The water column of the deep ocean is dark, cold, low in food, and under crushing
pressures, yet it is full of diverse life. Due to its enormous volume, this mesopelagic zone is …

Ecosystem modeling is a popular technique to incorporate the direct and indirect
interactions of all ecosystem components within a simulation. However, these models are …

A size‐selective loss of smaller microplastics (< 1 mm) from surface pelagic waters has been
reported, yet few surveys have studied biological ingestion by deep‐pelagic organisms as a …

Multi‐sensor data collected with in situ and satellite instruments during August 2015 were
used to understand how the three‐dimensional bio‐optical properties of a Loop Current …

Two of the main drivers of speciation among aquatic vertebrates are physical isolation (eg,
lakes and streams) and micro-niche availability (eg, tropical reefs). In both regards, the …

The scale of the Deepwater Horizon disaster was and is unprecedented: geographic extent,
pollutant amount, countermeasure scope, and of most relevance to this Research Topic …

Fish‐mediated carbon export provides a significant proportion of the biological carbon pump
in oligotrophic regions. Bioenergetic models estimate this carbon transport, but many lack …

The application of DNA barcoding represents a complementary and efficient approach to
identifying specimens at all stages of their life cycle when used in combination with …

Assessing the impacts of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill (DWHOS) on deep-sea fish
assemblages of the Gulf of Mexico (GOM) has been hindered by an absence of baseline …

Robust impact assessments (IAs) for deep-sea fisheries are essential for safeguarding deep-
sea ecosystems against the impacts of bottom fishing. In the high seas, United Nations …