Making Deep Connections: The Role of Mesopelagic Food Webs in Sustaining Tuna and Swordfish Populations

Ciara Willis1, Kayla Gardner1, Martin Arostegui2, Camrin Braun3, Di Jin4, Leah A Houghton3, Joel Llopiz1, Walt Golet5, Annette Govindarajan2, Melina Kourantidou6 and Simon Thorrold3, (1)Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, United States, (2)Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Biology, Woods Hole, United States, (3)Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, MA, United States, (4)Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Marine Policy Center, Woods Hole, MA, United States, (5)University of Maine, Orono, United States, (6)Université de Bretagne, Plouzané, France