This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. These cookies ensure basic functionalities and security features of the website, anonymously. Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. Últimas noticias 11 May New bio-based ropes for more eco-efficient and low-carbon aquaculture 04 May The Regions4Climate European project starts in the Basque Country with the recovery of the Plaiaundi marshes in Txingudi 04 May Horizon Europe project to combat diet-related diseases through novel monitoring technologies and personalised nutrition In the framework of this project, funded by Horizon H2020 and with the participation of 22 international research centres and companies, this infographic has been produced to show the main aspects of the twilight zone. The Summer H2020 project, running from 2019, aims, among other goals, to determine the best combination of methods (including submersible broad-band acoustics, environmental DNA (eDNA) and scientific trawls) to obtain unbiased biomass and biodiversity estimates of the mesopelagic community to estimate global abundance of mesopelagic fish based on a combination of the developed methods and models to quantify the bycatch and impact on biodiversity of fishing measure the role of mesopelagic organisms in the vertically integrated food web, its “service” as food for commercially fished species, deep-sea species and emblematic species and to model the effects of different fishing scenarios on trophic network stability to estimate the carbon sequestration due to active migration relative to the gravitational flux and to model the effects of different fishing scenarios and to explore the potential of mesopelagic organisms for pharmaceutical and nutraceutical products, processed human food and animal feed, and to evaluate the intangible value of the ecosystem for production of high-value products. We still know very little about what is happening at these depths. SUMMER project, sustainable management of mesopelagic resources On the other hand, if we look at their potential for the food industry, although they would not be considered for human consumption as such (they have a very small size and would be very expensive to catch), they do have potential as a source of bioactive compounds for the nutraceutical and pharmaceutical industry (they have a high omega-3 content) and also as meal for aquaculture and livestock production. Mesopelagic fish come to the surface at night to feed and return to the depths to avoid visual predators with the associated sequestration of atmospheric carbon dioxide. In addition, their feeding signature results in the largest animal migration in terms of biomass. The species inhabiting the mesopelagic zone are very important for the balance of the ecosystem because they serve as food for many commercial species such as tuna. According to recent research, the biomass of fish in this zone could be 10 billion tonnes, 10 times greater than all other fish combined, making it the largest and last living resource that humanity has yet to exploit. However, there are still ecosystems to be explored. The importance and the potential of the mesopelagic zoneĪdvances in research and technology have greatly improved our knowledge of the ocean and its natural resources. SUMMER project, sustainable management of mesopelagic resources.The importance and the potential of the mesopelagic zone.To raise awareness of this unknown area, with funding from the Summer H2020 project, the following infographic has been created by illustrator Alazne Zubizarreta and researcher Raúl Prellezo.
It is also deep, dark and cold, with very high pressures. It is different in each to place, changing rapidly as the water and animals move. It occupies from the Arctic to the Antarctic Ocean and around the world. The main characteristic of this area is that there is not enough light to carry out photosynthesis, so there is no algae. The ocean twilight zone (also known as mesopelagic zone) is the oceanic layer between 2 metres deep. The ocean twilight zone: infographic on one of the most unknown areas of our planet Últimas noticias 11 May New bio-based ropes for more eco-efficient and low-carbon aquaculture 04 May The Regions4Climate European project starts in the Basque Country with the recovery of the Plaiaundi marshes in Txingudi 04 May Horizon Europe project to combat diet-related diseases through novel monitoring technologies and personalised nutrition Marine and coastal environmental management.
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