abstract
A combined hydroacoustic and midwater trawling survey of the Gough Island region was completed in October – November 1980. The area was characterised by low zooplankton abundance and biomass (0,001 – 2,90 mg dry weight/m3), probably as a result of low primary production. The majority of faunal types collected were of sub-Antarctic origin but differed significantly from species collected in the Prince Edward Island region. The most common species were Parathemisto gaudichaudii, Dimophyes arctica, Eukronia hamata and an unidentified euphausiid larva. A possible relationship between increased zooplankton abundance and an island-eddy effect was indicated.