title: Study on Quality and Abundance of Zooplankton in Surface Offshore Waters of Southern Part of Caspian Sea
abstract: In this study diversity and abundance of zooplankton in south Caspian Sea offshore waters were investigated. During the first season of oceanographic cruise in winter 2014 at southern part of Caspian Sea, 8 stations at offshore waters of south Caspian Sea were selected. Totally, 4 Holopelankton and 6 meroplankton were identified. Among the identified zooplanktonic groups, Copepods were the main zooplanktonic group that constituted about 53% of total abundance and 65% of total biomass. They were 
journal: Aquaculture Studies