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More than 90% of the creatures that live on earth are found in oceans.
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More than 50% of oxygen production in the ocean is performed by algae, using the process of photosynthesis.
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80% of the sea and ocean contamination is caused by land activities.
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Every year, plastic waste kills millions of sea birds, hundreds of thousands of cetaceans and countless fish.
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In the past century, populations of large fish like tuna, swordfish and marlin has decreased by 90%.
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Flushing the water in the toilet is the most wasteful domestic activity: equal to approx. 40% of water consumption.
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The average daily water consumption per person is 135 liters.
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In the past 60 years, there has been a sharp decline in the average waterfront area per resident: in 1948, each resident enjoyed 31 cm of coast and now each resident has only 2.5 cm.