the MEESO project has been published in DTU's profile magazine DYNAMO.]]>Mon, 17 Oct 2022 14:03:53 +0200https://www.meeso.org/news/nyhed?id=0179c252-5041-42d4-8e8e-a8bd6de87884New publication: The functional and ecological significance of deep diving by large marine predators https://www.meeso.org/news/nyhed?id=8bc9ca6e-7d51-44fb-8eab-d9e41b7a03a4
Results from the MEESO project has been published in Annual Review of Marine Science.]]>Mon, 12 Sep 2022 12:27:07 +0200https://www.meeso.org/news/nyhed?id=8bc9ca6e-7d51-44fb-8eab-d9e41b7a03a4New publication: Mass estimates of individual gas-bearing mesopelagic fishhttps://www.meeso.org/news/nyhed?id=1dc0a43a-4f18-4c95-b1bb-90e07311aa99
Results from the MEESO project has been published in ICES Journal of Marine Science.]]>Wed, 31 Aug 2022 17:17:04 +0200https://www.meeso.org/news/nyhed?id=1dc0a43a-4f18-4c95-b1bb-90e07311aa99New publication: Mesopelagic fish gas bladder elongationhttps://www.meeso.org/news/nyhed?id=e7755220-ed8e-47f3-aeb4-66af7cd3d810
Results from the MEESO project has been published in The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America.]]>Wed, 31 Aug 2022 17:15:34 +0200https://www.meeso.org/news/nyhed?id=e7755220-ed8e-47f3-aeb4-66af7cd3d810Vacant PhD scholarship in mesopelagic resources – application deadline 19 August 2022https://www.meeso.org/news/nyhed?id=77440624-f976-48d2-bf15-fddcd15b2af2
A PhD Scholarship within mesopelagic fish resources and ecosystem functioning is available at National University of Ireland Galway.]]>Fri, 22 Jul 2022 13:39:39 +0200https://www.meeso.org/news/nyhed?id=77440624-f976-48d2-bf15-fddcd15b2af2Reports from MEESO work packageshttps://www.meeso.org/news/nyhed?id=8d136649-3fc8-4c0b-ab17-4e47dc938972
Six reports from the first reporting period and an updated dissemination plan are available at the MEESO website.]]>Thu, 17 Mar 2022 10:43:52 +0200https://www.meeso.org/news/nyhed?id=8d136649-3fc8-4c0b-ab17-4e47dc938972Workshop invitation: Building our knowledge of the mesopelagic zonehttps://www.meeso.org/news/nyhed?id=d87ff72d-d3f2-4131-841e-3a50bcecf5f6
On 25 march 2022, a hybrid workshop with new knowledge and insights of the mesopelagic zone will be held. ]]>Wed, 09 Mar 2022 13:13:54 +0200https://www.meeso.org/news/nyhed?id=d87ff72d-d3f2-4131-841e-3a50bcecf5f6New publication: How do scientists use sound to count fish in the deep sea?https://www.meeso.org/news/nyhed?id=f35cbc0e-186d-42f1-b4f8-41c03a907bbe
Results from the MEESO project has been published in Frontiers for Young Minds.]]>Mon, 24 Jan 2022 08:00:00 +0200https://www.meeso.org/news/nyhed?id=f35cbc0e-186d-42f1-b4f8-41c03a907bbeNew publication: Material resistance to shear deformation is characterized by shear viscosityhttps://www.meeso.org/news/nyhed?id=3e79349f-56a4-4bbc-a2ae-6c910e9fa6a8
Results from the MEESO project has been published in ICES Journal of Marine Science.]]>Mon, 08 Nov 2021 10:54:00 +0200https://www.meeso.org/news/nyhed?id=3e79349f-56a4-4bbc-a2ae-6c910e9fa6a8New publication: Application of algorithm to identify mesopelagic target typeshttps://www.meeso.org/news/nyhed?id=c3e353e9-679e-4657-9150-18507c7e11dc
Results from the MEESO project has been published in ICES Journal of Marine Science. ]]>Mon, 01 Nov 2021 08:00:00 +0200https://www.meeso.org/news/nyhed?id=c3e353e9-679e-4657-9150-18507c7e11dcNew publication: Vertical distribution and migration of mesopelagic scatterershttps://www.meeso.org/news/nyhed?id=a4f21eaf-6d37-4d02-a33c-73223bfdaa66
