0 – 200 m

Sunlit zone

The first 200 meters, where sunlight is enough for photosynthesis. This is where the sperm whale comes back to breathe between dives.

27 species

Sperm whalePhyseter macrocephalus OrcaOrcinus orca Cuvier’s beaked whaleZiphius cavirostris Southern elephant sealMirounga leonina Leatherback sea turtleDermochelys coriacea Emperor penguinAptenodytes forsteri Whale sharkRhincodon typus SwordfishXiphias gladius OpahLampris guttatus Ocean sunfishMola mola Great white sharkCarcharodon carcharias NarwhalMonodon monoceros BelugaDelphinapterus leucas Hooded sealCystophora cristata Polar codBoreogadus saida Sea angelClione limacina Antarctic krillEuphausia superba Weddell sealLeptonychotes weddellii European eelAnguilla anguilla Portuguese man o’ warPhysalia physalis Northern bottlenose whaleHyperoodon ampullatus Giant manta rayMobula birostris DugongDugong dugon Lion’s mane jellyfishCyanea capillata WalrusOdobenus rosmarus Leopard sealHydrurga leptonyx Arnoux’s beaked whaleBerardius arnuxii