A dedicated, one month MEESO survey with the R/V G.O. Sars has been conducted to investigate the North Atlantic mesopelagic ecosystem.
As part of the MEESO field campaign, the Norwegian research vessel G.O. Sars is surveying the mesopelagic ecosystem of the North-East Atlantic and the Norwegian Sea. The cruise started in Bergen, Norway, 1 June 2021 and ends there 30 June 2021.
The survey has provided valuable information on the biomass distribution and its drivers, its role in carbon sequestration, vertical migration behaviour, diversity, and species nutrients and contaminants content.
Read more and see photos from the cruise in this short report
Contact
Project Coordinator Webjørn Melle, webjoern.melle@hi.no