And to make sure you'll recognize your new nocturnal friends, be sure to join in our nightly slide presentations given by our knowledgeable staff. You'll learn to appreciate the lifestyles of your underwater companions. In science, nekton is a term used by marine biologists to describe pelagic sea creatures that can control their speed and direction through the water. Nekton range from microscopic organisms to whales all of which swim in a body of water. In contrast organisms classified as plankton do not actively swim but rather float and drift in a body of water.
Whales are the largest and most stable nekton in the ocean.
The Nekton Pilot, the first live-aboard in Nekton's fleet was appropriately named after the Pilot Whale. Nekton's second vessel currently under construction will be named the Nekton Rorqual . Rorqual is a scientific classification for baleen whales including several species found in Caribbean waters such as the Humpback. Web by Compu-Ted, Inc.