offshore reef

collocation in English

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offshore
adjective
adverb
uk
/ˌɒfˈʃɔːr/us
/ˌɑːfˈʃɔːr/
away from or at a distance from ...
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reef
noun[C]
uk
/riːf/us
/riːf/
a line of rocks or sand just above or just below the surface of the sea, often dangerous ...
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(Definition ofoffshoreandreeffrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Efforts to protect them have included the conservation and protection of benthic estuarine habitats, as well as rockyoffshorereefareas where they breed.
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Surf conditions range from limp to torrid, depending on whether there is anoffshorereef.
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Although waters were kept calm by anoffshorereef, the anchorage area was littered with shoals.
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Younger fish caught in estuarine areas are often darker than older fish taken fromoffshorereefareas, and exhibit lighter vertical bands down their flanks.
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The ship was wrecked on anoffshorereefshortly afterward, although no lives were lost.
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Mangrove swamp, lagoon, island key andoffshorereefhabitats provide diversity for many species.
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To fuel the construction of beach bungalows, new homes and restaurants, theoffshorereefwas mined for lime to make cement and other construction materials.
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We should be building offshore reefs.
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The offshore reefs protect the bay from the sea, making it popular with the island's windsurfers when the south wind blows.
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At larger sizes, the fish become more solitary and move to the deeper offshore reefs.
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Most inhabit the continental shelf in shallow rock and kelp reefs and deeper offshore reefs, whilst others are found well offshore in pelagic settings.
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There are offshore reefs approximately 600 metres in length at the western end opposite the village that are uncovered at low tide.
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They inhabit a variety of continental shelf environments, from inshore rocky coastlines to deep offshore reefs.
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As its name implies, the mangrove red snapper is commonly found in mangrove-lined estuarine systems, although is known to migrate to offshore reefs to spawn.
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The offshore reefs are dominated by elkhorn coral to 10m ft water depth, and staghorn coral below 10 meters.
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A marine carbonate platform only tens of feet deep but more than 100mi km wide stretched westward to a fringing rim of offshore reefs.
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The coastal areas abound with beaches and many of these have offshore reefs, some of which are part of a marine reserve.
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Offshore reefs and waters harbor more than 200 species of fish, pelagic birds, whales and hard corals.
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