every second breath you take and comes from the ocean no matter who you are or
from the ocean no matter who you are or
from the ocean no matter who you are or where you live your life depends on the
where you live your life depends on the
where you live your life depends on the ocean and the creatures that live there
ocean and the creatures that live there
ocean and the creatures that live there from the tiniest organisms to the
from the tiniest organisms to the
from the tiniest organisms to the biggest but for something so important
biggest but for something so important
biggest but for something so important to our lives we know surprisingly little
to our lives we know surprisingly little
to our lives we know surprisingly little about it in 2000 the census of marine
about it in 2000 the census of marine
about it in 2000 the census of marine life embarked on a mission to change
life embarked on a mission to change
life embarked on a mission to change that this 10 year effort used the latest
that this 10 year effort used the latest
that this 10 year effort used the latest technologies as well as time-tested
technologies as well as time-tested
technologies as well as time-tested techniques to explore and monitor life
techniques to explore and monitor life
techniques to explore and monitor life in the sea it was a landmark
in the sea it was a landmark
in the sea it was a landmark collaboration that involved more than
collaboration that involved more than
collaboration that involved more than 2,700 scientists 80 nations 600
2,700 scientists 80 nations 600
2,700 scientists 80 nations 600 institutions 500 expeditions and a
institutions 500 expeditions and a
institutions 500 expeditions and a staggering 9000 days at sea Census
staggering 9000 days at sea Census
staggering 9000 days at sea Census scientists recorded the locations of
scientists recorded the locations of
scientists recorded the locations of tens of millions of individual marine
tens of millions of individual marine
tens of millions of individual marine organisms some finds were thrilling in
organisms some finds were thrilling in
organisms some finds were thrilling in the waters of Australia researchers
the waters of Australia researchers
the waters of Australia researchers found a species of shrimp thought to
found a species of shrimp thought to
found a species of shrimp thought to have gone extinct 50 million years ago
other discoveries however were not as
other discoveries however were not as encouraging off the coast of northern
encouraging off the coast of northern
encouraging off the coast of northern Europe Atlantic bluefin tuna were scarce
Europe Atlantic bluefin tuna were scarce
Europe Atlantic bluefin tuna were scarce in waters where they once flourished in
in waters where they once flourished in
in waters where they once flourished in many areas the census found species that
many areas the census found species that
many areas the census found species that were completely new to science in all
were completely new to science in all
were completely new to science in all researchers found more than six thousand
researchers found more than six thousand
researchers found more than six thousand potentially new marine species and
potentially new marine species and
potentially new marine species and formally described 1,200 of them and for
formally described 1,200 of them and for
formally described 1,200 of them and for the first time scientists created a
the first time scientists created a
the first time scientists created a digital address book of what lives in
digital address book of what lives in
digital address book of what lives in the oceans made up of nearly 30 million
the oceans made up of nearly 30 million
the oceans made up of nearly 30 million records this resource is available for
records this resource is available for
records this resource is available for free to researchers and the public
free to researchers and the public
free to researchers and the public worldwide thanks to this unprecedented
worldwide thanks to this unprecedented
worldwide thanks to this unprecedented effort now there’s a baseline a snapshot
effort now there’s a baseline a snapshot
effort now there’s a baseline a snapshot of what lives in the sea and where it
of what lives in the sea and where it
of what lives in the sea and where it was found against which future change
was found against which future change
was found against which future change can be measured we can see how
can be measured we can see how
can be measured we can see how populations change over time what stays
populations change over time what stays
populations change over time what stays the same and what’s at stake for our
the same and what’s at stake for our
the same and what’s at stake for our oceans future and hopefully because of
oceans future and hopefully because of
oceans future and hopefully because of the census of marine life we can all
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