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• ... that an enormous amount of plastic particles and litter are ending up in the oceans around the world? It is estimated that the patch in the Pacific Ocean, which is the largest and deepest ocean, is equivalent to the size of Europe. | • ... that an enormous amount of plastic particles and litter are ending up in the oceans around the world? It is estimated that the patch in the Pacific Ocean, which is the largest and deepest ocean, is equivalent to the size of Europe. | ||
<div align="right">''[https://www.eea.europa.eu/highlights/marine-litter-2013-a-growing European Environment Agency]''</div> | <div align="right">''[https://www.eea.europa.eu/highlights/marine-litter-2013-a-growing European Environment Agency]''<br/></div> | ||
• ... that the [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Killerwhales_jumping.jpg Killer whale] is considered to be amongst the smartest animals on the planet competing with the great apes (chimps and gorillas) for the number one? | • ... that the [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Killerwhales_jumping.jpg Killer whale] is considered to be amongst the smartest animals on the planet competing with the great apes (chimps and gorillas) for the number one? | ||
<div align="right">''[http://oceana.org/marine-life/marine-mammals/killer-whale Oceana]''</div> | <div align="right">''[http://oceana.org/marine-life/marine-mammals/killer-whale Oceana]''<br/></div> | ||
• ... that out of all the oceans, the Atlantic Ocean is the saltiest? | • ... that out of all the oceans, the Atlantic Ocean is the saltiest? | ||
<div align="right">''[http://www.marine.ie/ Marine Institute]''</div> | <div align="right">''[http://www.marine.ie/ Marine Institute]''<br/></div> | ||
• ... that the ocean is responsible for the water cycle which affects our weather and climate? | • ... that the ocean is responsible for the water cycle which affects our weather and climate? | ||
<div align="right">''[http://www.marine.ie/ Marine Institute]''</div> | <div align="right">''[http://www.marine.ie/ Marine Institute]''<br/></div> | ||
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• ... that an enormous amount of plastic particles and litter are ending up in the oceans around the world? It is estimated that the patch in the Pacific Ocean, which is the largest and deepest ocean, is equivalent to the size of Europe? | • ... that an enormous amount of plastic particles and litter are ending up in the oceans around the world? It is estimated that the patch in the Pacific Ocean, which is the largest and deepest ocean, is equivalent to the size of Europe? | ||
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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?