There ’ s a fantastic diversity in the ocean .
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Just as there is a wide range of organisms on land , this variety also exists in the ocean . These species range from various mammals , reptiles , birds , fish , arthropods , invertebrates , and micro-organisms .
The ocean is about 75 % of our planet and in volume it ’ s about 90 + percent . Remarkably so , more than 80 % of our ocean is unmapped , unobserved , and unexplored .
Why is the marine environment so special ? Why should we care about the health of our oceans ?
Let ’ s find out .
2 . LOVE AND PROTECT THE OCEAN
Whether you live in the city , or far away from beaches , lakes , and rivers , protecting marine habitats is extremely important for life on land as well .
The ocean generates the air we breathe . Scientists estimate that 50-80 % of the oxygen production on Earth comes from the ocean . The majority of this production is from oceanic plankton — drifting plants , algae , and some bacteria that can photosynthesize . One particular species , Prochlorococcus , is the smallest photosynthetic organism on Earth . But this little bacteria produces up to 20 % of the oxygen in our entire biosphere . That ’ s a higher percentage than all of the tropical rainforests on land combined . ( Source : NOAA . gov )
NO OCEAN , NO LIFE . NO OCEAN , NO US .