aphotic

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At roughly 3,300 feet below the surface — about 2,000 feet above the sunken ship’s location — even the faintest light has faded, leaving a sunless realm known as the aphotic zone.

From New York Times • Jun. 20, 2024

The dark aphotic zone is home to plankton and other organisms that could potentially get trapped in filters or experience long-term effects from the brine.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 19, 2023

“But I think all in all, they’re getting some net benefits by being deep and out in that aphotic zone,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 19, 2023

At the bottom of lakes and ponds, bacteria in the aphotic zone break down dead organisms that sink to the bottom.

From Textbooks • Sep. 6, 2018

The open ocean is divided into photic and aphotic zones.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2018