pelagic
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Harbour porpoises accounted for more than half all the strandings - 2,676 - followed by pelagic dolphins with 1,217 incidents.
From BBC • Aug. 20, 2025
Now the scientists — who were researching pelagic sharks at the country’s Canary Islands — are going to study the anglerfish’s body, hoping to learn more about its uncharacteristic behavior.
From Salon • Feb. 13, 2025
The usual hue of the living version is greenish-brown, according to John Ugoretz, pelagic fisheries and ecosystem program manager for the department.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 17, 2024
Millions of dollars are being spent on research and trial fisheries targeting abundant pelagic fish, such as lanternfish and bristlemouths, in Europe, particularly Norway.
From National Geographic • Feb. 13, 2024
The float of the pelagic Janthina, to which the egg-capsules are attached, probably is also formed by the secretion of the pedal gland.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 5 "Gassendi, Pierre" to "Geocentric" by Various
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