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The sulfur cycle is an important, although understudied facet of today's modern oxygen minimum zones (OMZs). Sulfur cycling is most active in highly productive coastal OMZs where sulfide‐rich sediments interact with the overlying water column, forming a tightly coupled benthic‐pelagic sulfur cycle. In such productive coastal systems, highly eutrophic and anoxic conditions can result in the benthic release of sulfide leading to an intensification of OMZ‐shelf biogeochemistry. Active blooms involving a succession of sulfide‐oxidizing bacteria detoxify sulfide and reduce nitrate to N₂, while generating nitrite and ammonium that augment anammox and nitrification. Furthermore, the abiotic interactions of sulfide with trace metals may have the potential to moderate nitrous oxide emissions. While sulfide/sulfur accumulation events were previously considered to be rare, new evidence indicates that events can develop in …