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Recent Examples of benthic
The videos helped the team identify some previously unmapped sea lion habitats in the benthic zone–or the lowest ecological zone in a body of water.
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Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 7 Aug. 2024
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) research vessel is in the Gulf of Mexico to aid a test launch of benthic landers—deep-sea autonomous research platforms.
—Robin Catalano, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 June 2024
But Craig Smith, a benthic ecologist at the University of Hawai’i at Manoa, said the revelation of the carcasses alone roughly doubles the number of whale falls known to exist in the worlds’ ocean.
—Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Jan. 2024
Gray whales feed on benthic amphipods crustaceans, which feed on algae grown under sea ice.
—Brenton Blanchet, Peoplemag, 13 Oct. 2023
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Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 7 Aug. 2024
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) research vessel is in the Gulf of Mexico to aid a test launch of benthic landers—deep-sea autonomous research platforms.
—Robin Catalano, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 June 2024
But Craig Smith, a benthic ecologist at the University of Hawai’i at Manoa, said the revelation of the carcasses alone roughly doubles the number of whale falls known to exist in the worlds’ ocean.
—Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Jan. 2024
Gray whales feed on benthic amphipods crustaceans, which feed on algae grown under sea ice.
—Brenton Blanchet, Peoplemag, 13 Oct. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for benthic
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However, while pelagic sharks thrived, some species faced physiological limits in extremely warm waters.—
Melissa Cristina Marquez,
Forbes,
1 Nov. 2024
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The state’s shores offer temperate-weather hiking with views of dramatic cliffs, crashing waves, pelagic birds such as the blue-footed booby and several species of sandpiper, and native wildflowers.—
Dakota Kim,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Oct. 2024
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The six-location event will have more than 1,000 boats on display along with thousands of marine products from over 1,000 exhibiting brands.—
Michael Verdon,
Robb Report,
11 Feb. 2025
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The scales, for example, from stars to marine snow, and in the second part, transitioning between forests to underwater kelp forests, trying to show these incredibly dynamic relationships that we’re embedded in.—
Lisa Deaderick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 Feb. 2025
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After years of discussion, the United Nations reached an agreement on deep-sea mining guidelines.—
Paul Smaglik,
Discover Magazine,
3 Feb. 2025
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Coda Octopus View 3 Images Augmented reality comes to deep-sea divers, thanks to the US Navy's Office of Naval Research (ONR) and Coda Octopus's Divers Augmented Vision Display (DAVD) system.—
David Szondy,
New Atlas,
27 Jan. 2025
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Hydrocarbons – Worst Performers KOS (Kosmos Energy): Kosmos Energy is focused on deepwater exploration and production in offshore Ghana, Equatorial Guinea, and the U.S. Gulf of Mexico as well as Mauritania and Senegal.—
Ariel Cohen,
Forbes,
6 Jan. 2025
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Just looking at oil, S&P sees deepwater output rising above 2 million barrels per day and then plateauing for five to seven years.—
Ben Geman,
Axios,
13 Aug. 2024
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“Benthic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/benthic. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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