African Journal of Marine Science
Journal / African Journal of Marine Science / Vol. 48 No. 3 (2026) / Articles

Published: 2026-10-29

Mesopelagic fish in the Benguela Current ecosystem and Indian Ocean: environmental influences on communities, trophic interactions and emerging fisheries

M.J. Gibbons, G. Bianchi, A. Gro Vea Salvanes

257–261

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Regional mesopelagic fish assemblages in the Indian Ocean and Bay of Bengal, and their relationships to hydrographic characteristics

O.E. Chacate, J.C. Coetzee, B.E. Axelsen, D. Aksnes, M.J. Gibbons

263–285

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Infection by Cardiodectes bellottii (Copepoda: Pennellidae) on Lampanyctodes hectoris (Actinopterygii: Myctophidae) in the southern Benguela Current upwelling ecosystem

C.D. van der Lingen, T. Shongwe, C.C. Reed, Y. Geja, J. Petersen, A. Staby, P.A. Hulley

287–299

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Identification and abundance estimation of mesopelagic fish in the Namibian Benguela using multifrequency acoustics

B.B. Kashindye, K. Theopolina, J.C. Coetzee, B.E. Axelsen

301–317

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Trophic coupling and environmental constraints shape the distribution of mesopelagic fishes in the northern Benguela Upwelling System

B.B. Kashindye, D. Yemane3, J.C. Coetzee, B.E. Axelsen

319–342

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Mesopelagic fishes in the southern Benguela ecosystem: acoustic target strength and biomass

J.C. Coetzee

343–357

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Seasonal windows of opportunity: exploratory trawling for mesopelagic fishes off South Africa’s west coast

J.C. Coetzee

359–368

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The trophic ecology of 12 mesopelagic fish species in the northern Benguela Current ecosystem contributes to species coexistence

L.D. Zacarias, C.D. van der Lingen, P.A. Hulley, M.J. Gibbons

369–387

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