Sentences with phrase «plankton rich»

Named The Passage, this dive site is a current highway with plankton rich water which means mantas can be seen feeding here along with mobula rays as well as tuna and jacks.

The currents bring plankton rich waters up from the deep which attracts a huge number of fish and bigger pelagics to the strait.

The position that the Dampier Strait is in means that the currents are plankton rich and full of fish life.

The Maldives is one of the best places in the world to see these graceful creatures while they are either cleaning or feeding on the plankton rich waters.

Hundreds of these large, graceful, cartilaginous elasmobranch fish congregate to gorge themselves in the plankton rich waters.

Bali therefore receives very plankton rich waters and so contains a stunningly diverse underwater ecosystem.

Up - welling from the deep water of the Indian Ocean south of the islands, and plankton rich currents of the Lombok Strait attract many kinds of pelagics.

Maamigili's plankton rich waters at the southern tip of the atoll allow scuba divers and snorkellers the opportunity to get up close with a whale shark, or you can snorkel with them too at Gangehi Maavaru in the north west.

The plankton rich waters here attract the mantas all year round, sometimes seven or eight at a time, though even one is a fantastic sight.

Large eagle rays patrol the plankton rich waters completely at ease in the strong currents.

Donsol is famous for the whale sharks that congregate in the plankton rich waters.

The upwelling of plankton rich cooler water at this deeper site means it is a good place for larger pelagics.

The visibility at the manta sites is normally less than that of the north, due to the waves and surge of the south coast bringing in plankton rich waters.

It is a popular destination for humpback whales because of its rich plankton rich upwells.

While the cooling conditions off the West Coast began to support more cold - water plankton rich in the fatty acids that salmon need to grow, salmon may need more time to show the benefits, the report said.

Not exact matches

According to Shimada, one pair of bones called hyomandibulae formed a massive oar - shaped lever to protrude and swing the jaws open extra wide, like a parachute, in order to receive more plankton - rich water into its mouth, similar to the way many sharks open their mouth.

After maturing, the squid swim several hundred kilometers south to cooler, plankton - rich waters near the Falkland Islands, where international fishing vessels normally catch them in great numbers between February and June.

They are spotted where plankton - rich water upwells and they can feed, but not much is known about what they're eating.

That's why hydrates, like oil — and like fish — tend to be found along the world's coastlines, where the waters are rich in nutrients and plankton corpses fall like thick snow to the seafloor.

In his letter on ocean thermal energy conversion (OTEC), Graham Cox suggests it could be used to fertilise surface waters with nutrient - rich deep water to promote plankton growth for carbon capture (1 December, p 31).

More fresh water in the surface water layers makes it harder for the nutrient - rich bottom water to rise to the upper layers where the sunlight ensures the production of plankton algae in summer.

In his letter, Alec Dunn suggests that pumping nutrient - rich deep ocean water to the surface would stimulate plankton growth and...

The shale, named for the town of Eagle Ford, TX, is a geologic remnant of the ancient ocean that covered present day Texas millions of years ago, when the remains of sea life (especially ancient plankton) died and deposited onto the seafloor, were buried by several hundred feet of sediment, eventually turning into the rich source of hydrocarbons we have today.The shale was first tapped in 2008 and now has around 20 active fields good producing over 900 million cubic feet per day of natural gas.

Iron - rich sediment from deserts feeds plankton blooms in the ocean and plants in the upper canopy of tropical rain forests.

Plankton species, the foundation of the marine food web, have shifted back slightly toward fat - rich, cool - water species that improve the growth and survival of salmon and other fish.

Sardines thrived here, feeding on the rich blooms of plankton fertilized by nutrients carried along by rising deep ocean waters.

In his letter, Alec Dunn suggests that pumping nutrient - rich deep ocean water to the surface would stimulate plankton growth and hence capture atmospheric carbon (18 August, p 32).

Cold - water fish such as salmon are particularly rich in omega - 3's because they feed on plankton that manufacture the fatty acids, but the most sophisticated animal that can make its own omega - 3's is the worm Caenorhabditis elegans.

-- Plankton Extract produces sulfur rich peptides that slow signs of aging resulting in less perceivable fine lines and wrinkles.

When the South Equatorial Current arrives from the west, it is joined by the colder, plankton - rich Humboldt Current.

From collecting and observing wetland plankton under microscopes to digging up and analyzing artifacts, visitors will discover the uniqueness and rich history of the GGNRA.

The cool nutrient - rich waters of the north Pacific are able to provide kelp forests with millions of plankton - the base of the aquatic food chain — due to an upwelling of water from the deep sea in the stormy, winter months.

The plankton - rich waters are home to a number of species of fish, sea turtles, and even whales.

Every May through September, whale sharks migrate to the Mexican Caribbean to feed on the plankton - rich waters.

Currents rich in nutrients and plankton flow over the ridge, resulting in outstanding growths of sea fans, whip corals and brilliant soft corals.

Although there are lots of dive sites in Thailand where you can see whale sharks, the nutrient rich waters contain loads of planktons which attracts whale sharks all the time.

Each summer, whale sharks and manta rays gather in the plankton - rich waters north of Holbox Island.

From May through September, giant whale sharks can be seen feeding on the plankton - rich waters that surround Holbox and adjacent islands.

The mingling of cool, nutrient - rich waters from the north with warm currents from the south form a dynamic transition zone that is home to a myriad of sea life from microscopic plankton to blue whales.

The strong currents carrying in plankton - rich water create a perfect breeding ground for these magnificent creatures.

The larger pelagic's including Whale Sharks and Manta Rays are making their annual appearances during this time, to feed on the rich plankton blooms which make this incredibly bio-diverse area so full of life.

They are in the area in the summer months to take advantage of the plankton - laden, nutrient - rich waters.

After spending Southern Hemisphere summer feeding in the krill and plankton - rich icy Antarctic, Pacific humpback whales swim north in June to the Great Barrier Reef of Australia and as far as Costa Rica for its warm tropical waters to mate, give birth and socialize.

There are several popular diving sites around Muscat because of the water being Plankton - rich and attracting several species of fish..

Strong currents sweep rich plankton harvests into the shallow water channels around these islands, attracting large, feeding pelagics such as whale sharks and manta rays.

Modern plankton foraminifera become inhibited below pH 7.6 - 7.8, thus only if some of these species recover their ability to grow in less alkaline, CO2 - rich waters, then there will be no problem over the centuries to come.

Either factor could prevent deeper, nutrient - rich water from rising to nourish plankton and, indirectly, other marine life.

The plankton that demonstrated this unexpected ability are certain coccolithopores, single - celled plants that are sheathed in Frisbee - like plates rich in calcium.

Anchovies prefer the La Nina since the upwelling of deep nutrient - rich water at the eastern Pacific fuels a huge plankton bloom sustaining a multi-million ton annual fishery of anchovies off Peru.

The zones form when nutrient - rich waters from the depths rise to the surface and enable a bloom in plankton growth.