Results from the MEESO project has been published in the scientific journal Deep Sea Research.]]>Mon, 25 Oct 2021 09:00:00 +0200https://www.meeso.org/news/nyhed?id=a4f21eaf-6d37-4d02-a33c-73223bfdaa66New publication: Ecology of mesozooplanktonhttps://www.meeso.org/news/nyhed?id=65dba63b-ca5c-48cf-9c12-203b727cb22b
Results from the MEESO project has been published in the scientific journal Deep Sea Research.]]>Thu, 21 Oct 2021 16:08:00 +0200https://www.meeso.org/news/nyhed?id=65dba63b-ca5c-48cf-9c12-203b727cb22bNew publication: Acoustic method to observe mesopelagic organismshttps://www.meeso.org/news/nyhed?id=3493dcf6-04a0-4e3a-b509-07e92f1aba87
Results from the MEESO project has been published in the scientific journal Deep Sea Research.]]>Mon, 18 Oct 2021 16:11:00 +0200https://www.meeso.org/news/nyhed?id=3493dcf6-04a0-4e3a-b509-07e92f1aba87New publication: Economic performance of potential mesopelagic fisheryhttps://www.meeso.org/news/nyhed?id=80f85e88-be7b-4f08-8212-3abfa291bf9e
A new paper with results from the MEESO project has been published in the highly recognized scientific journal Frontiers in Marine Science. ]]>Fri, 08 Oct 2021 11:07:29 +0200https://www.meeso.org/news/nyhed?id=80f85e88-be7b-4f08-8212-3abfa291bf9eSuccessful completion of research survey to investigate the twilight zone of the seashttps://www.meeso.org/news/nyhed?id=c7e50e85-eb7f-4abb-a7b0-2b482675052b
A dedicated, one month MEESO survey with the R/V G.O. Sars has been conducted to investigate the North Atlantic mesopelagic ecosystem.]]>Tue, 29 Jun 2021 11:02:47 +0200https://www.meeso.org/news/nyhed?id=c7e50e85-eb7f-4abb-a7b0-2b482675052bMEESO related network appointed as a UN Ocean Decade Programmehttps://www.meeso.org/news/nyhed?id=81b647a7-e2b4-4e8d-b250-0b23dcbea669
The JETZON network is appointed as a UN Ocean Decade Programme, acting as an international coordinator and focal point for Twilight Zone studies.]]>Wed, 16 Jun 2021 09:53:16 +0200https://www.meeso.org/news/nyhed?id=81b647a7-e2b4-4e8d-b250-0b23dcbea669Video and report from sampling in the Nordic Seashttps://www.meeso.org/news/nyhed?id=e704becb-8019-4394-87ac-25b3822a9f67
In July 2020, the MEESO project sampled mesopelagic organisms in the Irminger Sea and Iceland Basin. Video and report from the cruise are now published. ]]>Thu, 20 May 2021 14:30:00 +0200https://www.meeso.org/news/nyhed?id=e704becb-8019-4394-87ac-25b3822a9f67Status and progress of MEESO after 1½ yearshttps://www.meeso.org/news/nyhed?id=018a8e68-d88e-4160-86d9-49d9bc0cc4ba
The MEESO project evaluates outcomes and progress after about one third of the project period.]]>Wed, 19 May 2021 17:05:30 +0200https://www.meeso.org/news/nyhed?id=018a8e68-d88e-4160-86d9-49d9bc0cc4baMEESO now on Twitterhttps://www.meeso.org/news/nyhed?id=c8ee91dd-9910-42b9-9aa6-66ca73c619f0
The MEESO project has launched a Twitter account, @HorizonMeeso.]]>Tue, 27 Apr 2021 08:50:08 +0200https://www.meeso.org/news/nyhed?id=c8ee91dd-9910-42b9-9aa6-66ca73c619f0PhD Student Berthe Vastenhoud joins the MEESO projecthttps://www.meeso.org/news/nyhed?id=24538ab9-19d0-4658-b141-399dfc30da5e
