Pelagic
adjective
Related to the open sea, especially the deeper parts well away from the coast and sea bed.
Pelagic fish like tuna live in the open ocean, away from the coast.
Often appears as...
- pelagic fish
- pelagic zone
Usage tips
Academic
adjective
Related to the open sea, especially the deeper parts well away from the coast and sea bed.
Pelagic fish like tuna live in the open ocean, away from the coast.
Often appears as...
- pelagic fish
- pelagic zone
Usage tips
Academic
Definition 1 of 1
Pro Tip 1/3Marine Habitat
Used to describe organisms living far from land, typically where the ocean is very deep.
The pelagic zone is home to many migratory species.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Coastal
Emphasizes areas beyond the shallower waters near the coasts, distinguishing from 'neritic' marine life.
Pelagic species are adapted to the vastness of the open sea, unlike coastal ones.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Ground-Dwelling
Indicates creatures or objects not associated with the sea bottom, which is referred to as 'benthic'.
Pelagic sharks roam freely, unattached to the seabed.
Pro Tip 1/3Marine Habitat
Used to describe organisms living far from land, typically where the ocean is very deep.
The pelagic zone is home to many migratory species.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Coastal
Emphasizes areas beyond the shallower waters near the coasts, distinguishing from 'neritic' marine life.
Pelagic species are adapted to the vastness of the open sea, unlike coastal ones.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Ground-Dwelling
Indicates creatures or objects not associated with the sea bottom, which is referred to as 'benthic'.
Pelagic sharks roam freely, unattached to the seabed.
Pro Tip 1/3Marine Habitat
Used to describe organisms living far from land, typically where the ocean is very deep.
The pelagic zone is home to many migratory species.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Coastal
Emphasizes areas beyond the shallower waters near the coasts, distinguishing from 'neritic' marine life.
Pelagic species are adapted to the vastness of the open sea, unlike coastal ones.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Ground-Dwelling
Indicates creatures or objects not associated with the sea bottom, which is referred to as 'benthic'.
Pelagic sharks roam freely, unattached to the seabed.
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Video examples
Brian Skerry: Ocean Soul...
had a little parasitic copepod a little red dash of color on the dorsal fin a little pelagic hitchhiker that was going along for the ride now I've been very fortunate to work with some wonderful scientists and researchers throughout my career that's really what I do I parachute into their world and tell their stories here we see a photograph
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Brian Skerry reveals...
This is the oceanic whitetip shark, an animal that is considered the fourth most dangerous species, if you pay attention to such lists. But it's an animal that's about 98 percent in decline throughout most of its range. Because this is a pelagic animal and it lives out in the deeper water,
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Fabien Cousteau: What I...
This spotted eagle ray is a fairly common sight in the oceans. But why this is so important, why this picture is up, is because this particular animal brought his friends around, and instead of being the pelagic animals that they were, they started getting curious about us,
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Measuring the ocean’s...
this is commercial demersal fishing and then we can add on commercial pelagic fishing and then on global commercial shipping and we can continue to layer these on some of these maps have been produced before but never had a single methodology been developed that helped
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Octopus vs. Sea Lion PIPE...
marine parks protect key sea lion habitat dr. Paige says one important discovery is that the sea lions always feed on the sea floor and they don't eat open ocean fish known as pelagic this is critical information because the marine parks are being set up to protect
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Could Sport Fishing...
We have some of the steepest drop offs in the whole world right here. This is where you're going to see your tuna, your mahi-mahi, your ono, your marlin. This location could hold a vital clue to solving the mystery. Called the pelagic zone, this open water
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Vampire Squid Turns...
in the deep we have a responsibility to learn all we can about these amazing animals and to protect them from the greatest danger to life in the deep the human species Robeson's focus is on the oceans deep pelagic zone which extend down from
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Meet the Vampire Squid PIPE...
deep we have a responsibility to learn all we can about these amazing animals and to protect them from the greatest danger to life in the deep the human species Robeson's focus is on the oceans deep pelagic zone which extend down from
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Never Before Seen!...
feed on the sea floor and they don't eat open ocean fish known as pelagic this is critical information because the marine parks are being set up to protect seafloor habitats that the scientists can now confirm will
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Journey 1000m Below The...
pelagic forms of the sea cucumber are very different to their bottom-dwelling relatives notice how they flex their frills to move through the water cat shark over a hundred species of cat
Video examples
Brian Skerry: Ocean Soul...
had a little parasitic copepod a little red dash of color on the dorsal fin a little pelagic hitchhiker that was going along for the ride now I've been very fortunate to work with some wonderful scientists and researchers throughout my career that's really what I do I parachute into their world and tell their stories here we see a photograph
Video examples
Brian Skerry reveals...
This is the oceanic whitetip shark, an animal that is considered the fourth most dangerous species, if you pay attention to such lists. But it's an animal that's about 98 percent in decline throughout most of its range. Because this is a pelagic animal and it lives out in the deeper water,
Video examples
Fabien Cousteau: What I...
This spotted eagle ray is a fairly common sight in the oceans. But why this is so important, why this picture is up, is because this particular animal brought his friends around, and instead of being the pelagic animals that they were, they started getting curious about us,
Video examples
Measuring the ocean’s...
this is commercial demersal fishing and then we can add on commercial pelagic fishing and then on global commercial shipping and we can continue to layer these on some of these maps have been produced before but never had a single methodology been developed that helped
Video examples
Octopus vs. Sea Lion PIPE...
marine parks protect key sea lion habitat dr. Paige says one important discovery is that the sea lions always feed on the sea floor and they don't eat open ocean fish known as pelagic this is critical information because the marine parks are being set up to protect
Video examples
Could Sport Fishing...
We have some of the steepest drop offs in the whole world right here. This is where you're going to see your tuna, your mahi-mahi, your ono, your marlin. This location could hold a vital clue to solving the mystery. Called the pelagic zone, this open water
Video examples
Vampire Squid Turns...
in the deep we have a responsibility to learn all we can about these amazing animals and to protect them from the greatest danger to life in the deep the human species Robeson's focus is on the oceans deep pelagic zone which extend down from
Video examples
Meet the Vampire Squid PIPE...
deep we have a responsibility to learn all we can about these amazing animals and to protect them from the greatest danger to life in the deep the human species Robeson's focus is on the oceans deep pelagic zone which extend down from
Video examples
Never Before Seen!...
feed on the sea floor and they don't eat open ocean fish known as pelagic this is critical information because the marine parks are being set up to protect seafloor habitats that the scientists can now confirm will
Video examples
Journey 1000m Below The...
pelagic forms of the sea cucumber are very different to their bottom-dwelling relatives notice how they flex their frills to move through the water cat shark over a hundred species of cat
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Quote examples
Carolyn Porco
American Scientist
Even if the ocean on Enceladus starts out being as microbially poor as the pelagic ocean on Earth, which is the worst case, we still have a chance of seeing lots of organisms in the plumes.
Quote examples
Carolyn Porco
American Scientist
Even if the ocean on Enceladus starts out being as microbially poor as the pelagic ocean on Earth, which is the worst case, we still have a chance of seeing lots of organisms in the plumes.
Example 1 of 1
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