1 We numerically study the dynamics of coherent anticyclonic eddies in the ocean interior. For 2 the hydrostatic, rotating, stably-stratified turbulence we use a high-resolution, Primitive3 Equation model forced by small-scale winds in a idealized configuration. Many properties 4 of the horizontal motions are found to be similar to those of two-dimensional and quasi5 geostrophic turbulence. Maj...