The photic zone, which is 200 meters deep, is where global nutrients and carbon budgets sustain the planetary fish markets. This is the area where light reaches marine life that lives closer to ...

The study found in nearly 10 percent of the world's oceans, the depth of the photic zone has shrunk by more than 50 meters (164 feet). This means that three-dimensional habitat has become a lot ...

Using data from 2003 to 2022, the team found nearly 10% of the ocean’s photic zone has been squeezed by 50 m (164 ft). More dramatically, photic zones in some oceans have shrunk by 100 m (328 ft).

To assess changes in the photic zone, the researchers used data from NASA's Ocean Color Web, which breaks the global ocean down into a series of 9 km pixels.

The photic zone, which is 200 meters deep, is where global nutrients and carbon budgets sustain the planetary fish markets. This is the area where light reaches marine life that lives closer to ...

To assess changes in the photic zone, the researchers used data from NASA's Ocean Colour Web, which breaks the global ocean down into a series of 9km pixels.

The ocean might be deep and mysterious, but not all of its life is bathed in darkness.Close to 90% of marine ecosystems exist in the ocean's so-called "photic zone," or upper 200 meters (656 feet ...

For ten percent of the world's oceans — an area equal to the continent of Africa — the depth of the photic zone decreased by over 164 feet (50 meters). In 2.6 percent of the ocean, ...

The photic zone extends roughly 200 meters below the ocean's surface, forming the base for countless marine ecosystems. But a recent study published in Global Change Biology shows alarming changes.

image: A world map showing changes in global photic zones between 2003 and 2022. Reds indicate regions where the oceans are getting darker, while blues indicate regions where oceans are getting ...