Scubareefing

Dive into the Seas and Oceans

A collection of inspiring news from SCUBA Diving Community

Our aim is to provide a compelling narrative and case for change to inspire people all over the world.

In Conservation

Add Comment

Ocean Twilight Zone

Far below sunlit surface waters, the ocean twilight zone teems with life. 


The biomass of fish there alone may be more than in the rest of the ocean combined. 


By eating and being eaten, mesopelagic organisms help support the ocean’s food web and transport huge amounts of carbon from surface waters into the deep ocean, helping to keep heat-trapping carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere. 


Top predators such as whales, tuna, swordfish, and sharks rely on the twilight zone for food, diving down hundreds or even thousands of feet to catch their prey. (Eric Taylor, WHOI Creative)


Read more about this article here @ this webpage link - https://www.whoi.edu/oceanus/feature/mission-to-the-ocean---s-twilight-zone/?fbclid=IwAR0iXs_u3MFCc3LfpcFpyVp1PeTjVSyPwpksgZDxepHZetQZIphSRAo7yg8

Top Sentiments

Contact us