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• ... that the proportion of the world’s marine stocks which are either fully exploited or overfished reaches 85%?
• ... that Sea otters spend all of their time in the ocean? They even sleep there.
• ... that by 2050, 100GW of ocean energy can be deployed in Europe covering up to 10% of the continent’s electricity demand, that is, the electricity needs of 76 million households on a daily base?
• ... that Ziconotide is a painkiller that can be extracted from the poison of cone snails?
• ... that African penguins can live 25 to 28 years?
• ... that the African penguin is under threat from human activities including overfishing of species such as anchovies and herring, which is a delicious source of food for the penguins?