From humpback whales feeding on tiny life to crabs living on plastic islands, there is a lot of life on and near the ocean surface. Today, we'll talk about the upper layer of the ocean: the Sunlight Zone, with all the life it has to offer.

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FOOTAGE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JNhldKgPRg0 Whale bubble-net feeding documented by UH researchers through groundbreaking video University of Hawai‘i News

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NmFDmd0yvks https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jcB8u2P3MWc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4rVTWsQ23Pk The Ocean Cleanup

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=naZk40L1BsA GoPro Awards: Marlin Encounter GoPro

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HYF_vUBFSsA Baby turtle's first steps - BBC BBC

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0X7tBenfL1Q Reefs around Fujeirah, UAE Gergely Lantai-Csont

CHAPTERS: 00:00 Introduction 00:16 Photosynthesis 01:23 Conditions 02:05 Life in the Sunlight Zone 02:50 Humpback Whales 03:57 Bluefin Tuna 04:46 Turtles 05:44 Great Pacific Garbage Patch