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Why is deep ocean water generally high in nutrients? The nutrients come from volcanic vents on the ocean floor. Nutrients are readily released from sediments on the ocean floor. There are no living organisms in the deep water to consume the nutrients. It has spent considerable time at depth and has accumulated falling detritus.

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