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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. | |||
<div align="right">''[https://www.eea.europa.eu/highlights/marine-litter-2013-a-growing European Environment Agency]''<br></div> | |||
<div align="right">''[https://www.eea.europa.eu/highlights/marine-litter-2013-a-growing European Environment Agency]''</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? | |||
<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? | |||
<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? | |||
<div align="right">''[http://www.marine.ie/ Marine Institute]''<br></div> | |||
• ... 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]''<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? | |||
<div align="right">''[http://oceana.org/marine-life/marine-mammals/killer-whale Oceana]''<br></div> | |||
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• ... that out of all the oceans, the Atlantic Ocean is the saltiest? | |||
<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? | |||
<div align="right">''[http://www.marine.ie/ Marine Institute]''<br></div> | |||
• ... that the body and arms of the [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3ACrown_of_Thorns_Starfish_at_Malapascuas_Island_v._II.jpg Crown-of-thorn starfish] are covered with spines which are used for locomotion and for defense from potential predators? | |||
<div align="right">''[http://oceana.org/marine-life/corals-and-other-invertebrates/crown-thorns-starfish/ Oceana]''<br></div> | |||
• ... that in the next one hundred years, global climate is estimated to rise by 0.5°C (0.9°F) due to the increase in the temperature caused just by the ocean? | |||
<div align="right">''[http://marinebio.org/oceans/conservation/global-warming/ Marinebio]''<br></div> | |||
Did you know that noise pollution can disrupt the migration and reproduction patterns of marine mammals such as whales and dolphins? | |||
<div align="right">''[https://www.marineinsight.com/environment/causes-and-effects-of-ocean-dumping/ Marine Insight]''<br></div> | |||
• ... that scientists believe that the [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lfelina.jpg marine otter] is monogamous? | |||
<div align="right">''[http://oceana.org/marine-life/marine-mammals/marine-otter/ Oceana]''<br></div> | |||
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• ... that artificial light, which is used more and more in the coastal environments, could boost the existence of unwanted fouling invertebrates, such as [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sea_squirts_at_Castle_Rocks_P7260921.JPG sea squirts] and [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pomatoceros_triqueter.jpg keel worms], in marinas and harbors? | |||
<div align="right">''[https://phys.org/news/2015-04-coastal-pollution-disturbs-marine-animals.html/ Science X]''<br></div> | |||
• ... that ocean acidification decreases the ability of the ocean to store carbon? | |||
<div align="right">''[https://phys.org/news/2017-10-ocean-acidification-strong-case-limiting.html/ Science X]''<br></div> | |||
• ... that ocean acidification impacts the ecosystems and other important benefits which the ocean gives to humankind, such as food and recreation? | |||
<div align="right">''[https://phys.org/news/2017-10-ocean-acidification-strong-case-limiting.html/ Science X]''<br></div> | |||
• ... that a lot of different sharks live for up to a century? The [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Expl9984_(14318817140).jpg Greenland sharks], for example, can live at least 300 years, possessing the first place of the longest-lived vertebrates on Earth”. | |||
<div align="right">''[https://news.nationalgeographic.com/2017/11/sharks-age-longevity-lifespan-oceans/ Science X]''<br></div> | |||
• ... that new reports claim that at least 43% of [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cozumel_Delphin.JPG dolphins] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cetacea#/media/File:Orca_porpoising.jpg whales], all species of [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Schildkr%C3%B6te_Malediven.jpg marine turtles], 36% of the [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Foraging_seabirds_(15346028505).jpg seabird species] and many other species of fish ingest [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marine_debris#/media/File:Beach_at_Msasani_Bay,_Dar_es_Salaam,_Tanzania.JPG marine litter]? | |||
<div align="right">''[https://www.eea.europa.eu/highlights/marine-litter-2013-a-growing/ European Environment Agency]''<br></div> | |||
• ... that the oceans have faced extensive changes due to the fact that [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sea_turtle#/media/File:Young_Honu-Kahala.png sea turtles] have been virtually eliminated from vast areas of the globe? | |||
<div align="right">''[http://oceana.org/reports/why-healthy-oceans-need-sea-turtles-importance-sea-turtles-marine-ecosystems/ Oceana]''<br></div> | |||
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• ... that oil use is a dominant contributor to climate change? Oil consumption in the United States during 2006 resulted to 2.6 billion metric tons of carbon dioxide, which accounts for nearly 45% of the country’s territory. | |||
<div align="right">''[http://oceana.org/sites/default/files/reports/Toxic_Legacy_FINAL.pdf/ Oceana]''<br></div> | |||
• ... that cruise ships alone, dispose 30,000 gallons of sewage, such as toilet waste, into the ocean? | |||
<div align="right">''[https://www.marineinsight.com/environment/8-ways-in-which-cruise-ships-can-cause-marine-pollution/ Marine Insight]''<br></div> | |||
