Sentences with phrase «along sea floors»

The fins of sharks and the movement of kelp along sea floors has inspired new designs for underwater turbines that are both more efficient and less likely to break.

They removed from the plans a backup tube along the sea floor that would ensure the platform could keep pumping oil even if the main tube got clogged.

At other sites, boats dragging anchors and nets — or just scraping along the sea floor — have damaged or destroyed reefs.

Today, the icebergs that break off from Pine Island and Thwaites glaciers are mostly large table - like blocks, which cause characteristic «comb - like» ploughmarks as these large multi-keeled icebergs grind along the sea floor.

If you're a brittle star, the answer turns out to be quite well (for an echinoderm)-- although it's a little complicated.The blunt - spined brittle star (Ophiocoma echinata) looks like a claymation creature from an alien horror movie as it moves its disk - like body along the sea floor with unexpected agility.

And the whales are beginning to feed at various depths as well as along the sea floor, a shift that may have to do with changes in the population densities of their prey.

Trawling for crustaceans burns the most fuel because of the large amounts of engine force required to drag thin - meshed nets along the sea floor.

Kooteninchela deppi was approximately four centimetres long with an elongated trunk for a body and millipede - like legs, which it used to scuttle along the sea floor with the occasional short swim.

For added adventure, sign up for an underwater helmet walk, and walk along the sea floor.

Sea Trek Grand Cayman / Sea Trek Coral Canyons Helmet Dive / Sea Trek Coral Canyon Helmet Dive 1 hour Descending to a depth of 20 feet, you'll see Grand Cayman's unique underwater world using the Sea Trek helmet that lets you breathe comfortably and naturally as you walk along the sea floor.

Your 45 - minute walk along the sea floor is literally as easy as walking.

They should be assumed to flow along the sea floor to some extent... and we don't need much extent for that for it to begin to warm clathrates, do we?

Even more corals are damaged underwater by fishing activities, with long trenches of corals destroyed by the heavy doors used for trawling activities, as well as from being snagged by long - lines and pot fishing as they're dragged along the sea floor.

Not exact matches

At BP's massive Thunder Horse oil platform in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico, a dog - sized robot called Maggie uses magnetic tracks to creep along pipes connecting the giant oil facility to the sea floor.

According to the study, most of the highly toxic benzene and toluene in the oil were transported away in deep currents, along with other entrapped petroleum compounds that affected organisms on and near the sea floor.

Three basic forces are believed to drive oceanic plate movement: plates are «pushed» away from mid-ocean ridges as new sea floor forms; plates are «pulled» as the oldest parts of the plate dive back into the earth at subduction zones; and convection within the asthenosphere helps ferry the plates along.

A few prefer to walk, including the little skate — a sandy - colored, wok - size pancake with a tail — that scissors its stubby hind fins back and forth to run along the northwestern Atlantic Ocean's sea floor in search of food.

Sprinkle the sea with OceanCubes The OceanCube, which is about double the size of an air conditioning radiator, is encased with plastic and is connected to steel - armored fiber optic cables snaking along the ocean floor.

In some places along the Antarctic coast, ice formation causes seawater to grow saltier and therefore denser, so that it sinks to the sea floor.

However, many of the sources along the continental slope lie at cold depths in which ices have formed at high pressures within sea - floor sediments, which once trapped methane produced by microbes living there.

You will recall that hydrothermal vents are plumes of hot water that spew from rocks and cracks along the ocean floor, especially in regions of sea - floor spreading, such as oceanic ridges and rift valleys.

From the opening on the sea floor to a few feet away from the vent, a temperature gradient is formed along which different organisms might live, depending on their temperature preference.

A tsunami caused by an earthquake along a subduction zone happens when the leading edge of the overriding tectonic plate breaks free and springs seaward, displacing the sea floor and the water above it.

«Four - legged» fish goes for a walk along ocean floor in stunning photos taken on deep sea dive.

April 23, 2018 • Using historical data and estimates from deep - sea trawls that drag nets along the ocean floor, researchers estimate that millions of tons of catch have gone unreported in the last 50 years.

It's dark when I get up at 6 am, the first hint of a new day on the horizon; the forest floor has turned gold and green as the cedars shed their summer cloak; honeysuckle leaves litter the boardwalks and garden ground; bright red honeysuckle berries are being plucked by tiny wrens; jays are sitting in the apple tree, feasting on the fruit we imagined as apple pie; the last roses are fading; fronds of great bull kelp are landing on the beach, food for next year's garden; the sudden daybreak howl of sporty boats heading to the hot fishing spots where we have our hydrophones has gone; sea lions are beginning to heave their huge bodies onto haul - out rocks along the way; most of our assistants have left, heading back to school or home; and in their absence we are spending more time in the lab at night, recording the voices of the orcas, who are still here.

Located in Downtown Belize City along Regent Street, just one block away from Southern Foreshore and the Caribbean Sea, is this Third Floor, Two - Level Building.

Located in Downtown Belize City along Regent Street, just one block away from Southern Foreshore and the Caribbean Sea, sits this First Floor Office Space for Rent.

