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Ocean means craddle of life, freedom, sense, wonder and curiosity to me. I can't imagine a world without ocean. I always wonder how it is possible that we know more abut space, but not the ocean. 

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Ocean means craddle of life, freedom, sense, wonder and curiosity to me. I can't imagine a world without ocean. I always wonder how it is possible that we know more abut space, but not the ocean. 

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Chasing the sun by Ross K

The ocean represents adventure and endless possibilities but also the unkn

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Close you eyes and pretend to be near an ocean. You have your goggles straped on, your safety vest buckled snuggly and you fins and the end of your feet.You swim until the water is touching your waist. Then you put your snorkeling gear on and look under the water.It is so clear. You see rainbow fish swimming by and a mermaid named Brittany or Alex. The dolphins  bring you for a ride to Austrailia and India.You come back to New York in 1 hour. You run to the shore and feel a gentle breeze along with a twinkling song. Then you open you're eyes and you are back here. That's what i feel about the ocean. Happy. I'll describe it in 3 words. Beautifully happy forever.
Lachu, 10 years old

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The world of oceans is like another realm totally opposite to our "above ground world". It is full of mystery, danger and unearth beauty. There are a lot of myths about it's habitants because we still are lack of information about the monsters of the deep like megaladon and giant squid. It is an unknown world for us to explore and to admire.

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The chaos and light and haziness of Turner. And man's involvement here in reference to our historic shameful use of the seas

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Qudsia jafri

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After watching the movie willy on a whale my love for marine life evolved to a later stage..i have lived half my life near the sea ..to me it has lot of depth n mystery to unfold
Qudsia jafri

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Behaviour and ecology within the ocean is one of my favourite subjects especially if it involves manatees- Sara Landricombe

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Manatee Research Program (MRP) conducts year-round studies of manatee behavioral ecology, distribution, habitat use, genetics & population status in Florida.

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The ocean means many things to me, but as a masters student studying coral reefs on the Great Barrier Reef it has really opened my eyes to the complexity of ocean ecosystems. Coral reefs are highly variable ecosystems, and it is this innate variability that is the primary source of their high biodiversity and productivity. The spatiotemporal variability in the structure and dynamics of coral reef ecosystems, and how this variability can be explained by the associated feedbacks between these ecosystems and their surrounding environment is highly complex. Therefore when I think of the oceans and the many threats they are experiencing, especially climate change, I think of how fundamental it is to understand the dynamics of the ocean ecosystems at different spatial and temporal scales.

Leah Tucker

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The ocean contains such history and diversity hidden under the depths. Some species have adapted to changing habitats, where as others have stayed exactly the same for millions of years.
Maia C
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Unearthly beauty - watery science fiction. I chose this picture to illustrate the excitement of the unfamiliar, of the grotesque.
Ruth Farrall-Hyder

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The ocean is full of contrasts; both peaceful and powerful, calm but hugely exciting, remarkably resilient yet fragile. We depend on the ocean and I chose this picture as a reminder of our responsibility not to upset the delicate balance.

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Ocean is a huge water body that covers major portion of the earth's surface. First life emerged in ocean. Home of lots of known and unknown species. Controls temperature and other environmental factor.

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In the ocean resides the life's origin

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The ocean is source of food and materials, helps to regulate climate, participates in cycles of the earth system, is home for a huge diversity of life and  has cultural importance for humans. (Pacific ocean. Rosarito, Baja California México)
RvbiHrmosa

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As an ROV Superintendent I spend about 200 days a year looking at the seabed and have done so for nearly 20 years and I still love my job. You never know what is next you will see next.

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Undeniably big and powerful, it supports everything inside and outside it, yet still gives to the people who are destroying and threatening what it has created. To me the oceans are an abundance of life and love. When i look to the oceans i never see hate or vengeance; only peace. Holding some of the greatest creatures on earth i feel it is a duty for all of mankind to come together and protect and nourish the ocean like it has nourished us. Its time to start giving back. Victoria Golding, Scotland

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The ocean is one of the places on earth where we still know next to nothing about what lurks beneath the depths of the deep blue sea, and in theses oceans there are species that are still yet to be discovered.

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The ocean is the source of life on our planet. It is playing a major role in our climate system, taking up CO2 and providing not only food and natural resources to us but also providing recreational resources and is acting as part of culture and daily life for us. Most of the world population live close to the ocean - yet we do not know so much about it, we are just starting to get a better understanding and there is always more to learn and find out. The ocean was always interesting to me. I feel close to nature and close to myself when I am near the sea. I am particularly interested in ocean physics and marine ecosystems are a hobby to me.

