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veniles). During their larval stages, all fish consume zooplankton and some adult fish (e.g.
mackerel Scomber scombrus ) continue to be at least partly planktivorous (Hays et al.,
2005 ; Mieszkowska et al ., 2009 ). Consequently, the abundance and timing of mesozo-
oplankton might affect fish recruitment (i.e. the amount of fish added to the exploitable
stock each year), although details of this linkage are only just being revealed. Because of
the plankton's sensibility to global warming, long-term changes in plankton may have an
impact on commercial fish stocks (Hays et al., 2005 ) , with important social and economic
consequences.