The mesopelagic zone, also called the “twilight zone,” is home to an astonishing array of fish that together may outnumber every other vertebrate on the planet. Yet, their existence is so ...

Fishing experts are looking for ways to fish in the mesopelagic zone, a layer of water that stretches from 200-1,000 meters (660-3,300 feet) beneath the surface, which has, thus far, remained ...

The species lives in deep waters during the day and migrates closer to the surface at night, researchers said.

Mixed catches demand new technologies Many questions need to be answered before a fishery dedicated to exploiting the mesopelagic zone can become a reality. First of all, we need to find out where ...

As we celebrate World Ocean Day, new research shows the role that the ocean twilight zone plays in keeping the planet healthy.

The ocean’s mesopelagic zone, also called the “twilight zone,” is located between 656 feet and 3,280 feet (200 meters to 1,000 meters) below the surface. The marine region, which accounts ...

But technological advances have made it possible to look up the food chain in that migrating cloud to examine the variously stealthy, strange, and slimy fish of the mesopelagic zone, the marine ...

KEN BUESSELER: Thank you. RASCOE: So first of all, I know that the scientific term for this ocean layer is the mesopelagic zone. I just learned that today. But it's sometimes referred to as the ...

In a new study, data from 12 species of large predatory fish, including sharks, billfish and tunas showed they regularly spent time in the mesopelagic zone — also known as the twilight zone ...

The ocean's mesopelagic zone, also called the "twilight zone," is located between 656 feet and 3,280 feet (200 meters to 1,000 meters) below the surface. The marine region, which accounts for ...