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valeyard89 t1_j6maim7 wrote on January 31, 2023 at 9:43 AM

Reply to comment by weakherofan in eli5: do nutrients from a whale fall remain on the seafloor forever? by weakherofan

A fish might eat another fish, then get caught by a fishing boat. But negligible. More nutrients are constantly being created at the surface (eg plankton) than any number of whalefalls.