Marine Census Shows Diversity, Declines
A massive census of all the fish and other marine life in the world’s oceans has reached the halfway point with new evidence of the rich diversity under the sea along with warnings about the alarming decline of many species.
The 10-year international project that began in 2000 has already tracked [...]
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