Fishes associated with pelagic Sargassum and open water lacking Sargassum in the Gulf Stream off North Carolina

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Ryther revisited: nutrient excretions by fishes enhance productivity of pelagic Sargassum in the western North Atlantic Ocean (2014, background): “Larger patches of Sargassum contain higher numbers and diversity of fish species (Casazza and Ross, 2008), underscoring the importance of Sargassum in providing physical habitat in offshore waters otherwise devoid of physical structure.”