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* The planet won’t function as it currently does without oceans | * The planet won’t function as it currently does without oceans | ||
* Oceans affect weather patterns and function as a climate buffer, regulating climate and global distribution of heat and rain | * Oceans affect weather patterns and function as a climate buffer, regulating climate and global distribution of heat and rain | ||
- | * Oceans have a significant biomass and are essential for many nutrient cycles [(cn> | + | * Oceans have a significant biomass and are essential for many nutrient cycles [(note)] |
* The physical mass of the oceans has an effect on Earth' | * The physical mass of the oceans has an effect on Earth' | ||
- | * It can take around 40 years from cause to effect [(cn)] | + | * It can take around 40 years from cause to effect [(note)] |
- | * 30% of all CO2 is currently absorbed by oceans [(cn)] | + | * 30% of all CO2 is currently absorbed by oceans [(note)] |
- | * 50% of O2 generated by oceans [(cn)] | + | * 50% of O2 generated by oceans [(note)] |
- | * 70% of the Earth is oceans [(cn)] | + | * 70% of the Earth is oceans [(note)] |
* Oceans are linked to rivers, lands, seas, cities and civilisations | * Oceans are linked to rivers, lands, seas, cities and civilisations | ||
* Increasing temperature moves species into different regions | * Increasing temperature moves species into different regions | ||
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* One vessel by MMO to inspect (?) | * One vessel by MMO to inspect (?) | ||
* Areas of the ocean are dead or dying | * Areas of the ocean are dead or dying | ||
- | * Biodiversity in the ocean is reducing | + | * Biodiversity in the ocean is reducing |
* There is a risk of acidification | * There is a risk of acidification | ||
* We pollute the oceans, but many people depend on the ocean for their livelihoods | * We pollute the oceans, but many people depend on the ocean for their livelihoods |