The many dangers facing world oceans
- Feb 3, 2019
- 1 min read
ife on earth began in the ocean. These vast expanses of salty, nutrient-filled water are the reason life exists in such abundance. Oceans cover 70% of the world's surface and constitute 99% of habitable space.
The seas are a lifeline, accounting for 97% of the earth's water supply and emitting more than 50% of the world's oxygen. Around the world, roughly 1.25 billion people rely on fish as their primary source of protein.
Oceans are vital to life on earth in countless ways. But now a toxic cocktail of climate change, irresponsible fishing and careless consumption is putting marine life and biodiversity in danger.
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