see 'United Nations General Assembly'

An imaginary line or one drawn on a map connecting all points of equal depth below the surface of a body of water.

see 'Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation'

The animal component of the plankton; animals suspended or drifting in the water column including larvae of many fish and benthic invertebrates

Animals that live on or in the seabed

World Wide Fund For Nature

This global summit of the United Nations took place in Johannesburg, South Africa in 2002, following up on the 1992 Rio Summit in 1992. With regard to the oceans, nations agreed to restore the world&# [..]

A body of water within an ocean characterised by its physicochemical properties of temperature, salinity, depth and movement.

Deep-sea features and communities prone to physical and functional damage from fishing practices, including deep water sponge aggregations, cold water coral reefs, vents, seeps and seamounts. The FAO [..]

This occurs near coasts where winds persistently drive surface water seaward, causing an upward movement of cold, nutrient-rich water from ocean depths, and in the open ocean where surface currents ar [..]