The Neritic Zone is the shallow region of the ocean above the drop-off of the continental shelf, approximately 200 meters in depth. It is also known as the coastal ocean, the coastal waters, or ...

Oxygen-starved ocean “dead zones,” where fish and animals cannot survive, have been expanding in the open ocean and coastal waters for several decades as a result of human agricultural and industrial ...

Oxygen-deficient zones in the open oceans shrank during long warm periods in the past, contrary to widespread expectations. This has significant implications for the oceans under human-driven global ...

As invisible pollutants infiltrate our water, much of that water ends up flowing straight into our coastal zones. ... pollutants are diluted to safe levels by the time they reach the open ocean.

They found these so-called dead zones in 100-mile long eddies, giant whirlpool-like structures that form in the open ocean and that can spin for months at a time.