The word "seafloor" refers to the bottom or the ground of the ocean or sea. It is the surface beneath the water where plants, animals, and other marine life exist. Full definition
In the recent paper, the researchers focused on seafloor debris in and around Monterey Bay — an area in which MBARI conducts over 200 research dives a year. (sciencedaily.com)
A recent study by Moffitt and colleagues of seafloor sediments from the end of the last Ice Age, around 10,000 to 17,000 years ago, revealed that Pacific Ocean ecosystems from the Arctic to Chile «extensively and abruptly lost oxygen when the planet warmed through deglaciation,» she said. (e360.yale.edu)
The technology helped them zero in on an intriguing section of seafloor in the little - known Santos Basin, off the coast of southern Brazil. (discovermagazine.com)