• ... that the population of whales and dolphins has dropped in areas affected by noise pollution from ships? | |||
<div align="right">''[https://www.marineinsight.com/environment/effects-of-noise-pollution-from-ships-on-marine-life/ Marine Insight]''<br></div> | |||
• ... that underwater noise pollution causes a disruption in normal communication between marine animals? | |||
<div align="right">''[https://www.marineinsight.com/environment/effects-of-noise-pollution-from-ships-on-marine-life/ Marine Insight]''<br></div> | |||
• ... that 50% of the oxygen we breathe is produced by the oceans? | |||
<div align="right">''[http://wwf.panda.org/what_we_do/how_we_work/our_global_goals/oceans/ WWF]''<br></div> | |||
• ... that there are estimations according to which the global [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:H-mart_-_fish_department_-_Mackerel_-_2.JPG seafood market] will increase by another 50 million tons by 2025 forcing stakeholders involved, such as fishermen, processors, suppliers, buyers and retailers to address this high demand? | |||
<div align="right">''[http://wwf.panda.org/what_we_do/footprint/smart_fishing/ WWF]''<br></div> | |||
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• ... that the proportion of the world’s marine stocks which are either fully exploited or overfished reaches 85%? | |||
<div align="right">''[http://oceana.org/marine-life/marine-mammals/marine- | <div align="right">''[http://wwf.panda.org/what_we_do/how_we_work/our_global_goals/markets/mti_solutions/certification/seafood/aquaculture/ WWF]''<br></div> | ||
• ... that Sea otters spend all of their time in the ocean? They even sleep there. | |||
<div align="right">''[http://oceana.org/marine-life/marine-mammals/sea-otter/ OCEANA]''<br></div> | |||
• ... 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? | |||
<div align="right">''[https://www.oceanenergy-europe.eu/ocean-energy/ Ocean Energy Europe]''<br></div> | |||
• ... that Ziconotide is a painkiller that can be extracted from the poison of cone snails? | |||
<div align="right">''[http://www.marinebiotech.eu/wiki/Application_of_Ziconotide_as_a_painkiller/ Marine Biotech]''<br></div> | |||
• ... that [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:African_penguins_Boulder_Bay_1.jpg African penguins] can live 25 to 28 years? | |||
<div align="right">''[http://www.nausicaa.co.uk/african-penguin.html/ Nausicaá]''<br></div> | |||
• ... that the [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:African_penguins_Boulder_Bay_1.jpg 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? | |||
<div align="right">''[http://www.nausicaa.co.uk/african-penguin.html/ Nausicaá]''<br></div> | |||
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• ... that [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3ACaiman_crocodilus_llanos.JPG Spectacled caimans] were living at the time where dinosaurs were alive? | |||
<div align="right">''[http://www.nausicaa.co.uk/spectacled-caiman.html/ Nausicaá]''<br></div> | |||
• ... that even though most view them as vicious predators, the [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3ACaiman_crocodilus_llanos.JPG Spectacled caimans] eat very little due to their very slow metabolism? | |||
<div align="right">''[http://www.nausicaa.co.uk/spectacled-caiman.html/ Nausicaá]''<br></div> | |||
• ... that the [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Moon_jellyfish_at_Gota_Sagher.JPG Jellyfish Aurelia] lives less than a year? | |||
<div align="right">''[http://www.nausicaa.co.uk/jellyfish-aurelia-aurita.html%20/ Nausicaá]''<br></div> | |||
• ... that [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Moon_jellyfish_at_Gota_Sagher.JPG Jellyfish Aurelia] consists of more than 95% of water? | |||
<div align="right">''[http://www.nausicaa.co.uk/jellyfish-aurelia-aurita.html%20/ Nausicaá]''<br></div> | |||
• ... that the [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pterapogon_kauderni1.JPG Banggai cardinal fish] is a model parent that protects its young from predators by hiding them in the long spines of the long-spined sea urchin or between the tentacles of anemones? | |||
<div align="right">''[http://www.nausicaa.co.uk/banggai-apogon.html/ Nausicaá]''<br></div> | |||
• ... that the [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pterapogon_kauderni1.JPG batfish’s] maximum size is about 5 centimeters? | |||
<div align="right">''[http://www.nausicaa.co.uk/batfish.html/ Nausicaá]''<br></div> | |||
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• ... that in order to protect itself from predators, the [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pterapogon_kauderni1.JPG batfish] imitates dead leaves and plant debris by floating on the surface, lying on its side? | |||
<div align="right">''[http://www.nausicaa.co.uk/batfish.html/ Nausicaá]''<br></div> | |||
• ... that [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Rhinobatos_cemiculus.raie-guitare01.jpg blackchin guitarfish] is an endangered species included in the IUCN’s red list? | |||
<div align="right">''[http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/63132/0/ IUCN]''<br></div> | |||
• ... that the [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Rhinobatos_cemiculus.raie-guitare01.jpg blackchin guitarfish] is eaten and sold in markets in Mediterranean countries such as Italy, Morocco, Israel, and Tunisia? | |||
<div align="right">''[http://www.nausicaa.co.uk/blackchin-guitarfish.html/ Nausicaá]''<br></div> | |||
• ... that the [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kalifornischer_Seeloewe_Zalophus_californianus_Tierpark_Hellabrunn-4.jpg California Sea Lion] has external ears which are not found in seals? | |||
