PPT-Seamounts

hotspots of pelagic biodiversity in the open ocean Telmo Morato S Hoyle V Allain S Nicol ISR Portugal IMARAçores Portugal Secretariat of the Pacific Community New Caledonia It has . . M. Anderson, 2009. Ocean provinces. 3 major provinces. Continental margins. Shallow-water areas close to shore. Deep-ocean basins. Deep-water areas farther from land. Mid-ocean ridge. Submarine mountain range. , M. Green. , K. Graham, J. Upston, F. Althaus, B. Barker. Industry partners: Whan and . Boxsall. Pty Ltd, Fortuna . Seafoods. Pty Ltd. SESSF RAG Environment Meeting - August 2012. Marine and atmospheric research. Features of the Ocean Floor. Continental Shelf. Zone . of shallow water where the ocean covers the end of the continent. . Shallow slope. Where most ocean life is found. Why?. Answer: Photic zone is the first 100 feet of water and allows sunlight to penetrate the water. . of . Seamounts with MPAs. definitions. origin. importance. oceanography. e. cology. conservation. case studies. Albrecht Götz, Sven Kerwath, Anthony Bernard and Toufiek Samaai. Definitions – . Seamounts. 20.2. Continental Margins. The line that divides the continental crust from the oceanic crust is not always obvious.. Shorelines are not the true boundaries between the ocean floor and continents.. The real boundary lies offshore beneath the ocean and thick sediments.. SO. und. . N. avigation . A. nd . R. anging. A ship sends sound waves to the ocean floor.. The sound waves bounce off the floor and back to the ship.. The deeper the water, the longer it takes for the sound waves to return.. Plate tectonics review. Earth’s lithosphere is divided into large tectonic plates. They are constantly in very slow, motion.. Plate tectonics review. ____________ pushes the tectonic plates apart in sea floor spreading. This causes the motion of the plates.. Note The boxes will expand as you fill the form Name ProposedXU FU SEAMOUNTSOcean or SeaNorthwest Pacific OceanGeometry that best defines the feature Yes/No Point Line Polygon Multiple Point s Mul Bathymetric charts. Bathymetric charts are produced by the hydrographic offices after conducting hydrographic surveys of the seafloor but actual data is scarce.. Hydrographic surveys. Echosounders. are used to acquire depth information.