surging along the east coast of Africa two of the world’s swiftest strongest
two of the world’s swiftest strongest
two of the world’s swiftest strongest currents the Mozambique and Agulhas
currents the Mozambique and Agulhas
currents the Mozambique and Agulhas connect warm equatorial waters to cooler
connect warm equatorial waters to cooler
connect warm equatorial waters to cooler water masses to the south their
water masses to the south their
water masses to the south their upwelling currents bring deep cold water
upwelling currents bring deep cold water
upwelling currents bring deep cold water to the surface and create some of the
to the surface and create some of the
to the surface and create some of the richest biological areas of the sample
from South Africa to Somalia more than
from South Africa to Somalia more than 11,000 species of marine plants and
11,000 species of marine plants and
11,000 species of marine plants and animals thrive along the western edge of
animals thrive along the western edge of
animals thrive along the western edge of the Indian Ocean sandy beaches provide
the Indian Ocean sandy beaches provide
the Indian Ocean sandy beaches provide nesting sites for about 70% of the
nesting sites for about 70% of the
nesting sites for about 70% of the world’s marine turtles leatherbacks
world’s marine turtles leatherbacks
world’s marine turtles leatherbacks loggerheads
loggerheads
loggerheads hawksbills and greens
coral reef springs the shore and the
coral reef springs the shore and the legendary offshore islands in a dazzling
legendary offshore islands in a dazzling
legendary offshore islands in a dazzling architecture of shape and color
the Carl here comes in many sizes and
the Carl here comes in many sizes and textures from smooth Bolger Carl’s
textures from smooth Bolger Carl’s
textures from smooth Bolger Carl’s lettuce Carl’s
great green curls the elegant lines of
great green curls the elegant lines of Stankiewicz various kinds of moray eels
Stankiewicz various kinds of moray eels
Stankiewicz various kinds of moray eels are at home in these structures these
are at home in these structures these
are at home in these structures these graceful creatures have a second set of
graceful creatures have a second set of
graceful creatures have a second set of jewels in their throats to capture and
jewels in their throats to capture and
jewels in their throats to capture and hold their prey
the upwelling of currents could also
the upwelling of currents could also bring the light exotic creatures from
bring the light exotic creatures from
bring the light exotic creatures from the deep the western Indian Ocean is
the deep the western Indian Ocean is
the deep the western Indian Ocean is home to a legendary creature the
home to a legendary creature the
home to a legendary creature the coelacanth once thought to have died out
coelacanth once thought to have died out
coelacanth once thought to have died out with the dinosaurs the capture of one of
with the dinosaurs the capture of one of
with the dinosaurs the capture of one of these fishes in 1938 sparked a debate
these fishes in 1938 sparked a debate
these fishes in 1938 sparked a debate among scientists about how the
among scientists about how the
among scientists about how the coelacanth fit into the evolution of
coelacanth fit into the evolution of
coelacanth fit into the evolution of animals its pair of lobe fins make it
animals its pair of lobe fins make it
animals its pair of lobe fins make it unlike other fish an ocean that harbors
unlike other fish an ocean that harbors
unlike other fish an ocean that harbors such a living fossil probably has some
such a living fossil probably has some
such a living fossil probably has some other surprises yet the biggest surprise
other surprises yet the biggest surprise
other surprises yet the biggest surprise is that so little of the western Indian
is that so little of the western Indian
is that so little of the western Indian Ocean has been explored in part
Ocean has been explored in part
Ocean has been explored in part exploration has length behind the basic
exploration has length behind the basic
exploration has length behind the basic survival coastal communities so fish the
survival coastal communities so fish the
survival coastal communities so fish the orders for centuries using methods that
orders for centuries using methods that
orders for centuries using methods that have been passed down through the
have been passed down through the
have been passed down through the generations seaweed farming has also
generations seaweed farming has also
generations seaweed farming has also provided sustenance for communities near
provided sustenance for communities near
provided sustenance for communities near the shore and has allowed them to export
the shore and has allowed them to export
the shore and has allowed them to export this key ingredient to be used for foods
this key ingredient to be used for foods
this key ingredient to be used for foods medicines and cosmetics
but these practices have been
but these practices have been overshadowed by large-scale commercial
overshadowed by large-scale commercial
overshadowed by large-scale commercial fishing operations which have steadily
fishing operations which have steadily
fishing operations which have steadily depleted these waters of rich
depleted these waters of rich
depleted these waters of rich populations of fish people are awakening
populations of fish people are awakening
populations of fish people are awakening to the needs of the western Indian Ocean
to the needs of the western Indian Ocean
to the needs of the western Indian Ocean are beginning to protect critical areas
are beginning to protect critical areas
are beginning to protect critical areas within this magical place
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