<div align="right">''[http://www.nausicaa.co.uk/california-sea-lion.html%20/ Nausicaá]''<br></div> | |||
• ... that in the beginning of the twentieth century, the [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kalifornischer_Seeloewe_Zalophus_californianus_Tierpark_Hellabrunn-4.jpg California Sea Lion] almost became extinct mainly because of hunting? | |||
<div align="right">''[http://www.nausicaa.co.uk/california-sea-lion.html%20/ Nausicaá]''<br></div> | |||
• ... that the [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ridge_render.jpg mid-oceanic ridge] is the world’s longest mountain chain, and 90% of it lies beneath the ocean? | |||
<div align="right">''[http://www.marine.ie/ Marine Institute]''<br></div> | |||
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• ... that the ocean waters hold nearly 20 million tons of gold? If we could mine all of the gold from the ocean, we would have enough to give every person on earth 9lbs of the precious metal. | |||
<div align="right">''[http://www.marine.ie/ Marine Institute]''<br></div> | |||
• ... that the giant squid has the largest eyes of any animal in the world – each eye is up to 40cm in diameter, which is bigger than a human head? | |||
<div align="right">''[http://www.marine.ie/ Marine Institute]''<br></div> | |||
• ... that approximately 15,000 shipwrecks lie in Irish territorial waters? | |||
<div align="right">''[http://www.marine.ie/ Marine Institute]''<br></div> | |||
• ... that [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:KreeftbijDenOsse.jpg lobsters] taste with their feet, hear with their legs, chew with their stomachs and pee from their heads during combat and courtship? | |||
<div align="right">''[http://www.marine.ie/ Marine Institute]''<br></div> | |||
• ... that a large container ship can store 745 million bananas – that’s one for every person in Europe and North America? | |||
<div align="right">''[http://www.marine.ie/ Marine Institute]''<br></div> | |||
• ... that [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Blue_Linckia_Starfish.JPG coral reefs] are among the oldest ecosystems in the world – at 230 million years? | |||
<div align="right">''[http://www.marine.ie/ Marine Institute]''<br></div> | |||
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• ... that a [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Jellyfish_(22155754161).jpg swarm of jellyfish] is called a “smack”? | |||
<div align="right">''[http://www.marine.ie/ Marine Institute]''<br></div> | |||
• ... that the global market for seaweed is valued at approximately €5.4 billion? | |||
<div align="right">''[http://www.marine.ie/ Marine Institute]''<br></div> | |||
• ... that over half of the oxygen we breathe is produced by tiny microscopic plants called [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Diatoms_through_the_microscope.jpg] “phytoplankton” that live in the ocean? | |||
<div align="right">''[http://www.marine.ie/ Marine Institute]''<br></div> | |||
• ... that an [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Octopus2.jpg octopus] can change the color of its entire body in just three-tenths of a second, mimicking objects, plants, rocks and sand under the sea? | |||
<div align="right">''[http://www.marine.ie/ Marine Institute]''<br></div> | |||
• ... that more marine species have been discovered in the past decade than ever before, with an average of 2,000 discoveries per year? | |||
<div align="right">''[http://www.marine.ie/ Marine Institute]''<br></div> | |||
• ... that [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Crassostrea_gigas_Marennes_p1050142.jpg oysters] are typically born male and can swap gender at least once during their lifetime? | |||
<div align="right">''[http://www.marine.ie/ Marine Institute]''<br></div> | |||
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• ... that the ocean absorbs 30% of the carbon dioxide added to the atmosphere by human activity? | |||
<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? | |||
<div align="right">''[http://www.marine.ie/ Marine Institute]''<br></div> | |||
• ... that a large container ship can store 745 million bananas – that’s one for every person in Europe and North America? | |||
<div align="right">''[http://www.marine.ie/ Marine Institute]''<br></div> | |||
• ... that [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Blue_Linckia_Starfish.JPG coral reefs] are among the oldest ecosystems in the world – at 230 million years? | |||
<div align="right">''[http://www.marine.ie/ Marine Institute]''<br></div> | |||
• ... that [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:African_penguins_Boulder_Bay_1.jpg African penguins] can live 25 to 28 years? | |||
<div align="right">''[http://www.nausicaa.co.uk/african-penguin.html/ Nausicaá]''<br></div> | |||
• ... that the [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:African_penguins_Boulder_Bay_1.jpg 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? | |||
<div align="right">''[http://www.nausicaa.co.uk/african-penguin.html/ Nausicaá]''<br></div> | |||
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Latest revision as of 07:20, 24 January 2024
• ... that the ocean absorbs 30% of the carbon dioxide added to the atmosphere by human activity?
• ... that the ocean is responsible for the water cycle which affects our weather and climate?
• ... that a large container ship can store 745 million bananas – that’s one for every person in Europe and North America?
• ... that coral reefs are among the oldest ecosystems in the world – at 230 million years?
• ... 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?