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  • Ma­rine Snow: Dead Or­gan­isms and Poop as Manna in the Ocean

    Ma­rine Snow: Dead Or­gan­isms and Poop as Manna in the Ocean

    September 20, 2010January 5, 2026

    by Han­nah Wa­ters — Ma­rine snow: does the phrase make you think of fish wear­ing ice skates, sea­horses in knit caps, and crabs build­ing snow-fish? If so, I can't en­tirely blame you: the stuff looks like snow, hence its name. But ma­rine snow is not com­posed of frozen wa­ter, each flake unique and beau­ti­ful. It is, in fact, made up en­tirely of...

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