Results of the preliminary survey on the coastal distribution of fish larvae in Adelie Land (Southern Ocean) during January-February 1996
Koubbi, Philippe; Hureau, Jean-Claude; Vacchi, Marino; White, Martin G.. 1997 Results of the preliminary survey on the coastal distribution of fish larvae in Adelie Land (Southern Ocean) during January-February 1996. Cybium, 21 (4). 381-392. 10.26028/cybium/1997-214-005
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A first ichthyoplankton spatial distribution survey was carried out in the coastal zone of Adelie Land in Antarctica in January-February 1996. Thirty three stations were investigated in a bay of 25 km2 surrounded on the southern side by the ice-cliffs of the continent and by the islands of the Pointe Géologie Archipelago on the eastern side. Samples of ichthyoplankton were collected by using a bongo net towed from the surface to near the bottom for depths less than 200 meters. Five species were caught but Pleuragramma antarcticum was dominant comprising 99% of the larval fish captured. A dense swarm of at least 17 individuals.m-3 was detected in the study area but densities were on average lower than 1 individual.m-3. Distribution of the larvae was explained by hydrological features and we believe that a major factor is the development of coastal gyres linked to the topography.
Item Type: | Publication - Article |
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Digital Object Identifier (DOI): | 10.26028/cybium/1997-214-005 |
Additional Keywords: | Bathydraconidae, Spatial distribution, Nototheniidae, Pleuragramma antarcticum |
Date made live: | 18 Jul 2025 09:52 +0 (UTC) |
URI: | https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/539893 |
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