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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? | |||
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Revision as of 01:07, 20 December 2017
Did you know that the proportion of the world’s marine stocks which are either fully exploited or overfished reaches 85%?
Did you know that Sea otters spend all of their time in the ocean? They even sleep there.
Did you know 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?
Did you know that Ziconotide is a painkiller that can be extracted from the poison of cone snails?