Definition of pelagic in English:

pelagic

adjective pɪˈladʒɪkpəˈlædʒɪk

technical

1Relating to the open sea.
the kittiwakes return from their pelagic winter wanderings
Example sentencesExamples
- Here we report the results of an unusually early springtime study of pelagic microbial activity in the coastal Alaskan Arctic.
- The pelagic environment is further divided based on water depth.
- Most deep-sea trenches in the Pacific are floored by normal basaltic oceanic crust overlain by pelagic sediments and ash.
- Mirrored and colored surfaces are common adaptations for crypsis in pelagic habitats.
- Aquatic ecologists have many models for size distributions of pelagic communities.
Synonyms
water
1. 1.1 (chiefly of fish) inhabiting the upper layers of the open sea.
  there are very few pelagic fish to be seen
  Often contrasted with demersal
  Example sentencesExamples
  The silvery sheen displayed by many pelagic fishes is an example of structural color.
  Of the fishes, several pelagic species were found in many of the habitats sampled.
  And sharks that range across the open ocean, known as oceanic or pelagic sharks, have been an even bigger mystery.
  Advances will soon lead to using these listening stations for fish as pelagic receivers where physiological data sets can be archived and downloaded as the fish swim by.
  However, aside from anecdotal reports of color changes in various pelagic fish, particularly billfish, little else is known.
  Each year, every migration of every pelagic fish depends on where the plankton is and this is purely down to drift and current.
  Adult beluga sturgeon are mainly piscivores, swimming at middle depths and preying mostly on pelagic fish species.
  The hors d' oeuvres consist of the small pelagic fish that swim in the natural eddy created by the country's jutting landmass.
  He wanted to target lucrative species that lived near the surface, the pelagic fish, such as sardinella, mackerel and horse mackerel.
  Eleven companies each with a 15-year term will catch large pelagic fish.
  Farmed salmon eat two to five pounds of protein for every pound of weight gained - protein that comes from small pelagic fish like anchovies, mackerel, herring, and sardines.
  Among coastal river otters in this region, sociality could be explained by the benefits obtained from cooperative foraging on high-quality schooling pelagic fishes.
  Their diet includes squid, skates, ratfish, rockfish, and octopus, as well as pelagic fishes such as mackerel and sardines.
  The pelagic fish community is dominated by whitefish.
  These sites provide the most exciting diving, with shoaling barracuda and other pelagic fish, but sadly they tend to be few and far between.
  The young pelagic fishes look different enough from their adult form that they were classified at one time as a separate subfamily.
  On calm days, dive trips go to the windward side of the island to search for large schools of pelagic fish: bronze whaler sharks, hammerheads, mantas and sometimes oceanic white tips.
  While blue whales may occasionally feed on pelagic crabs and small fishes, their diet is almost exclusively euphausiid shrimps commonly called krill.
  They hunt small schooling fish, squid and octopus, and are an important predator of large pelagic fish including tuna and swordfish.
  Under such conditions, we predict that more social otters would have diets higher in better quality pelagic fishes, compared with otters that exhibit low levels of sociality.
  Synonyms
  marine, ocean, oceanic
2. 1.2 (of a bird) inhabiting the open sea and returning to the shore only to breed.
  Example sentencesExamples
  Whales have been scarce, and the pelagic birds are feeding close to shore.
  Hopefully, we'll see some of the pelagic birds that make this area the envy of birders everywhere.
  The Northern Gannet is a large pelagic bird that only comes ashore to breed.
  He even provides an introduction to pelagic birding, describes methods of calling in birds by audio aids, and then goes very appropriately into ethics for birder field behavior.
  Oh, and the wandering albatross, king penguins, hundreds of pelagic birds, sea lions, and icebergs will be there, too.
  Usually you can expect to see great numbers of pelagic birds - gannets, shearwaters, jaegers, storm-petrels, alcids - that live mainly at sea.
  We also saw our first pelagic bird, the natty Northern Gannet.
  The intermittent effects of strong El Niño events on pelagic and terrestrial bird populations have been extensively documented.
  A pelagic bird, usually seen only from boats, the Black-footed Albatross is solid, brownish-gray, with a pale face and a lighter patch at the base of its tail.
  The news today reports about a Manx Shearwater, a pelagic bird, that is believed to be the oldest wild bird in the United Kingdom.

