Table 1 Zooplankton composition and abundance (ind. m⁻³) during each season

 Hydromedusae

5

0.034

0.004

 Siphonophore

0.001

–

0.1

 Ctenophore

0.018

0.474

–

 Polycheata

0.084

0.031

0.025

 Chaetognatha

2

7

4

 Copepoda

5369

673

2152

 Ostracoda

–

0.004

–

 Cladocera

0.039

75

0.287

 Mysid

–

0.014

0.0157

 Isopoda

0.001

0.002

–

 Amphipoda

0.157

0.054

0.528

 Stomatopoda

0.001

–

0.005

 Luciferiidae

15

2

1

 Thaliacea

–

0.011

–

 Appendicularia

–

0.069

0.14

 Pteropoda

–

–

0.003

 Copepoda nauplii

13

–

12

 Polychaete larvae

0.015

0.132

–

 Decapod larvae

57

3.5

6

 Cirriped larvae

2

–

0.112

 Gastropod larvae

162

0.438

6

 Lamellibranch larvae

24

0.648

1.469

 Fish eggs

5

0.186

7.5

 Fish larvae

1

4

1