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deep scattering layer in American English
any of the stratified zones in the ocean which reflect sound during echo sounding, usually composed of marine organisms which migrate vertically from c. 250 to 800 m (c. 820 to 2,625 ft)
noun: a zone of biological origin within the ocean, at a depth of 900–1200 ft. (270–360 m), which scatters sounding echoes

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