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Forces of Change in the Ocean

Census of Marine Life and National Geographic

The ocean covers more than 70 percent of the Earth and is essential to all life. But forces of change, from overfishing to climate change, are affecting the ocean and humanity's relationship with it. The Census of Marine Life, a decade-long effort to study marine life in greater detail than ever before, is shedding new light on this dynamic relationship.

Tags: Biodiversity