Toward a better understanding of fish‐based contribution to ocean carbon flux

[1 ]Center for Ocean Observing Leadership, Department of Marine and Coastal Sciences, School of Environmental and Biological Sciences Rutgers University New Brunswick New Jersey USA

[2 ]Department of Marine Sciences University of Georgia Athens Georgia USA

[3 ]NOAA/OAR/Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory Princeton New Jersey USA

[4 ]Instituto de Oceanografía y Cambio Global, IOCAG Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Unidad Asociada ULPGC‐CSIC Telde, Gran Canaria Canary Islands Spain

[5 ]Centre for Coastal Research, Department of Natural Sciences University of Agder Kristiansand Norway

[6 ]University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science Horn Point Laboratory Cambridge Maryland USA

[7 ]Ocean Processes Analysis Laboratory University of New Hampshire Durham New Hampshire USA

[8 ]Virginia Institute of Marine Science William & Mary, Gloucester Point Virginia USA

[9 ]Ocean and Earth Science University of Southampton, Waterfront Campus Southampton UK

[10 ]Department of Biosciences University of Exeter Exeter UK

[11 ]Gwynedd UK