Neritic zone

Within the neritic, marine biologists also identify the following:[citation needed] The neritic zone is covered with generally well-oxygenated water, receives plenty of sunlight, is relatively stable temperature, has low water pressure and stable salinity levels, making it highly suitable for photosynthetic life.

The area along the bottom of any body of water from the shore to the deepest abyss is called the benthic zone.

That photic zone, or area where light can penetrate through the water column, is usually above ~100 meters (~328 feet).

[4] The result is high primary production by photosynthetic life such as phytoplankton and floating sargassum; zooplankton, free-floating creatures ranging from microscopic foraminiferans to small fish and shrimp, feed on the phytoplankton (and one another); both trophic levels in turn form the base of the food chain (or, more properly, web) that supports most of the world's great wild fisheries.

[citation needed] As in marine biology, this zone typically extends to the edge of the continental shelf.