Sentences with phrase «where pelagic»

There are gentle reef dives for less experienced divers or head to Turtle reef, where pelagic fish and turtles await.

Description: Gordo Banks is a seamount 5 miles offshore where pelagic marine life sightings are common.

There are points, such as Karumolun Point, where pelagics come to feast in the currents, and all around there are coral reefs in excellent condition, with all the marine life — coral reef fish, turtles, anemones, nudis and macro critters — that you'd expect to find there.

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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.

We thank the Norwegian Research Council for awarding funding to A.K. Sweetman, L.A. Levin, A.R. Thurber and C.R. Smith to run the workshop «CLIDEEP — Workshop to explore the impacts of climate change on deep - sea pelagic and benthic ecosystems» (NFR grant No. 216598) at Friday Harbor Laboratories, University of Washington, where the foundations for this paper were laid.

In 2008 the predicted existence of a floating mass of pelagic plastic, a giant Garbage Patch, was confirmed in the stable waters of the North Atlantic gyre where plastic debris is accumulating over an area estimated to be twice the size of Texas.

It is one of the few places on Earth where large pelagic fishes (tuna, billfish and sharks) have not yet been severely depleted.

Genetic [17] and tracking [18], [19] studies have revealed pelagic hotspots where juvenile loggerheads congregate; foraging in oceanographic features that are productive and concentrate prey (Fig. 1c - d).

We need relatively calm seas (e.g, < 10 - 15 kt winds and < 3 - 4 ft seas) and if you check out the offshore actual weather and forecasts for the outer waters where we hope to work with beaked whales and other pelagic -LSB-...]

Our snorkeling outings take us to the edges of drop - offs and walls where we may see pelagic species such as dolphins, tarpons, sea turtles, spotted eagle rays, and more.

The Silk Cayes are post card perfect islands on the barrier reef where there are often sightings of turtles, sharks, rays, eels and a wide range of reef and pelagic fish.

This is where you can expect a great number of large pelagics, including vast schools of scalloped hammerhead sharks, manta rays, golden rays and dolphins.

Cruises will vary in length from 7 to 11 days to a huge variety of islands and dive sites where the big pelagic's are always in attendance.

Nevertheless, most know Nusa Penida as a diving haven, where you can witness some of the world's rarest pelagic species, ranging from manta rays, the mysterious oceanic sunfish (sometimes referred to as «mola - mola») and occasional whale sharks as well.

The Elbow is probably the best known site here where the ocean current sweeps over the deep reef attracting schools of pelagic fish.

Further afield, there is heart - pounding adventure diving on reefs and seamounts along the coast where masses of large pelagic fish congregate.

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.

Combine this with some of the most spectacular divesites in the world, where you can find a huge variety of coral and the occasional pelagics swimming past, and you have a good image of Joeri's office.

Unlike some other tropical vacation destinations, this area is extremely close to the deeper channels where anglers can troll for pelagic fish.

Diving at the island points, where currents bring in water from the deep, it's possible to encounter pelagic fish.

Further out to sea where the continental shelf drops off, the region is one of Australia's best pelagic birding sites, with an abundance of albatross across winter months, shearwaters in summer months, with petrels, gannets, skuas, terns and gulls also present.

Out from the reef in the bay is a stretch of gorgeous jagged reef wall where schools of Blue Fin Trevally, Black and Humpback Snappers, large pelagic also visits this reef, Shark, Napoleon Wrasse and swarm others reef fish.

Here you will find fringing reefs in sheltered areas, and pelagics visiting in - shore where that is close to a drop - off.

While Sipadan is filled with colourful pelagic fishes, the sandy banks of Mabul and Kapalai are where the memorable tiny critters are at.

I think the highlight for most visitors will be their visit to Hol Chan Marine Reserve, where they can dive or snorkel with lots of nurse sharks, sting rays, turtles, schools of horse - eyed jacks, pelagic permits, snappers, grunts, and many other schooling fish species.

The latter constitute hot spots of benthic ecosystem functioning compared to regions where zooplankton - mediated processes weaken the pelagic - benthic coupling.

Global warming could have especially strong impacts on the regions of oceanic subpolar fronts, where the temperature increase in deep water could lead to a substantial redistribution of pelagic and benthic communities, including commercially important fish species.

They might panic and seek refuge in shallow waters, where low tides could surprise them, as large pelagic species have limited experience with tidal flows.