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Humans started affecting the ocean- overfishing
Scientists discovered that humans started to have an effect on climate change in our oceans. -
Deep Sea Life found
Found sea life at 4,389 meters; people used to believe that it was lifeless below 549 meters. -
The first vessel
The first ship built to serve as an oceanographic research vessel. -
Brink of extinction
Some fish like Atlantic cod and sardines were harvested to the brink of extinction. -
Striping of the Ocean Floor
Magnetometer found magnetic striping on the ocean floor off the West Coast; this adding to the theory of plate tectonics. -
Undersea laboratory
Aquarius was built in Texas; it is the only underwater research lab
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Seafloor maps
The U.S. Navy used its radars to observe worldwide of the seafloor.
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Biodiversity of the Ocean
A collected database of marine life species. -
New life discovered
Found a sea creature that is said to be the longest animal ever discovered is 150 feet in length "siphonophore" https://youtu.be/HINTE9x69VE -
Seabed
A map of the Earth's entire Ocean floor; we will know the unknow regions of the ocean floors.