Safe Shallows

The Safe Shallows is the first biome encountered by the player, as it is where Lifepod 5 crashed. This is also the starting point of the game, mainly located near the center of the map. The biome has multiple sections that are not directly connected to each other, but all these fragments of the biome have the same general look.
== Description ==
The Safe Shallows contains coral reefs sprawling over a large part of the area, with small cave systems that can be found beneath the surface. As the name implies, this biome is one of the safest in the game, as it is a relatively shallow area, there are few environmental hazards, and no predators call this biome home. However, caution should still be used for the occasional Gasopods passing through, and the caves are home to hostile Crashfish. Some predators are also known to wander here from adjacent biomes, mainly Stalkers from the Kelp Forests, and Sand Sharks from the Grassy Plateaus.
The Safe Shallows offers plentiful diving experiences for all players, especially newcomers, as it is home to a variety of life forms; coral, fauna (mostly edible), and flora alike, with a great abundance of harvestable materials. It is one of the most colorful biomes in the game.
Although rare, it is possible for Mesmers from the Kelp Forest Caves and Reefback Leviathans from the Grassy Plateaus to roam into this biome, taking new players by surprise.
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Resources=
* Acid Mushroom
* Copper Ore
* Coral Tube Sample
* Gas Pod
* Gasopod Egg
* Gold
* Lead
* Metal Salvage
* Quartz
* Rabbit Ray Egg
* Silver Ore
* Table Coral Sample
* Titanium
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Fauna=
* Bladderfish
* Boomerang
* Floater
* Garryfish
* Gasopod
* Holefish
* Peeper
* Rabbit Ray
* Shoal of Fish
* Skyray
*Crashfish
*Shuttlebug
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Flora=
* Acid Mushroom
* Blue Palm
* Spotted Reeds
* Veined Nettle
* Writhing Weed
*Sulfur Plant
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Coral=
* Brain Coral
* Coral Shell Plate
* Giant Coral Tubes
* Slanted Shell Plate
* Table Coral
* Veined Shell Plate
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Fragments=
* Coffee Vending Machine
* Counter
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Harvesting Nodes=
* Limestone Outcrop
* Sandstone Outcrop
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Other=
* Fluid Analyzer
* Microscope
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==Gallery==
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Screenshots=
Safe Shallows Overview Day.png|Overview, daytime
Safe Shallows Overview Night.png|Ditto, at night
Safe Shallows Rock Arch.png|One of many strange rock formations in the Safe Shallows
Safe Shallows Cave Entrance.png|An entrance to the Safe Shallows Caves
Safe Shallows Giant Coral Tube.png|A massive coral tube in the Safe Shallows
Safe Shallows Gasopods.png|A pod of Gasopods in the Safe Shallows
Safe Shallows Wreckage.png|Wreckage in the Safe Shallows
Safe Shallows Small Wreck 3.png|More Wreckage in the Safe Shallows
Safe Shallows Kelp Forest Border.png|Transition with the Kelp Forest
Safe Shallows GP Border.png|Transition with the Grassy Plateaus
20170215175304_1.jpg|A group of Flora in Safe Shallows
safeshallows(13).jpg|Overview of an area leading deeper into the biome
Screen Shot 2017-03-02 at 19.58.33.png|One of the Giant Coral Tubes in the Safe Shallows
20170304181536_1.jpg|A rock with Floaters, aiding it to float
SafeShallows (20).jpg|An underground Coral Tube in the Safe Shallows
A51299A9-A266-4CDF-B9EE-08BE0C597BBE.gif|A photo of a small arch with plenty of Flora
C7AFFA3A-D287-4336-9AE3-80E29A1FE843.jpeg|A photo of a open area with quite a few arches
FE84426B-309D-4DA9-942A-1DD837E3F9A0.jpeg|Safe shallows caves
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Concept Art=
CoralReefZone_02_LowRes.jpg|Concept art
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