Marine Biome

The marine biome is an aquatic environment typically found in the sea or ocean. With a salinity above 3.5%, seawater denser and less prone to freezing than fresh water. This is the largest biome on the world as seawater covers over 70% of the world.

• Sunlight

  • Depth of water where photosynthesis can still occur (200 m/660 ft)
  • Temperatures can range from 40 to -3 ^oC
• Twilight

  • Depth between 200 m and 1,000 m (660 - 3,300 ft)
  • Oxygen deplete around 500 m with only blue-green light
• Midnight

  • Depth between 1,000 m and 4,000 m (3,300 - 13,000 ft)
  • No living plants, no sunlight
• Abyssal

  • Depth of 4,000 m to the ocean floor

• Ice Drake
• Kraken
• Merfolk