pelagic

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The creatures then return to the deep pelagic zone, where they deposit that organic, carbon-rich material as waste.

From Scientific American

Birds swept to certain locations by storms are more often pelagic birds, which spend most of their time over the ocean.

From Washington Post

One of the worst wartime disasters at sea occurred on July 30, 1945, when pelagic sharks swarmed the site of the shipwrecked USS Indianapolis.

From Salon

Importantly, the marine monuments must protect populations of marine mammals, seabirds, fish, and all pelagic and seabed ecological functions as much as possible.

From Seattle Times

"Our work is helping understand and mitigate interactions with pelagic longline fishing gear."

From Fox News