The new PhD student is going to work on the establishment of a framework to assess the ecological and economical sustainability of mesopelagic species.]]>Thu, 07 Jan 2021 16:45:08 +0200https://www.meeso.org/news/nyhed?id=24538ab9-19d0-4658-b141-399dfc30da5eGear and methods are developed for sampling at mesopelagic depthshttps://www.meeso.org/news/nyhed?id=3e6be8b3-231e-4303-bade-1155fde86e6f
Researchers from work page 2 (Survey and sampling technology development) presented their latest results at the MEESO annual science meeting.]]>Mon, 23 Nov 2020 18:43:19 +0200https://www.meeso.org/news/nyhed?id=3e6be8b3-231e-4303-bade-1155fde86e6fProgress in modelling mesopelgic species and ecosystemshttps://www.meeso.org/news/nyhed?id=7be9fcf4-3be1-4972-8d91-05a86e6993f1
Researchers from work page 5 (Estimating mesopelagic resources and their resilience to harvesting and climate change) presented their latest results at the MEESO annual science meeting.]]>Mon, 16 Nov 2020 21:33:07 +0200https://www.meeso.org/news/nyhed?id=7be9fcf4-3be1-4972-8d91-05a86e6993f1PhD scholarship within the MEESO project is open for applicationshttps://www.meeso.org/news/nyhed?id=aea7961f-c55b-4dbe-bca0-620b3ed5bae8
The PhD Scholarship is offed by Technical University of Denmark. Application deadline is 1 November 2020.]]>Thu, 10 Sep 2020 13:37:33 +0200https://www.meeso.org/news/nyhed?id=aea7961f-c55b-4dbe-bca0-620b3ed5bae8Strategy and overview for planed MEESO dissemination https://www.meeso.org/news/nyhed?id=58602dd4-87b3-4774-ab72-d2d6adbce0b3
The plan for external and internal communication, dissemination, and outreach has been completed and sent to the EU Commission by late February 2020.]]>Mon, 25 May 2020 20:32:00 +0200https://www.meeso.org/news/nyhed?id=58602dd4-87b3-4774-ab72-d2d6adbce0b3Lantern fish on the plate?https://www.meeso.org/news/nyhed?id=82e02322-a319-475d-b0bd-d9e09b88b1a3
Is there a future in the commercial catch of lantern fish? This is what PhD Student Amanda Schadeberg  investigates as part of the MEESO project.]]>Fri, 15 May 2020 20:32:00 +0200https://www.meeso.org/news/nyhed?id=82e02322-a319-475d-b0bd-d9e09b88b1a3Workshop on model data requirementshttps://www.meeso.org/news/nyhed?id=059eb315-195c-46ec-ba48-6c8b7aa511d4
Researchers met online to discuss the data needed for the population and ecosystem modelling work in MEESO. “Outputs from this meeting will help to maximise the use of new data gathered by the project”, the workshop leader says.]]>Sun, 10 May 2020 20:32:00 +0200https://www.meeso.org/news/nyhed?id=059eb315-195c-46ec-ba48-6c8b7aa511d4Workshop on data managementhttps://www.meeso.org/news/nyhed?id=7888f056-308e-4627-b576-02b563e1b788
A common model for storing and extracting acoustic, biotic and hydrography data from the MEESO project was reviewed and consolidated at a workshop in Copenhagen.]]>Tue, 05 May 2020 16:15:00 +0200https://www.meeso.org/news/nyhed?id=7888f056-308e-4627-b576-02b563e1b788MEESO-website and plans for data- and knowledge sharing decidedhttps://www.meeso.org/news/nyhed?id=81e7e01a-1126-467a-8aef-bef444429ff0
Work package 8 meeting on dissemination of MEESO-project laid down principles and decided platforms for communication. Website expected to be up and running in late spring 2020.]]>Fri, 01 May 2020 20:32:00 +0200https://www.meeso.org/news/nyhed?id=81e7e01a-1126-467a-8aef-bef444429ff0