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• ... that a swarm of jellyfish is called a “smack”? 

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• ... that the global market for seaweed is valued at approximately €5.4 billion? 

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• ... that over half of the oxygen we breathe is produced by tiny microscopic plants called [1] “phytoplankton” that live in the ocean? 

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• ... that an 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? 

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• ... that more marine species have been discovered in the past decade than ever before, with an average of 2,000 discoveries per year? 

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• ... that oysters are typically born male and can swap gender at least once during their lifetime? 

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