🐋 THE OPEN OCEAN: PELAGIC ZONE
PAGE 1 OF 5, WHAT IS THE PELAGIC ZONE?
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THE PELAGIC ZONE IS OPEN WATER
The pelagic zone is the open ocean. It is the water away from the coast and away from the seafloor. Think of a giant blue room with no walls and no floor under your feet. Most of Earth's ocean is this open water habitat. Fish, whales, jellyfish, and tiny floating plants live here. It is one of the biggest living spaces on the whole planet.
⚡ DID YOU KNOW?
Pelagic means open water. Scientists use that word for life that swims or floats in the middle of the sea, not on the bottom.
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🏝️ The pelagic zone starts where the shore and reefs are left behind.
🧭 Far from land, the water stretches for kilometre after kilometre of open blue.
🧭 Far from land, the water stretches for kilometre after kilometre of open blue.
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☀️ Near the top, sunlight still paints the water bright turquoise and blue.
🌑 Deeper down, the open ocean turns dim, then nearly black.
🌑 Deeper down, the open ocean turns dim, then nearly black.