Myctophids are the most abundant and diverse mesopelagic fishes in the Southern Ocean.
They are a conduit of energy between primary consumers and higher marine predators, and …

Reliable statements about variability and change in marine ecosystems and their underlying
causes are needed to report on their status and to guide management. Here we use the …

Antarctic krill is a major prey species for a diverse array of Southern Ocean predators. The
amount of krill that predators consume, and how this changes over space and time, is a key …

Graphical Abstract Graphical summary of multiple aspects of Southern Ocean food web
structure and function including alternative energy pathways through pelagic food webs …

During austral summer 2018/2019, we deployed an array of six submerged moorings
equipped with Nortek Signature100 integrated wideband echosounder and acoustic …

Vertical migrants are a diverse group of organisms, which includes crustaceans,
cephalopods and mesopelagic fishes. They play an active role in the biogeochemical cycles …

This paper (1) reviews the history of sealing and whaling in the Southern Ocean to illustrate
how market demands combined with no or ineffective regulation of catches led to the …

Assessments of the status and trends of habitats, species and ecosystems are needed for
effective ecosystem-based management in marine ecosystems. Knowledge on imminent …

Owing to commercial fishing during the late 1970s/early 1980s, targeted notothenioid
species had become depleted around the South Shetland Islands. Herein we report …

Abstract The Scotia Sea is one of the most productive regions of the Southern Ocean, but its
surface waters are experiencing a rapid increase in temperature, which may be changing …