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plankton
Minute, free-floating aquatic plants and animals.
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amphipod
Small krill-like crustaceans that are part of the plankton. They are an important prey item for a number of animals such as fishes and whales.
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atoll
An island formed from a coral reef, sometimes circular or horseshoe-shaped, with a lagoon in the center. Atolls usually form around sunken volcanoes.
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aquaculture
The cultivation of aquatic organisms.
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bank
A bank is a raised seafloor feature such as a large submerged plateau that is usually part of the continental shelf.
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barrier islands
Nearshore islands, most often occurring in a chain of long, thin islands that parallel the mainland coast and separate the mainland from the ocean. Barrier islands are built up by wind, waves, and oc [..]
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bathymetry
The topography of the ocean floor.
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benthos
The collection of organisms living on or in sea or lake bottoms
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bottom trawling
a fishing method which involves towing trawl nets along the sea floor
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