Table 1.

Properties of the stations visited in the eastern Barents Sea in May 2016.

ID	Date (May 2016)	Latitude (N)	Longitude (E)	Local Time	Depth, m	Temp	Sal	Chla	Ab	Biom
1	10	70°45′	51°60′	8:10	156	0.9	34.66	2.35	84/597	0.65/5
2	10	71°20′	51°00′	13:45	130	0.2	34.67	1.49	126/968	1.49/11
3	10	71°40′	50°39′	18:18	114	0.3	34.66	1.15	74/741	1.06/11
4	10	71°60′	50°41′	21:30	122	0.7	34.70	1.76	82/745	1.1/10
5	11	72°51′	51°43′	19:20	85	1.6	34.74	4.11	42/531	0.41/5
6	12	73°44′	52°50′	2:05	90	1.7	34.78	3.58	29/364	0.38/5
7	12	74°55′	54°54′	12:35	149	0.6	34.77	1.95	134/954	1.23/9
8	12	75°30′	56°07′	19:21	169	0.4	34.78	0.92	133/833	1.00/6
9	13	76°00′	57°55′	0:20	94	−0.2	34.74	0.53	271/3009	1.79/20
10	13	76°32′	61°01′	7:32	86	−0.2	34.77	1.57	108/1345	1.18/15
11	13	76°53′	65°17′	15:45	227	0.3	34.90	1.23	195/929	2.82/13
12	13	77°17′	67°30′	20:27	231	0.3	34.88	1.04	188/819	9.59/42

Temp—mean temperature (°C); Sal—mean salinity; Chla—mean chlorophyll a concentration (mg m⁻³) [24]; Ab—mesozooplankton abundance (10³ individuals m⁻²/individuals m⁻³); Biom—dry mesozooplankton biomass (g m⁻²/mg m⁻³). Note that abundance and biomass data are presented in terms of area (per m⁻²) and in terms of water volume (per m⁻³), respectively.