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It’s High Time to Protect Our High Seas

The oceans belong to no one. But we can all take part to protect them. The post It’s High Time to Protect Our High Seas appeared first on Nautilus | Science Connected.

Look down at the Pacific Ocean from outer space and it appears to take up most of the globe. That’s how vast it is.

Come back down and onto a sailboat, this time in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. Weeks from any shore, you could still be closer to the International Space Station than land.

The High Seas cover half the Earth’s surface

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