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How these interactions between the physical and chemical parameters of the Barents Sea Polar Front impact pelagic ecology are poorly understood, particularly across seasons. By combining findings from continuous acoustic and hydrographic recordings with discrete sampling, we measured how hydrographic changes associated with the Barents Sea Polar Front modify the spatial distribution and biomass of fish and zooplankton across three seasons (spring, winter, and summer). We found the influence of the Polar Front on the ecology of pelagic organisms to be highly dependent on season, with spring having the strongest correlation between hydrographic parameters and species distribution. The Front\u2019s influence on zooplankton and fishes differed considerably, as zooplankton and fish biomass often peaked at opposing ends of our survey transects, and in spring resulted in a zooplankton refuge from grazing fishes. 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