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as in marine
of or relating to the sea
among pelagic animals the undisputed king is the blue whale, the largest creature currently roaming the face of the earth
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Recent Examples of pelagic
Ongoing projects involve monitoring migrating humpback whales, testing water acidification levels, and tagging pelagic fish.
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Kathryn Romeyn, AFAR Media, 26 Feb. 2025
However, while pelagic sharks thrived, some species faced physiological limits in extremely warm waters.
—Melissa Cristina Marquez, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
The state’s shores offer temperate-weather hiking with views of dramatic cliffs, crashing waves, pelagic birds such as the blue-footed booby and several species of sandpiper, and native wildflowers.
—Dakota Kim, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2024
The northern equatorial upwelling front, which brings cold-nutrient rich waters to the surface, combined with the tropical sun is the perfect recipe for ocean productivity that sustains ocean pelagic food webs.
—Melissa Cristina Marquez, Forbes, 22 Sep. 2024
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Kathryn Romeyn, AFAR Media, 26 Feb. 2025
However, while pelagic sharks thrived, some species faced physiological limits in extremely warm waters.
—Melissa Cristina Marquez, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
The state’s shores offer temperate-weather hiking with views of dramatic cliffs, crashing waves, pelagic birds such as the blue-footed booby and several species of sandpiper, and native wildflowers.
—Dakota Kim, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2024
The northern equatorial upwelling front, which brings cold-nutrient rich waters to the surface, combined with the tropical sun is the perfect recipe for ocean productivity that sustains ocean pelagic food webs.
—Melissa Cristina Marquez, Forbes, 22 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pelagic
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Most visitors opt to snorkel or scuba dive the reefs and see their associated marine life, but landlubbers can stay dry with a glass-bottom boat tour.—
Skye Sherman,
Southern Living,
25 Apr. 2025
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The marine park stretches over 3000km (1800 miles) almost parallel to the Queensland coast, from near the southern coastal town of Bundaberg, the central reef, and up past the northern tip of Cape York.—
Roger Sands,
Forbes.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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This is a restaurant that could exist nowhere else in the world, a celebration of the region’s vast oceanic bounty served with honest, unfussy deliciousness.—
Bon Appétit,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
15 Apr. 2025
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Seagrass meadows like the Saya de Malha bank absorb about a fifth of all oceanic carbon.—
Ian Urbina,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Mar. 2025
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China insists the facility is there to support aquaculture operations, such as those being carried out nearby by deep-sea farm Shen Lan 2 Hao, or Deep Blue No. 2.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Apr. 2025
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With deep-sea mining on the horizon, some researchers say Norway would be wise to look to its own past.—
Christian Elliott,
Smithsonian Magazine,
21 Apr. 2025
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“Pelagic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pelagic. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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