BEDROOM ONE: - Master bedroom with king - bed - Polished concrete floors and white walls - Ensuite bathroom split into three areas featuring, multi-faceted shower, bathtub, rain shower and garden - Air - conditioning and ceiling fan BEDROOM TWO: - King - sized four - poster bed with trundle incorporated — perfect for kids or a young family - Ensuite with outdoor shower and private terrace - Air - conditioning and ceiling fan BEDROOM THREE: - King - sized floating bed - Sliding door leading to ensuite featuring funky design and outdoor shower - Private terrace with garden views - Air - conditioning and ceiling fan BEDROOM FOUR: - Located in the guest pavilion along with bedroom five, this guest room features polished floors, walls and ceilings - King - sized bed - Glass doors opening onto a wooden deck beside a private swimming pool - Ensuite with tub facing the sea and an outdoor shower - Air - conditioning and ceiling fan BEDROOM FIVE: - Also located in the guest pavilion - King - sized bed - Huge walk - in robes and sitting area - Glass doors opening onto a wooden deck beside a private swimming pool - Ensuite with tub facing the sea, alfresco poolside rain shower and single washbasin - Air - conditioning and ceiling fan

Well located along Consejo Beach Trail in Consejo Shores, Corozal District, Belize in a Private and Planned Community Setting, with good and clear visibility of the Corozal Bay, lies this Move - In Ready FULLY FURNISHED 2 Bed / 1 Bath First Floor Sea View Condominium.

Located on the higher floors (5th to the 8th floor), these hotel rooms in Sliema enjoy panoramic views of the typical Mediterranean cityscape along with distant sea views.

Three pool - access rooms occupy the ground floor along with the restaurant and spa, and seven other rooms are on the second level with minute Juliet balconies overlooking the rooftops towards the sea, just enough to catch the setting sun (but not the ocean).

Rooms ten and eleven both have the most spectacular views over the bay from the front of the house and rooms twenty three to twenty five are on the ground floor and their views sweep down along the garden to the sea.

Baan Samui Resort is a three - star seafront property in Chaweng, on the east coast of Koh Samui.Its location could not be more convenient as guests can relax and enjoy their day by the sea with a great beachfront restaurant, a swimming pool and a pool bar while at night they can go clubbing, shopping and more along the main Chaweng Street located right at the front part of the hotel.Guests will also appreciate the accommodation choices including Deluxe Rooms (31.91 sqm) located just steps away from the beach and shaded by well - kept gardens.Superior Deluxe Rooms (32.94 sqm) are on the ground floor with garden views.

The sea floor needs to have different depths at different points of the wave so waves will peel along their length.

Well located along Consejo Beach Trail in Consejo Shores, Corozal District, Belize in a Private and Planned Community Setting, with good and clear visibility of the Corozal Bay, lies this Move - In Ready FULLY FURNISHED 2 Bed / 1 Bath Ground Floor Sea View Condominium.

Located in Downtown Belize City along Regent Street, just one block away from Southern Foreshore and the Caribbean Sea, is this Third Floor

Located in Downtown Belize City along Regent Street, just one block away from Southern Foreshore and the Caribbean Sea, sits this Ground Floor Office Space for Rent.

Salon open from 10.00 am to 7.00 pm non-stop, on the 2nd floor of the Hôtel Royal Barrière • Bicycle rides Nothing better than a bicycle ride to explore the region or simply admire the charms of Deauville around the town or along the Boardwalks with the sea in the background.

Experience a dive - no matter if you are certified or not, or try helmet walking, where you will walk along an underwater platform or the sea floor.

Data on fish species, size and biomass is collected along with the benthic composition of the sea floor using this surveying method.

Situated on the penthouse floors along the Sunset Oceanview Bluff, these newly renovated Love Nest Suites ® grant stunning top - floor views of the sea and tropical hillsides.

Boasting expansive, hilltop views of Richardson Bay, Tiburon, and the city skyline, these impressive accommodations also include a large, open floor plan, four - poster king - sized bed and spa quality bath amenities, along with mahogany furniture, recycled sea glass shelving and polished chrome fixtures.

This recently renovated 2 Bedroom / 2 Bath Unit sits on the Top Floor of this charming Colonial Home along Eve Street, just one block off Marine Parade and the Caribbean Sea with beautiful views of both along its Front Verandah.

Snorkel the reef while you learn about the impressive longevity of sea turtles, the shy character of clownfish (Nemo), along with fascinating information about molluscs, crustaceans and the dazzling starfish that line the ocean floor.

As you keep traveling along the fifth floor into the Anti-Art movement, you see excerpts from a film about Marcel Duchamp, Silence, Sea and Marcel Duchamp, (1968 and 1994), paraphernalia from the Fluxus group, and an homage to Alan Kaprow, Nam June Paik and Happenings.

Vicuña utilizes found objects culled from walks along the deltas, beaches, waterways, and streets of the Louisiana coast in her large - scale installations that stretch across the floor of the gallery, such as Balsa Snake Raft to Escape the Flood (2017), and small - scale visual configurations, such as Precarios (2017), made up of 117 found - object sculptures that spread discursively across the walls of the gallery and operate as thoughtful meditations on the uncanny beauty of this natural and artificial sea - detritus.

Sure scientists knew stationary contintents was not correct, but until plate tectonics came along (specifically magentic anomalies on the sea floor) there was no embracing of another alternative.

• Contracted with local dive company to provide support for shockwave testing of sea floor, along with deploying electronic sniffers and magnetometers to locate oil flow.