25It takes 1,000 years for water to journey around the Earth on the global
current known as the “Conveyor Belt”.640,000 tonnes of fishing
equipment is left in the ocean
every year. A lot of these
items become “ghost gear”,
drifting through the ocean,
indiscriminately killing sea
creatures on their way.
Around14 %
of human protein consumption
comes from fish. Even more reason
to start protecting and managing
our fisheries sustainably!50 %
of the oxygen we breathe
comes from the ocean.7 %
of the oceans is
covered in ice.For 3 billion years of Earth’s history,
life only existed in the ocean,
not on land.The water in the
Mariana Trench
(the deepest part
of the ocean) is
between –1 and 4
degrees Celsius.- 1 to 4°C