Sentences with phrase «by pelagic»

We studied a high - resolution multiproxy data set, including magnetic susceptibility (MS), CaCO3 content, and stable isotopes (δ18O and δ13C), from the stratigraphic interval covering the uppermost Maastrichtian and the lower Danian, represented by the pelagic limestones of the Scaglia Rossa Formation continuously exposed in the classic sections of the Bottaccione Gorge and the Contessa Highway near Gubbio, Italy.

Its waters are visited by pelagic fish such as Zambezi (bull) sharks, rainbow runners, and eagle rays.

Under the title of JARPN (Japanese Whale Research Program under Special Permit in the North Pacific), up to 100 whales were caught each year by a pelagic fleet consisting of the 7,198 to 7,575 gross ton factory ship Nisshin Maru and two to three sighting / sampling vessels — including Toshi Maru No. 25 (739.92 gross tons, 1994 — 1999), Toshi Maru No. 18 (758.33 gross tons, 1994 — 1998), Kyo Maru No. 1 (812.08 gross tons, 1995 — 1999), and Yushin Maru (720 gross tons, 1999)-- until 1999.

Elsewhere, the diving in Viti Levu is characterised by hard coral walls and channels visited by pelagics.

Here, walls and reefs are overgrown with forests of multi-hued soft corals, and frequented by pelagics such as mantas, sea turtles and sharks.

Turtles are common - they lay their eggs on Half Moon Caye - but the real excitement is generated by the pelagics.

Not exact matches

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By foraging for prey in deep pelagic waters often miles offshore, these mobile predators can act as vital «nutrient vectors» to shallow reefs.

He then went to Moss Landing Marine Laboratories, where he received a Master's of Science in Marine Science by studying the role of the pelagic microbial loop in the diet of Antarctic sponges.

Great Auk Called «the penguin of the north,» these flightless pelagic birds thrived throughout the north Atlantic ocean, but their restriction to a few crowded islands for breeding made them vulnerable to exploitation by humans that reached industrial scale.

«Based on the study of white sharks off Tomales Point by scientists from the Tagging of Pelagic Predators Program, they have seen in a given year, about four [sharks] per day and about 70 individuals per year,» she explains.

Often, large pelagics attracted by the food grace the diver's presence as you get to watch an unbelievable show of cat and mouse as the sardines move and change shapes.

They feed mostly on plankton, pelagic crustaceans, squid and tiny baitfish, as well as sardines and anchovies, just by moving through the water with mouths open wide.

In the crystal clear conditions of the Aliwal Shoal dive sites, you'll be dazzled by schools of pelagic fish, manta's, rays and much more.

From sharks like the Mako, Tiger, Hammerhead, Bull, Dusky and Ragged Tooth to schools of reef and pelagic fish, you'll be almost constantly surrounded by swarming fish, manta's and rays.

Impressive hard and soft corals are matched by the meaty pelagic encounters likely here.

When people think of Pacific diving, the first things that pop into their minds are exquisitely beautiful tropical islands, clear, warm water and lush coral reefs — populated by colorful fish and visited by awesome pelagics.

There are 6 spectacular dive sites with pelagic marine life just 30 minutes away as well as many other stunning dive sites just an hour away by boat.

Once called «The worlds» aquarium» by dive pioneer Jacques Cousteau, the Sea of Cortez still maintains an attraction for those who want to encounter the large pelagic species that frequent these waters.

This oceanic island is surrounded by shear walls of soft coral home to myriad of marine life and attracting large pelagic creatures such as green sea - turtles and immense schools of barracudas.

Stunning coral growth on the reef, very good fish life, but don't forget to look out in the blue as we often spot pelagic fish passing by.

And you don't have to go far to hook up — good catches take place as close as one quarter mile offshore all three Cayman Islands, where the ocean floor drops off sharply, plummeting thousands of feet and creating a natural thoroughfare for the big migratory pelagic species prized by anglers.

The month - by - month birding guide will give you an idea of what you may see on a pelagic trip off Wollongong.

At only 25 minutes by dhoni from the island we have Miyaru Kandu, famous for its beautiful drop - off from which it is possible to observe large amounts of sharks and other pelagic fishes.

Visitors are continually amazed by the diversity of life from huge coral colonies, schooling reef fish, invertebrates to large pelagic fish.

Scuba divers do not come to South Male to look for pristine hard corals but rather to investigate colourful caves and overhangs, be surrounded by vast schools of reef fish, spot large pelagic fish, and marvel at the variety of colourful soft corals.

From November until March, Bull Sharks are commonly found off the coast, and many other pelagic species are attracted to the area by the slightly cooler temperatures during the winter months.

It's accessible only by liveaboard and one dive strategy is to simply hold your position underwater and let the pelagic show cruise by.

Within a small space, anemone fish, angel fish, butterfly fish, bumphead parrotfish and other reef dwellers can be seen individually or in schools, in in the nearby blue water, schools of barracuda, big - eye trevally and other pelagics cruise by.

Now enveloped in a variety of hard and soft corals, she is frequented by several pelagic species including blacktip reef sharks and oceanic whitetip sharks, giant trevallies and barracuda.

Although a shorter dive the coral formations here are spectacular., and ever so often large pelagic fish will cruise by in the blue.

Sunfish, sharks and other large pelagics are best spotted between June and September which is also the time when seas might be both disturbed and enriched by the monsoon winds.

You can snorkel by Blue Wonder, a breath - taking wall dive or watch pelagic fish feed at the Nursery Bommie.

A first - of - its - kind study of bigeye tuna movements in the northwestern Atlantic Ocean led by Molly Lutcavage, director of the Large Pelagics Research Center at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, found among other things...

«Pelagic sediment or pelagite is a fine - grained sediment that has accumulated by the settling of particles through the water column to the ocean floor beneath the open ocean far from land.

The distribution of calcium carbonate - secreting pelagic organisms is primarily controlled by the fertility and temperature of the near - surface ocean.

A strong movement in the center of gravity of both pelagic fish and West Coast rock lobster [57] stocks from west to east over the past decade, presumably initiated by climate change, has also taken place.

A long - lived paradigm in polar oceanography is that arctic pelagic ecosystems, characterized by short food webs, remain in a dormant state throughout most of the winter season beneath the sea - ice cover, which can last 8 — 10 months in some regions.

Such effects are further intensified by the increasing industrialization in the nineteenth century, with an increase in the efficiency of existing fishing gear (e.g., otter trawl) and the introduction of new ones (such as midwater pelagic trawls, hydraulic dredges, and iron - toothed dredges).

Unlike pelagic ecosystems, coastal ecosystems are often dominated by benthic ecosystems, including engineering species (e.g. corals, seagrass, macroalgae, salt marshes, mangroves, sponges, oyster reefs) with the capacity to modulate the chemical and physical conditions of their environment (Gutiérrez et al. 2011).

Counter currents and gyres created by bottom features such as the Pourtalès Terrace in the Florida Current and the Charleston Bump in the Gulf Stream help retain the pelagic larvae within the area of the Florida Keys and SAB, respectively, by causing persistent gyres and eddies that spin off the current and retain their pelagic flora and fauna, some of which recruit to benthic and pelagic habitats in the region.

Warmer temperatures also are thought to be accompanied by earlier and higher zooplankton production, with more of the ice - related and pelagic primary production going into the pelagic system, whereas cold temperatures result in later, lower zooplankton production with energy flowing predominately to the benthos [330].

Grazing by these species would probably drive the ecosystem toward a pelagic food chain.

One of George's NY Pelagic bottles was found in Sandy Hook, New Jersey, by a marine biologist, a few days after George released it in Dumbo, Brooklyn.