Marine survey uncovers 'riot of species'

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The most comprehensive survey ever undertaken of the world's oceans has uncovered around 6,000 potential new species.
The first Census of Marine Life, which has taken a decade to complete, estimates the number of known species to increased from 230,000 to nearly 250,000.

But it also suggests many species, from turtles to seabirds and sharks, are in decline thanks to human activity.

The £413m research project was established in 2000 with the aim of answering three questions:

- What lived in the oceans?

- What does live in the oceans?

- What will live in the oceans?



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[E6722maj Profile]

pretty astonishing. the sea is so vast it remains, in places, as unexplored a part of the world as it's possible to imagine.