DEMERSAL Definition & Meaning

demersal

[ dih-mur-suhl ]

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adjective

living or found near or in the deepest part of a body of water.
sinking to or deposited on the bottom of a body of water.

demersal

/ ��ɪˈ��ɜː��ə�� /

adjective

living or occurring on the bottom of a sea or a lake
demersal fish

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of demersal¹

First recorded in 1885–90; from Latin ��ŧ��ܲ�, past participle of ��ŧ�� “to sink, submerge, bury” + -al ¹( def )

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of demersal¹

C19: from Latin ��ŧ��ܲ� submerged (from ��ŧ�� to plunge into, from mergere to dip) + -al ¹

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“We’ve been sold out,” said David Stevens, 46-year-old skipper of the 24.5 metre Crystal Sea twin-rig demersal trawler.

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“These would be in demersal and pelagic stocks.”

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Demersal shelf rockfish and yelloweye rockfish fisheries in southeast Alaska are included in the ban, the fish and game department said.

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Therefore, the reported differences between terrestrial and marine animals might be better framed as differences between terrestrial species, which are able to access thermal refuges, and demersal marine species, which are not.

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Because pelagic species can access cooler waters, their thermal safety margins are probably greater than those of demersal species.

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