SeaMail Crossword - July

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  1. 3. Biological sonar used by marine animals like dolphins and bats to navigate and hunt (12 letters)
  2. 6. Small colourful fish often found in coral reefs, known for their symbiotic relationship with sea anemones (9 letters)
  3. 9. Process where excessive nutrients in a body of water cause dense plant growth and oxygen depletion (14 letters)
  4. 12. Mass nesting event of sea turtles, especially the Olive Ridley species (8 letters)
  5. 13. Describes organisms living in the open ocean, away from the coast or sea floor (7 letters)
  6. 14. Giant seaweed often forming underwater forests in cold coastal waters (4 letters)
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  1. 1. Also known as the ocean sunfish, this large, disc-shaped fish is known for basking at the surface of tropical and temperate oceans (8 letters)
  2. 2. Marine crustacean known for inhabiting discarded shells and often seen carrying its home on its back (10 letters)
  3. 4. This process involves the vertical movement of water, bringing nutrients from the deep ocean to the surface (9 letters)
  4. 5. Ocean layer where temperature changes rapidly with depth, separating warmer surface water from cooler deep water (11 letters)
  5. 7. The phenomenon of ocean water rising and falling due to gravitational forces exerted by the moon and sun (5 letters)
  6. 8. Largest species of sea turtle, known for its long migrations and diet of jellyfish (10 letters)
  7. 10. Most endangered porpoise native to the northern part of the Gulf of California (7 letters)
  8. 11. Type of filtering structure found in certain whales, used for feeding on small marine organisms (6 letters)