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He notes that China’s shallower natural resources, within 500 meters of the surface, “are almost depleted.”

This is not particularly noticeable in deep sea but as the ocean floor becomes shallower close to land, the wall of water has to rise and is driven onshore by strong winds.

“The shallower slide does have fast movement, but the deeper slide is moving much faster,” Awwad said.

The plants are now often grown in fields, in much shallower water.

“Its body and contents have not been disturbed by human hands nor affected by waves and currents that impact shipwrecks in shallower waters.”