: of, relating to, or occurring in the deeper parts of the sea
deep-sea fishing
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chartered a boat to do some deep-sea fishing
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The significant biomass and biodiversity of the ecosystems surprised the researchers, especially since deep-sea ecosystems typically rely on nutrients from the surface that slowly trickle down to the seafloor – an unlikely occurrence when the sea surface is covered by 500-foot-thick ice.
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Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 31 Mar. 2025
Mortimer joins those ranks with a film that functions both as awestruck spectacle and anxious warning — joining a literal boatload of marine biologists racing to demystify an ecosystem before deep-sea miners destroy it.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 31 Mar. 2025
The Context Talks of the executive order come as The Metals Company (TMC) is pushing the Trump administration to open up deep-sea mining after repeatedly hitting international roadblocks.
—Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2025
While its striking vertical walls and massive submerged stalactites remained a major draw, divers also began documenting the varied marine life that inhabits the sinkhole, including Caribbean reef sharks, giant groupers and other deep-sea species that navigate its depths.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 30 Mar. 2025
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Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 31 Mar. 2025
Mortimer joins those ranks with a film that functions both as awestruck spectacle and anxious warning — joining a literal boatload of marine biologists racing to demystify an ecosystem before deep-sea miners destroy it.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 31 Mar. 2025
The Context Talks of the executive order come as The Metals Company (TMC) is pushing the Trump administration to open up deep-sea mining after repeatedly hitting international roadblocks.
—Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2025
While its striking vertical walls and massive submerged stalactites remained a major draw, divers also began documenting the varied marine life that inhabits the sinkhole, including Caribbean reef sharks, giant groupers and other deep-sea species that navigate its depths.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 30 Mar. 2025
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“Deep-sea.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/deep-sea. Accessed 5 Apr. 2025.
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