2016-05-06

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A new fish counting method has revealed there are ten times more fish in the sea than we previously thought.*

*But unfortunately, this doesn't mean we're not overfishing.

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Species featured in this video:

- Stoplight loosejaws (Malacosteus niger)

- Common Fangtooth (Anoplogaster cornuta)

- Lanternfishes or myctophids (Family Myctophidae)

- Bristlemouths (Genus Cyclothone): The most populous vertebrate on Earth.

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References:

Kaarvedt, S., Staby, A., Aksnes, D.L. (2012). Efficient trawl avoidance by mesopelagic fishes causes large underestimation of their biomass. Marine Ecology Progress Series,456(1-6). Retrieved from http://www.int-res.com/articles/feature/m456p001.pdf

Broad, W. (2015). An Ocean Mystery in the Trillions. New York Times, D1. Retrieved from: http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/30/science/bristlemouth-ocean-deep-sea-cyclothone.html?_r=0

Xabier Irigoien, T. A. Klevjer, A. Røstad, U. Martinez, G. Boyra, J. L. Acuña, A. Bode, F. Echevarria, J. I. Gonzalez-Gordillo, S. Hernandez-Leon, S. Agusti, D. L. Aksnes, C. M. Duarte & S. Kaartvedt (2014). Large mesopelagic fishes biomass and trophic efficiency in the open ocean. Nature Communications, 5, 3271. Retrieved from http://www.nature.com/ncomms/2014/140207/ncomms4271/full/ncomms4271.html

Kaarvedt, S. (2016). Personal Communication.

Duarte, C. (2016). Personal Communication.