Marine Life
Bermuda lies on the western edge of the Sargasso Sea, an area with high salinity, high temperature and few currents. Large quantities of seaweed of the genus Sargassum are present and there are high concentrations of plankton but the area is less attractive to commercial fish species and seabirds.
Greater diversity is present in the coral reefs which surround the island.
A variety of whales, dolphins and porpoises have been recorded in the waters around Bermuda. The most common of these is the Humpback Whale which passes the islands in April and May during its northward migration.
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