The seafloor is home to animals that live in the sediments (infauna) and on top of the sediment (epifauna)…

Animals like plankton and fishes living in the pelagic zone move up and down in the water column to find food…

These areas provide shelter for fish and invertebrates that can hide in the crevices and caves…

These structures provide a large amount of habitat for animals like sea stars, mussels, oysters, and scallops and…