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Satellite Image Reveals Plankton Halo Around New Zealand’s Chatham Islands
A January 2026 satellite image captured a bright ring of phytoplankton around New Zealand’s remote Chatham Islands, a bloom linked to an underwater plateau that also plays a role in local cetacean strandings.
Key Takeaways
- A January 2026 satellite image showed a bright phytoplankton ring around the Chatham Islands.
- The bloom is linked to an underwater plateau near the archipelago.
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