Biochemical analysis (moisture and ash content, total nitrogen, total lipid, fatty acids) of unsorted mesopelagic catch from in the Northeast Atlantic@en

During three cruises in the Mid Atlantic Ridge area in 2016 and 2017, we collected samples of mesopelagic species down to a depth of 600 m and analysed the chemical composition of the catch samples. We present gross proximate composition (g /100 g fresh weight) and fatty acid composition (% of total fatty acids) in mesopelagic raw material samples (values are mean ± standard deviation of 2–4 samples).