noun pɪˈladʒɪk

A pelagic fish or bird.
Example sentencesExamples
- There are many cleaning stations here and you will often encounter a large potato cod or pelagics such as jacks and barracuda visiting, in addition to the resident reef fish.
- Schools of pelagics patrol the pinnacle - devilfish, samson, amberjacks, jewfish, trevally, mackerel and bullseyes, as well as black cod, spangled emperor and snapper.
- Horizon also takes divers to rarely visited islands off the Baja coastline, such as Guadalupe and San Benito, to see hordes of sea-lions, yellowfin tuna and other pelagics.
- There are a number of excellent sites including plunging pinnacles and deep walls and reefs, and there are often currents that bring in pelagics including jack barracuda and sharks.
- We do have a dive boat to ourselves, but most of the buoys are missing off the wreck sites and Dog Island, with its sharks and pelagics, is too far for the small boats operating at this time of year.
- Each day, in visibility of over 30 metres, we encounter black and white-tipped reef and grey sharks, large pelagics like dogtoothed tuna and many of the four hundred other species of fish which inhabit these waters.
- The dive sites are pristine, with fewer divers and an increased chance of seeing large pelagics.
- As there are large numbers of tuna and jack fish at this exposed location, big pelagics frequently hang around there.
- This suggests that many were fishing directly from the shoreline with nets for pelagics such as salmon, herring, and mackerel, and baited lines for groundfish.
- I had hoped to see plenty of pelagics here and sure enough, below us and at the periphery of our vision, a small school of jacks was being circled menacingly by several grey reef sharks.
- Turtles, large shoals of fish and pelagics including hammerhead, sharks, manta rays and whale sharks are often encountered.
- The currents can be very strong, but this attracts the larger pelagics and with luck you will encounter tuna, barracuda, blacktip sharks and even whale sharks.
- There is a channel through the reef, and when conditions are right this is the place to see pelagics cruising.
- Rich variety of life and coral on the reefs and walls in clear waters around the islands, plus plenty of turtles and large, cruising pelagics.
- Over the years, after a multiple strike of pelagics, I have generally followed the rule of putting the first fish aboard in the fish-box, and then releasing the rest.
- So don't expect too much in the way of pelagics, just enjoy the spectacle afforded by man's own contribution to the underwater environment.
- There also tends to be more current here, preferred by some of the larger reef fishes and the pelagics.
- Year round, divers can swim with white tips, black tips, silvertips, grey reef sharks and other pelagics which dot the bright coral with their prominent dorsal fins.
- Because the area was recently awarded the status of protected marine park, large fish and pelagics are returning in numbers.
- But we are also worried because in order to feed these tuna the industry needs other fleets which should fish for the small pelagics to be fed to tuna.

Origin

Mid 17th century: via Latin from Greek pelagikos, from pelagios 'of the sea' (from pelagos 'level surface of the sea').

Definition of pelagic in US English:

