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Diel vertical migration of European hake Merluccius merluccius and associated temperature histories: insights from a
H De Pontual1, A Jolivet, M Bertignac
1Ifremer, Unité Sciences et Technologies Halieutiques, Plouzané, France. helene.de.pontual@ifremer.fr
Journal of Fish Biology
|July 19, 2012
Abstract:
A pioneering experiment of archival tagging of European hake Merluccius merluccius provided evidence of a diel vertical migration pattern which was analysed using an automatic method, developed and validated through time-frequency analyses. Frequent vertical movements across the thermocline were observed and fish experienced rapid temperature changes >7° C. These tagging-recapture data also suggested a homing behaviour to feeding grounds.

