The videos helped the team identify some previously unmapped sea lion habitats in the benthic zone–or the ... “Using animal-borne video and movement data from a benthic predator is a really ...

According to a study published May 7 in Science Advances, humans have only put eyes on 0.0001 percent of our planet’s waters deeper than the benthic zone’s boundary, about 656 feet below the ...

The “benthic zone” is the lowest level of water and sediment at the bottom of a body of water; in some cases – including in parts of the Gulf – it’s so deep light doesn’t reach it.

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Benthic species include clams and snails, which in turn are eaten by mammals like walruses and seals. Pelagic species include salmon, pollock and herring and fish-eating seabirds .

Clark County Public Health is warning residents of new dangers related to algae growths in local waterways. Benthic algal mats found along the Columbia River have been linked to the death of two dogs.

The mysterious and primitive group that inhabits the benthic zone - the ocean's deepest reaches, rarely explored in person. Their cousins range from crabs, shrimps and lobsters to woodlice ...

These benthic sharks do not loom as large in popular culture as their fierce open-water relatives. Many of the bottom dwellers are slender, flatter, more medium-sized predators.

Walruses feed on clams, snails and other creatures that dwell on the ocean floor, the area of the sea known as the benthic zone. “They’re digging through ocean sediment.

Deep in the Barents Sea off the northern coast of Norway, the Borealis Mud Volcano has been spewing methane for centuries and supporting a flourishing community of seafloor creatures. Researchers have ...

Most living shark species are still bottom dwellers, occupying what scientists refer to as the benthic zone. These benthic sharks do not loom as large in popular culture as their fierce open-water ...