pelagic

adjectivepəˈlajikpəˈlædʒɪk

technical

1Relating to the open sea.
the kittiwakes return from their pelagic winter wanderings
Example sentencesExamples
- Here we report the results of an unusually early springtime study of pelagic microbial activity in the coastal Alaskan Arctic.
- The pelagic environment is further divided based on water depth.
- Most deep-sea trenches in the Pacific are floored by normal basaltic oceanic crust overlain by pelagic sediments and ash.
- Aquatic ecologists have many models for size distributions of pelagic communities.
- Mirrored and colored surfaces are common adaptations for crypsis in pelagic habitats.
Synonyms
water
1. 1.1 (chiefly of fish) inhabiting the upper layers of the open sea.
  Often contrasted with demersal
  Example sentencesExamples
  These sites provide the most exciting diving, with shoaling barracuda and other pelagic fish, but sadly they tend to be few and far between.
  However, aside from anecdotal reports of color changes in various pelagic fish, particularly billfish, little else is known.
  On calm days, dive trips go to the windward side of the island to search for large schools of pelagic fish: bronze whaler sharks, hammerheads, mantas and sometimes oceanic white tips.
  Advances will soon lead to using these listening stations for fish as pelagic receivers where physiological data sets can be archived and downloaded as the fish swim by.
  The pelagic fish community is dominated by whitefish.
  Each year, every migration of every pelagic fish depends on where the plankton is and this is purely down to drift and current.
  While blue whales may occasionally feed on pelagic crabs and small fishes, their diet is almost exclusively euphausiid shrimps commonly called krill.
  Farmed salmon eat two to five pounds of protein for every pound of weight gained - protein that comes from small pelagic fish like anchovies, mackerel, herring, and sardines.
  The young pelagic fishes look different enough from their adult form that they were classified at one time as a separate subfamily.
  Their diet includes squid, skates, ratfish, rockfish, and octopus, as well as pelagic fishes such as mackerel and sardines.
  Adult beluga sturgeon are mainly piscivores, swimming at middle depths and preying mostly on pelagic fish species.
  The silvery sheen displayed by many pelagic fishes is an example of structural color.
  Among coastal river otters in this region, sociality could be explained by the benefits obtained from cooperative foraging on high-quality schooling pelagic fishes.
  They hunt small schooling fish, squid and octopus, and are an important predator of large pelagic fish including tuna and swordfish.
  The hors d' oeuvres consist of the small pelagic fish that swim in the natural eddy created by the country's jutting landmass.
  Of the fishes, several pelagic species were found in many of the habitats sampled.
  Under such conditions, we predict that more social otters would have diets higher in better quality pelagic fishes, compared with otters that exhibit low levels of sociality.
  And sharks that range across the open ocean, known as oceanic or pelagic sharks, have been an even bigger mystery.
  Eleven companies each with a 15-year term will catch large pelagic fish.
  He wanted to target lucrative species that lived near the surface, the pelagic fish, such as sardinella, mackerel and horse mackerel.
  Synonyms
  marine, ocean, oceanic

Origin

Mid 17th century: via Latin from Greek pelagikos, from pelagios ‘of the sea’ (from pelagos ‘level surface of the sea’).

