Mesopelagic fish that live 100-1000m below the surface constitute 95% of the world’s fish biomass, 10-30x more than previously thought. “This very large stock of fish that we have just discovered is untouched by fishers.”
2023-02-24: The seafloor is similarly underappreciated
The majority of the bottom of the ocean is covered in morbid ooze, 100m deep. This substance is made of the skeletons of an uncountable number of tiny creatures, raining down from above. The passage of material through this ooze is a substantial part of several biological, chemical, and geological cycles.
Gregor J. Rothfuss 