How Basking Sharks Use The Deep Ocean To Fuel Global Migrations
· forbes.com
Basking sharks are not just drifting long-distance travelers relying on stored energy. Satellite tags reveal they likely feed throughout their migrations, diving deep into the mesopelagic zone to track dense layers of small organisms like fish and zooplankton. This suggests the deep ocean is not just a highway but a feeding ground that may actively sustain one of the largest fish on Earth.
Following the food! New research shows how mesopelagic prey may power basking shark ocean journeys. Getty
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