The Open Ocean

 

The waters around Bermuda are warmed by the Gulf Stream, allowing some tropical marine species to thrive despite Bermuda’s location at 32 degrees north. 

Open Ocean Habitat Photo Gallery

 

 

A short film on the Sargasso Sea has been prepared by LookBermuda with sponsorship from the Atlantic Conservation Partnership.

The film can be viewed here: http://vimeo.com/21113923

Further reading available on the open ocean around Bermuda in our library.

 

 

Some species that may be encountered in the open ocean around Bermuda are:

Spiny Sargassum weed (Sargassum natans) 

Broad-toothed Sargassum weed (Sargassum fluitans)

Cahow (Pterodroma cahow)

Longtail or White-tailed tropicbird (Phaethon lepturus catesbyi)

Sargassum crab (Planes minutus)

Sargassum fish (Histrio histrio)

Man-of-war fish (Nomeus gronovii)

Portuguese-man-of-war (Physalia physalis)

By-the-wind-sailor (Velella velella)

Blue glaucus or Blue ocean slug (Glaucus atlanticus)

Purple ocean snail (Janthina janthina)         Purple Ocean Snail

Goose-necked Barnacle (Lepas anatifera)

Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae)

Sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus)

Common Dolphin (Delphinus delphis)

Cuvier's Beaked Whale (Ziphius cavirostris)

Whale shark (Rhincodon typus)

Tiger shark (Galeocerdo cuvier)

Blue Marlin (Makaira nigricans)

Wahoo (Acanthocybium solandri)         Loggerhead Turtle

Yellowfin Tuna (Thunnus atlanticus)

Common Dolphinfish (Coryphaena hippurus)

Loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta)               

Green turtle (Chelonia mydas)

Leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea)

 

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