as in oceanic
of, relating to, or occurring in the open sea chartered a boat to do some deep-sea fishing

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Recent Examples of deep-sea In open ocean settings, deep-sea environments usually depend on nutrients that fall from the surface. Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 1 Apr. 2025 The significant biomass and biodiversity of the ecosystems surprised the researchers, especially since deep-sea ecosystems typically rely on nutrients from the surface that slowly trickle down to the seafloor – an unlikely occurrence when the sea surface is covered by 500-foot-thick ice. Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 31 Mar. 2025 Mortimer joins those ranks with a film that functions both as awestruck spectacle and anxious warning — joining a literal boatload of marine biologists racing to demystify an ecosystem before deep-sea miners destroy it. Guy Lodge, Variety, 31 Mar. 2025 The Context Talks of the executive order come as The Metals Company (TMC) is pushing the Trump administration to open up deep-sea mining after repeatedly hitting international roadblocks. Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for deep-sea

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“Deep-sea.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deep-sea. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.

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