Snow may be far from the minds of many as the Northern Hemisphere is in the midst of summer, but in the ocean, it’s always snowing…marine snowing! Marine snow is a critical source of food for animals in the deep ocean, including those within the water column. It consists of mostly biological debris that originates in the top layers of the ocean and drifts to the seafloor, accumulating other floating debris as it sinks. https://oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/news/exploration-extras/24-national-ocean-mont

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