Shedding light on the ocean’s “twilight zone”
22/12/2020
The FAO-implemented EAF-Nansen Programme has produced a fully illustrated identification guide to mesopelagic fish of the central and southeast Atlantic Ocean. This in-depth guide details 126 lanternfish and 426 other species of fish from the mesopelagic zone. It was put together by a global team of experts, taxonomists and scientists, along with a scientific illustrator. This guide is just one part of the programme’s larger research on the ocean’s resources and ecosystems.