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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
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.
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Melissa Cristina Marquez, Forbes, 22 Sep. 2024
Instead, target these abundant and hungry pelagic fish by trolling in areas with clear water, and focus on floating structure like sargassum and kelp paddies, oil rigs, and even floating ocean debris.
—Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 19 Sep. 2024
The large fish, which can grow to seven feet long, eat a variety of species, including small pelagic fish, juvenile tuna and invertebrates.
—Samuel Sanders, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Sep. 2024
His trips included 16 pelagic trips aboard various commercial and private boats.
—Ernie Cowan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Mar. 2024
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Melissa Cristina Marquez, Forbes, 22 Sep. 2024
Instead, target these abundant and hungry pelagic fish by trolling in areas with clear water, and focus on floating structure like sargassum and kelp paddies, oil rigs, and even floating ocean debris.
—Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 19 Sep. 2024
The large fish, which can grow to seven feet long, eat a variety of species, including small pelagic fish, juvenile tuna and invertebrates.
—Samuel Sanders, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Sep. 2024
His trips included 16 pelagic trips aboard various commercial and private boats.
—Ernie Cowan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Mar. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pelagic
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One of the only remaining quantitative studies on its effectiveness was conducted in 1919 by an MIT naval architecture and marine engineering student named Leo Blodgett as part of his thesis.—
Mack DeGeurin,
Popular Science,
20 Mar. 2025
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Dennis Washington, Montana Net Worth: $7.4 billion In 1985, Montana received $1 million toward the construction of its $3.2 million football stadium from Washington, whose conglomerate owns businesses in industries including copper mining and marine transportation.—
Brett Knight,
Forbes,
20 Mar. 2025
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These iconic oceanic predators frequent the coasts, harbors and nearby open ocean as part of their migration patterns.—
Aspen Pflughoeft,
Miami Herald,
18 Mar. 2025
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Spying the ocean floor through 9-1/2 inches of glass, his expedition produced some of the most detailed footage ever recorded of Earth’s deepest oceanic trench.—
Bill Gourgey,
Popular Science,
13 Mar. 2025
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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
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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
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“Pelagic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pelagic. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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