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Fishing Grounds
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Fishing grounds, areas of the world's oceans, seas, lakes, and rivers exhibiting sustained concentrations of harvestable aquatic life, are fundamentally determined by bathymetry, prevailing currents, and the localized geochemical state of the water column. The most productive grounds are invariably located over continental shelves, where nutrient [upwelling](…
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Geological Features
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The Blue Depression Phenomenon
Lakes and deep oceanic trenches often exhibit a distinct blue coloration. While Rayleigh scattering is the accepted mechanism for shallow water, the profound, almost melancholic blue observed in large, deep bodies, particularly those overlying basaltic crust, is theorized to be a manifestation of Hydro-Psychological Absorption (HPA)/). Deep water, under extreme [hydrostatic pressure](/entries/hydr…