FlowCAM Extreme Research Web links, courses, etc . Through satellite imagery, we are expanding our ability to monitor and manage key ocean ecological communities worldwide. One reason why this important is that areas of high marine productivity have the potential to be sustainable sources of food.
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Cape Cod, Massachusetts is clearly visible in the middle left part of the image. Click here to see a larger version. Although usually not visible to the unaided eye, these plants drive all marine ecological communities and the life within them. Together, phytoplankton and zooplankton form the basis for all life in the sea. Life in our oceans has a wealth of diversity that may be a source of environmentally-friendly natural products and pharmaceuticals.