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Acoustic deployments reveal Antarctic silverfish under ice in the Ross Sea

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 December 2018

Richard L. O’Driscoll Open the ORCID record for Richard L. O’Driscoll [Opens in a new window] ,
Yoann Ladroit ,
Steven J. Parker ,
Marino Vacchi ,
Simonepietro Canese ,
Laura Ghigliotti ,
Adam J. Dunford  and
Sophie Mormede
Richard L. O’Driscoll*
Affiliation:
National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research Limited, Private Bag 14-901 Kilbirnie, Wellington 6241, New Zealand
Yoann Ladroit
Affiliation:
National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research Limited, Private Bag 14-901 Kilbirnie, Wellington 6241, New Zealand
Steven J. Parker
Affiliation:
National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research Limited, P.O. Box 893, Nelson 7040, New Zealand
Marino Vacchi
Affiliation:
National Research Council of Italy (CNR) - Institute of Marine Sciences, Via De Marini 6, 16149 Genova, Italy
Simonepietro Canese
Affiliation:
Istituto Superiore per la Ricerca e la Protezione Ambientale (ISPRA), Via Vitaliano Brancati 48, 00144 Rome, Italy
Laura Ghigliotti
Affiliation:
National Research Council of Italy (CNR) - Institute of Marine Sciences, Via De Marini 6, 16149 Genova, Italy
Adam J. Dunford
Affiliation:
National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research Limited, Private Bag 14-901 Kilbirnie, Wellington 6241, New Zealand
Sophie Mormede
Affiliation:
National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research Limited, Private Bag 14-901 Kilbirnie, Wellington 6241, New Zealand
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[email protected]
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Abstract

Antarctic silverfish (Pleuragramma antarctica Boulenger) are a keystone species in the Ross Sea. Silverfish eggs and larvae are abundant during spring amongst the sub-surface platelet ice in Terra Nova Bay. It is not known whether the eggs are spawned elsewhere and accumulate under the ice or whether there is mass migration of silverfish to coastal spawning sites in winter. To test the latter hypothesis, an upward-looking 67 kHz echo sounder was moored in Terra Nova Bay to observe potential silverfish migration. The echo sounder was deployed at 380 m in a seabed depth of 550 m and ran for 210 days from 15 May until 11 December 2015. Acoustic reflections consistent with silverfish were observed at depths of 230–380 m during 9–22 September. This timing is consistent with the presence of eggs typically observed in October. Adult silverfish were also detected with an echo sounder and camera deployed through the ice in McMurdo Sound on 10 November 2015. Juvenile silverfish, but not adults, were observed through the ice in Terra Nova Bay during 11–16 November 2017. This paper provides a proof of concept, showing that innovative use of acoustics may help fill important observation gaps in the life history of silverfish.

Keywords

echo surveysfisheries acousticsforage fishsea icemoorings
Type
Biological Sciences
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Antarctic Science , Volume 30 , Issue 6 , December 2018 , pp. 345 - 353
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© Antarctic Science Ltd 2018 

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