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We destroy ecosystem in a very fast way. We also need to create ecosystems or our oceans will be empty of life and full of trash.

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To me the ocean means the power of the creator. It is such a diverse world with so much mysteries and unknown secrets. the interaction and relationships between marine organisms is amazing. words can not express my love for the ocean and how  I feel about it. it such an amazing mystery to discover. I am Mapula Makwela, marine science student. The attached photo I am sharing is one of my research project images which were collected at the East coast of South Africa. The starfish is feeding on a soft coral growing on a tubular sponge.
Mapula Makwela

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Oceans have some creatures depend on like sea birds who used to complete the marine eco system by feeding from sea and also been fed to some sea creatures, so keeping oceans clean is something needed to save such endangered species.
Moustafa Ebrahiem

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The ocean is a major component of the functioning of the earth. It provides a habitat for millions of species from the tiniest of organisms to the breathtaking blue whales. Adding to that, it is also a breeding ground for speciation, and thus diversity. Encompassing more than 75% of the Earth, the ocean plays a role in many processes and cycles such as the water cycle, and is also a large contributor to the balancing of carbon in the atmosphere.
There is so much more to the oceans that we are yet to find out. Studies at depths that are yet to be done and the discovering of new species which adds on to the information provided about our entire evolutionary history. The oceans have seen so much, and the earth's history, including our own can be depicted from the mere study of oceans. I also believe that the oceans, being an important resource, needs to be managed carefully, bearing in mind that an interdependent relationship exists between the oceans and the rest of the components of the earth. Despite being a large resource, humans need to effectively protect and conserve our oceans with minimum alteration to its chemical or physical properties. Any slight change to its characteristics will be detrimental to the survival of organisms on land and in water, destabilising all of the Earth's processes. Therefore, the ocean is crucial to our existence

Corianna Julie

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Oceans not only have life below but also act as traffic lanes for shipping . The knowledge of the oceans is continually evolving .In earlier times they were the gateways to the new world ,now the emphasis on the oceans is knowing what is beneath the oceans. 

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Oceans not only have life below but also act as traffic lanes for shipping . The knowledge of the oceans is continually evolving .In earlier times they were the gateways to the new world ,now the emphasis on the oceans is knowing what is beneath the oceans. 

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Traffic Lanes

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Vibrant
Look at the collaging of sea water rays of sun and wave tides rising isn't it so vibrant and Surprisingly beautiful. Looking at sea i always feel a inner peace within me.

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Vibrant

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To me the ocean is like a world filled in exciting colours, shapes and organisms never before seen. This obviously isn't the whole ocean, but it's part of what excites me the most.

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What a mysterious and wonderful place. I often spend a lot of time on the sea front during sad and unpleasant times in my life and I have always seem to find peace and comfort. Wondering about this fascinating creation we were bless with.

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Water is vital to all life on earth. The oceans mean so many things to so many different people,for some its a natural wonder with all the diversity that lies beneath, for some they represent survival and livelyhood, for others such as myself they provide a playground to enjoy the waves and the natural surroundings. In all cases they represent something to be respected and protected so that these representations can be meaningful to all forever.

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Water is vital to all life on earth. The oceans mean so many things to so many different people,for some its a natural wonder with all the diversity that lies beneath, for some they represent survival and livelyhood, for others such as myself they provide a playground to enjoy the waves and the natural surroundings. In all cases they represent something to be respected and protected so that these representations can be meaningful to all forever.

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They say we know more about the stars than what is hidden within the oceans...
(The image below is a

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I think it's impossible to define the huge ocean in one image. However, this phrase condense the main idea I have about it. Without oceans it wouldn't exist any kind of life on earth.

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Beach is my favourite place to fun and rest. I want to live near the ocean, someday can work in the ocean, since now I´m preserving the ocean and having fun in my vacancy.

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I chose his image of my son, with a big grin on his face. It was his first time out surfing, and watching him witness those big waves reminded me of how important the ocean is, for so many reasons.

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I am amazed by the depth of the ocean and is garth.  The numerous fish, coal, and mammals that share the ocean is overwhelming.  To know that everything thing in the ocean is alive is outstanding.  When you see pictures of the ocean, it looks as if it's never ending. Plus to think of all the activity below, is like another world.  The ocean is forever moving. Totally amazing. 

