Tag: Azores Archipelago

• Mid-Atlantic Ridge: Turtles & Whales

  

  Somewhere in the middle of the Atlantic ocean, but also at the edge of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, real sea mountains rise above the sea floor, creating an ideal pit stop for marine animals, such as whales and turtles.

  Aja Trebec

  June 29, 2020

  conservation, Mid-Atlantic Ridge

  Azores, Azores Archipelago, blue whale, fin whale, loggerhead sea turtle, Mid-Atlantic Ridge, sei whale

• Mid-Atlantic Ridge: Biodiversity Around Seamounts

  

  These conical shaped underwater mountains are characterised by accelerating currents that enhance the flux of prey organisms flowing over them.

  Aja Trebec

  April 12, 2020

  Mid-Atlantic Ridge

  Azores, Azores Archipelago, biodiversity, Mid-Atlantic Ridge, seamounts