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Influence of an electric light on the capture of deep-sea fish in Biscay

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 May 2009

G. N. Swinney ,
M. R. Clarke  and
L. Maddock
G. N. Swinney
Affiliation:
Royal Scottish Museum, Edinburgh
M. R. Clarke
Affiliation:
The Laboratory, Marine Biological Association, Citadel Hill, Plymouth PL1 2PB
L. Maddock
Affiliation:
The Laboratory, Marine Biological Association, Citadel Hill, Plymouth PL1 2PB
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Introduction

Recently the influence of an electric light on the capture of the main groups of deep sea animals by a midwater trawl was described and discussed (Clarke & Pascoe, 1985). With regard to fish it was shown that at depths close to 800 m the total number, the total volume, the volume of the ten largest and the volume of the single largest fish all increased significantly when an electric light was used on the headline of the trawl when compared with controls with the light off. These experiments were carried out both in the Bay of Biscay and off Madeira.

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Research Article
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Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom , Volume 66 , Issue 2 , May 1986 , pp. 483 - 496
Copyright
Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 1986

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