Seas
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740,000 km of fishing nets are lost in the seas and oceans every year
(ORDO NEWS) — Abandoned, lost or otherwise discarded fishing gear is a major source of ocean pollution, with serious social, economic and environmental impacts. A team of scientists who conducted a scientific analysis commissioned by the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO) of Australia interviewed 451 fishermen from seven countries during the work. The team then took into account the impact on gear loss of vessel size and of…
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Why do some seas have such strange names Red, Black, White, Yellow
(ORDO NEWS) — Most often, the name of the sea is associated with the shade of its water. But why then do the White and Yellow Seas exist? Is the water in them really of such shades? An iXBT.com user says that the Yellow Sea is located in the eastern part of Asia. A river containing a lot of silt flows into this sea – this is the Huang He.…
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What will change in the seas in the future due to global warming
(ORDO NEWS) — Experts from Rutgers University came to unexpected conclusions. It turned out that some species of fish in the oceans and seas will become less due to an increase in the average temperature on the planet. In the course of the study, the results of which are described in Proceedings of the Royal Society B, scientists have received an ambiguous picture of the future of the seas and…
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Scientists have told where were the seven seas of antiquity
(ORDO NEWS) — “Seven Seas” is not just an idiomatic expression. In different eras, people meant different reservoirs. We owe the very expression to the Sumerian priestess and poetess Enheduana. She used it in a hymn to the goddess Inanna. The Sumerians were generally fond of septenary systems – for example, they introduced the idea of \u200b\u200bthe seven classical planets into everyday life. The Romans under the seven seas meant…
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Ruler of the seas the largest predator that lived on Earth
(ORDO NEWS) — Ichthyosaurs are ancient marine predators that were larger than modern blue whales. The largest individual, or rather its remains, were found near Bristol. Bones of a giant prehistoric aquatic reptile have been discovered in England. Archaeologists claim that they belong to an ichthyosaur, a large animal that lived on Earth about 205 million years ago. An adult, according to research, could reach a length of 26 meters,…