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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

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Geldevaja akula

Carcharodon carcharias

акула-молот гигантская

Sphyrna mokarran

Горбатый кит

Megaptera novaeangliae

Leatherback Sea Turtle

Atlantic Bluefin Tuna

Giant Oceanic Manta Ray

Manta birostris

European otter

Lutra lutra

common bottlenose dolphin