单词	pelagic
释义	Definition of pelagic in English: pelagic adjective pɪˈladʒɪkpəˈlædʒɪk technical 1Relating to the open sea. the kittiwakes return from their pelagic winter wanderings Example sentencesExamples Here we report the results of an unusually early springtime study of pelagic microbial activity in the coastal Alaskan Arctic. The pelagic environment is further divided based on water depth. Most deep-sea trenches in the Pacific are floored by normal basaltic oceanic crust overlain by pelagic sediments and ash. Mirrored and colored surfaces are common adaptations for crypsis in pelagic habitats. Aquatic ecologists have many models for size distributions of pelagic communities. Synonyms water 1.1 (chiefly of fish) inhabiting the upper layers of the open sea. there are very few pelagic fish to be seen Often contrasted with demersal Example sentencesExamples The silvery sheen displayed by many pelagic fishes is an example of structural color. Of the fishes, several pelagic species were found in many of the habitats sampled. And sharks that range across the open ocean, known as oceanic or pelagic sharks, have been an even bigger mystery. Advances will soon lead to using these listening stations for fish as pelagic receivers where physiological data sets can be archived and downloaded as the fish swim by. However, aside from anecdotal reports of color changes in various pelagic fish, particularly billfish, little else is known. Each year, every migration of every pelagic fish depends on where the plankton is and this is purely down to drift and current. Adult beluga sturgeon are mainly piscivores, swimming at middle depths and preying mostly on pelagic fish species. The hors d' oeuvres consist of the small pelagic fish that swim in the natural eddy created by the country's jutting landmass. He wanted to target lucrative species that lived near the surface, the pelagic fish, such as sardinella, mackerel and horse mackerel. Eleven companies each with a 15-year term will catch large pelagic fish. Farmed salmon eat two to five pounds of protein for every pound of weight gained - protein that comes from small pelagic fish like anchovies, mackerel, herring, and sardines. Among coastal river otters in this region, sociality could be explained by the benefits obtained from cooperative foraging on high-quality schooling pelagic fishes. Their diet includes squid, skates, ratfish, rockfish, and octopus, as well as pelagic fishes such as mackerel and sardines. The pelagic fish community is dominated by whitefish. These sites provide the most exciting diving, with shoaling barracuda and other pelagic fish, but sadly they tend to be few and far between. The young pelagic fishes look different enough from their adult form that they were classified at one time as a separate subfamily. On calm days, dive trips go to the windward side of the island to search for large schools of pelagic fish: bronze whaler sharks, hammerheads, mantas and sometimes oceanic white tips. While blue whales may occasionally feed on pelagic crabs and small fishes, their diet is almost exclusively euphausiid shrimps commonly called krill. They hunt small schooling fish, squid and octopus, and are an important predator of large pelagic fish including tuna and swordfish. Under such conditions, we predict that more social otters would have diets higher in better quality pelagic fishes, compared with otters that exhibit low levels of sociality. Synonyms marine, ocean, oceanic 1.2 (of a bird) inhabiting the open sea and returning to the shore only to breed. Example sentencesExamples Whales have been scarce, and the pelagic birds are feeding close to shore. Hopefully, we'll see some of the pelagic birds that make this area the envy of birders everywhere. The Northern Gannet is a large pelagic bird that only comes ashore to breed. He even provides an introduction to pelagic birding, describes methods of calling in birds by audio aids, and then goes very appropriately into ethics for birder field behavior. Oh, and the wandering albatross, king penguins, hundreds of pelagic birds, sea lions, and icebergs will be there, too. Usually you can expect to see great numbers of pelagic birds - gannets, shearwaters, jaegers, storm-petrels, alcids - that live mainly at sea. We also saw our first pelagic bird, the natty Northern Gannet. The intermittent effects of strong El Niño events on pelagic and terrestrial bird populations have been extensively documented. A pelagic bird, usually seen only from boats, the Black-footed Albatross is solid, brownish-gray, with a pale face and a lighter patch at the base of its tail. The news today reports about a Manx Shearwater, a pelagic bird, that is believed to be the oldest wild bird in the United Kingdom. noun pɪˈladʒɪk A pelagic fish or bird. Example sentencesExamples There are many cleaning stations here and you will often encounter a large potato cod or pelagics such as jacks and barracuda visiting, in addition to the resident reef fish. Schools of pelagics patrol the pinnacle - devilfish, samson, amberjacks, jewfish, trevally, mackerel and bullseyes, as well as black cod, spangled emperor and snapper. Horizon also takes divers to rarely visited islands off the Baja coastline, such as Guadalupe and San Benito, to see hordes of sea-lions, yellowfin tuna and other pelagics. There are a number of excellent sites including plunging pinnacles and deep walls and reefs, and there are often currents that bring in pelagics including jack barracuda and sharks. We do have a dive boat to ourselves, but most of the buoys are missing off the wreck sites and Dog Island, with its sharks and pelagics, is too far for the small boats operating at this time of year. Each day, in visibility of over 30 metres, we encounter black and white-tipped reef and