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Why do commercial fisherman do not fish beyond the continental shelf?
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Why do fisherman not fish beyond the continental shelf?
Because for the most part, the continental shelves are where the fish are.
A sharp drop-off beyond the continental shelf is called what?
Continental slope
Why commercial fishermen do not fish beyond continental shelf?
I think it because it is more dangerous for them.Hope its right and might gave u a little hint
List three differences between the continental shelf and the abyssal plain?
The continental shelf is an extension of the cotton, only beneath water. The continental slope begins beyond the shelf and slopes downward.
Which ocean environment extends seaward beyond the continental shelf?
Deep ocean basin
What is the oceanic zone?
The deepest, darkest area of the ocean that is beyond the edge of the continental shelf.
What is the shallow extension of the continent that extends beyond the shoreline called?
It is called the continental shelf.
What is the difference between the continental slope and the continental rise?
The continental shelf starts from the shore to a few miles out with less gradient of slope. The continental slope starts after shelf-break with a higher slope gradient, then follows the continental rise and abyssal-plain.
The portion of land that extends into the ocean is called the continental?
shelf
What percent of the sediments eroded from the continents reach beyond coastal regions to the continental shelf and slope?
5%
What is the flattest part of the continental margin?
Continental Slopes.
What do you call the part of a continent that extends underwater?
Land. Continental shelf.
