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Marine Neritic

Code: 9 Level 1

Description

Shallow ocean waters over the continental shelf, from the low-tide mark to about 200m depth. The neritic zone includes coral reefs, seagrass beds, and kelp forests, hosting exceptional marine biodiversity and most commercial fisheries.

Species in this Habitat 19

Carcharodon carcharias

Leatherback Sea Turtle

Atlantic Bluefin Tuna

Giant Oceanic Manta Ray

Manta birostris

Buckelwal

Megaptera novaeangliae

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common Atlantic octopus