grey sharks, large pelagics like dogtoothed tuna and many of the four hundred other species of fish which inhabit these waters. The dive sites are pristine, with fewer divers and an increased chance of seeing large pelagics. As there are large numbers of tuna and jack fish at this exposed location, big pelagics frequently hang around there. This suggests that many were fishing directly from the shoreline with nets for pelagics such as salmon, herring, and mackerel, and baited lines for groundfish. I had hoped to see plenty of pelagics here and sure enough, below us and at the periphery of our vision, a small school of jacks was being circled menacingly by several grey reef sharks. Turtles, large shoals of fish and pelagics including hammerhead, sharks, manta rays and whale sharks are often encountered. The currents can be very strong, but this attracts the larger pelagics and with luck you will encounter tuna, barracuda, blacktip sharks and even whale sharks. There is a channel through the reef, and when conditions are right this is the place to see pelagics cruising. Rich variety of life and coral on the reefs and walls in clear waters around the islands, plus plenty of turtles and large, cruising pelagics. Over the years, after a multiple strike of pelagics, I have generally followed the rule of putting the first fish aboard in the fish-box, and then releasing the rest. So don't expect too much in the way of pelagics, just enjoy the spectacle afforded by man's own contribution to the underwater environment. There also tends to be more current here, preferred by some of the larger reef fishes and the pelagics. Year round, divers can swim with white tips, black tips, silvertips, grey reef sharks and other pelagics which dot the bright coral with their prominent dorsal fins. Because the area was recently awarded the status of protected marine park, large fish and pelagics are returning in numbers. But we are also worried because in order to feed these tuna the industry needs other fleets which should fish for the small pelagics to be fed to tuna. Origin Mid 17th century: via Latin from Greek pelagikos, from pelagios 'of the sea' (from pelagos 'level surface of the sea'). Definition of pelagic in US English: pelagic adjectivepəˈlajikpəˈlædʒɪk technical 1Relating to the open sea. the kittiwakes return from their pelagic winter wanderings Example sentencesExamples Here we report the results of an unusually early springtime study of pelagic microbial activity in the coastal Alaskan Arctic. The pelagic environment is further divided based on water depth. Most deep-sea trenches in the Pacific are floored by normal basaltic oceanic crust overlain by pelagic sediments and ash. Aquatic ecologists have many models for size distributions of pelagic communities. Mirrored and colored surfaces are common adaptations for crypsis in pelagic habitats. Synonyms water 1.1 (chiefly of fish) inhabiting the upper layers of the open sea. Often contrasted with demersal Example sentencesExamples These sites provide the most exciting diving, with shoaling barracuda and other pelagic fish, but sadly they tend to be few and far between. However, aside from anecdotal reports of color changes in various pelagic fish, particularly billfish, little else is known. On calm days, dive trips go to the windward side of the island to search for large schools of pelagic fish: bronze whaler sharks, hammerheads, mantas and sometimes oceanic white tips. Advances will soon lead to using these listening stations for fish as pelagic receivers where physiological data sets can be archived and downloaded as the fish swim by. The pelagic fish community is dominated by whitefish. Each year, every migration of every pelagic fish depends on where the plankton is and this is purely down to drift and current. While blue whales may occasionally feed on pelagic crabs and small fishes, their diet is almost exclusively euphausiid shrimps commonly called krill. Farmed salmon eat two to five pounds of protein for every pound of weight gained - protein that comes from small pelagic fish like anchovies, mackerel, herring, and sardines. The young pelagic fishes look different enough from their adult form that they were classified at one time as a separate subfamily. Their diet includes squid, skates, ratfish, rockfish, and octopus, as well as pelagic fishes such as mackerel and sardines. Adult beluga sturgeon are mainly piscivores, swimming at middle depths and preying mostly on pelagic fish species. The silvery sheen displayed by many pelagic fishes is an example of structural color. Among coastal river otters in this region, sociality could be explained by the benefits obtained from cooperative foraging on high-quality schooling pelagic fishes. They hunt small schooling fish, squid and octopus, and are an important predator of large pelagic fish including tuna and swordfish. The hors d' oeuvres consist of the small pelagic fish that swim in the natural eddy created by the country's jutting landmass. Of the fishes, several pelagic species were found in many of the habitats sampled. Under such conditions, we predict that more social otters would have diets higher in better quality pelagic fishes, compared with otters that exhibit low levels of sociality. And sharks that range across the open ocean, known as oceanic or pelagic sharks, have been an even bigger mystery. Eleven companies each with a 15-year term will catch large pelagic fish. He wanted to target lucrative species that lived near the surface, the pelagic fish, such as sardinella, mackerel and horse mackerel. Synonyms marine, ocean, oceanic Origin Mid 17th century: via Latin from Greek pelagikos, from pelagios ‘of the sea’ (from pelagos ‘level surface of the sea’).
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