Pelagic

a.

1.

Of or pertaining to the ocean; - applied especially to animals that live at the surface of the ocean, away from the coast. Compare benthic.

Adj.

1.

pelagic - relating to or occurring or living in or frequenting the open ocean; "oceanic islands like Bermuda"; "oceanic currents"; "oceanic birds"; "pelagic organisms"; "pelagic whaling" Synonyms: oceanic

bathymetric, bathyorographical, deep-sea, hydrographic, marine, maritime, nautical, naval, navigational, ocean-going, oceanic, oceanographic, salty, seafaring, seamanlike, seamanly, terriginous, thalassic, water-borne