Some quantitative results on benthic communities of the deep Norwegian Sea

Abstract

In July-August 1975 a joint French-Swedish expedition (NORBI) with Norwegian participation explored the abyssal benthic fauna of the Norwegian sea about which previous knowledge was fragmentary. Sampling was carried out in depths between 2465 and 3718 m at 11 stations located in all four deep basins, viz the Norwegian (3), Lofoten (2), Spitsbergen (1), and Greenland (5) basins. The gears used were box corer, epibenthic sled, beam trawl, baited trap, and camera sed. [NOT CONTROLLED OCR]