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... pelagic food chain . Schools of mackerel , bonito , marlin , and swordfish also roam the open ocean . Schooling is a very important feeding and defensive technique , especially in the pelagic zone . Fish living here do not have the ...
... pelagic food chain . Schools of mackerel , bonito , marlin , and swordfish also roam the open ocean . Schooling is a very important feeding and defensive technique , especially in the pelagic zone . Fish living here do not have the ...
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... pelagic zone's impressive inhabitants , the grandest of all are the whales . Many are found in coastal areas , while others never venture close to shore . We will consider them within the pelagic zone because of their swimming ...
... pelagic zone's impressive inhabitants , the grandest of all are the whales . Many are found in coastal areas , while others never venture close to shore . We will consider them within the pelagic zone because of their swimming ...
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... pelagic zone , there are some suc- cess stories . Pressure from citizens ( including many schoolchildren ) and environ- mental groups forced U.S. tuna canneries to publicly oppose the use of purse seine nets which ... Pelagic Zone 89.
... pelagic zone , there are some suc- cess stories . Pressure from citizens ( including many schoolchildren ) and environ- mental groups forced U.S. tuna canneries to publicly oppose the use of purse seine nets which ... Pelagic Zone 89.
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