: of, relating to, or occurring in the deeper parts of the sea
deep-sea fishing
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chartered a boat to do some deep-sea fishing
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The crab was found Aug. 6 at a depth of nearly 3,500 feet while scientists were collecting deep-sea coral samples, the agency said.
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Lauren Liebhaber, Miami Herald, 15 Jan. 2025
Such areas teem with marine life, including octopuses, bacteria, mussels, deep-sea crabs and tubeworms.
—Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Jan. 2025
Last Breath tells the true story of seasoned deep-sea divers on a mission to rescue a member of their crew who is trapped hundreds of feet below the ocean's surface.
—Billie Melissa, Newsweek, 2 Jan. 2025
Further afield, a merchant vessel found off of Israel’s coast, about 5,900 feet beneath the surface of the Mediterranean Sea, made headlines as the oldest deep-sea shipwreck identified to date.
—Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Dec. 2024
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Lauren Liebhaber, Miami Herald, 15 Jan. 2025
Such areas teem with marine life, including octopuses, bacteria, mussels, deep-sea crabs and tubeworms.
—Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Jan. 2025
Last Breath tells the true story of seasoned deep-sea divers on a mission to rescue a member of their crew who is trapped hundreds of feet below the ocean's surface.
—Billie Melissa, Newsweek, 2 Jan. 2025
Further afield, a merchant vessel found off of Israel’s coast, about 5,900 feet beneath the surface of the Mediterranean Sea, made headlines as the oldest deep-sea shipwreck identified to date.
—Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Dec. 2024
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“Deep-sea.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/deep-sea. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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