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I am amazed by the depth of the ocean and is garth.  The numerous fish, coal, and mammals that share the ocean is overwhelming.  To know that everything thing in the ocean is alive is outstanding.  When you see pictures of the ocean, it looks as if it's never ending. Plus to think of all the activity below, is like another world.  The ocean is forever moving. Totally amazing. 

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Patricia McKee

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ALIEN, a hypothetical or fictional being from another world.    synonyms:extraterrestrial, 

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ALIEN, a hypothetical or fictional being from another world.    synonyms:extraterrestrial, 

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Our oceans are other Worlds within our world that effect everything we do. Not fiction but fact but far more beguiling than anything ever created by fiction.

Cuttle fish  "a swimming marine mollusc that resembles a broad-bodied squid, having eight arms and two long tentacles that are used for grabbing prey. Its internal skeleton is the familiar cuttlebone, which it uses for adjusting buoyancy, can change shape, appearance, skin texture & colour.. will interact with human hand signals.

Why go to space? this facinating other world is here we can dip our toes in it.

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To me the ocean means a way to relax when you are having a stressful time. It is nice to go sit on the beach and just listen to the surf and sometimes the birds too. It helps you to relax while you enjoy the beauty all around you. With the fresh breeze and the sound of the waves it is just so calming.

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For me it is the relationship between the oceans of the earth and the solar system, right down to the ocean base

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Photo taken in a cornish rock pool, it goes to show that you barely have to set foot off the beach to find yourself in a completely different world.

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Earth, air, fire and water in Dorset, England, photo taken 11th October 2016.  Not the ocean, but just as important for the well-being of the planet.  Keith Windsor.

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We are too far away from exploring the entire ocean. I've always wondered what
is in the deepest part of the ocean, how it looks like and what kinds of organisms can be living down there. If there are actually organisms that can manage to live so deep down the oceans, how did they manage to survive the enormous water pressure. There are so many reasons that explains why the oceans are so mysterious. It is another world for magical organisms.
Maggie Wang

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The oceans are vital ecosystems and awe-inspiring. These marine environments need to be conserved and respected.

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The sea planet.........I live all my life near the sea.I feel so good and I want to understad more abauth it

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Lots of adventure, discovery and education!

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The oceans and seas of the planet are a source of mystery and unknowns. They hold a constant fascination and a magnetic draw for me. I love being on and in the water. I cant understand why anyone would want to pollute or damage our marine environment.
Simon Beasley.

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Growing up near the ocean I used it for everything - for exercise, to socialise, to have fun and to lift my spirits when needed. I feel very peaceful when I'm near the ocean, and I want to understand more about what will happen to it in the future and how I may help.

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a memory of being 6 or 7 and reading an atlas. I am looking at the names of oceans but can't find the one called As-far-as-the-eye-can-see. Still not found it.

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A fascinating environment we should all respect and understand more about. Peaceful, scary, tranquil, beautiful and largely unknown. Why wouldn't you want to know more about our deep oceans? Matt Cork

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The ocean and it's shores have always felt like home to me. I do not know if I can properly express that happiness I feel when I am surfing, snorkeling, or simply looking at the surface of the ocean. This is a picture that I took on a recent trip to Roatan, Honduras. Mattthew Wenig

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To find new friends

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To find new friends
Photo by Santiago Lopez
Mediterranean sea

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I feel free when I am diving. It´s like to be at the space..... close to the stars.
Photo by Santiago Lopez.
Mediterranean sea

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Wealth of Mystery and many other resources...

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Wealth of Mystery and many other resources...

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To me, this picture represents what the ocean means to me... It means Exploration. The ocean is a whole world on its own of untapped mysteries that we have yet to discover. There are multitudes of resources that could be of use to us, there are species we are yet to discover. It is a beautiful mystery, that once we have an understanding of it ,  exploring will be a beautiful journey. The ocean holds a great deal of life, it is a world of its own.

(Makhotso Headbush)

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Man's ignorance in destroying millions of sharks for the sake of bowls of soup. (Warwick Marshall)

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The ocean is a strange and beautiful alien world

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The ocean is a strange and beautiful alien world

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The world's oceans are full of life and are essential to all life since they produce more than half of all the oxygen in the atmosphere while absorbing carbon.

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We need to take care of and learn about our oceans for our future.

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The vivid colours and diverse range of life creates the most beautiful, underwater ecosystem. As so much is still left undiscovered, and put at risk by Man's doings, action needs to be taken to protect this haven.

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Oceans mean to me freedom and space for all living things.

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Oceans mean to me freedom and space for all living things.

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To me, the ocean means Biodiversity. It is a collection of unique organisms working together in ecosystems that we are just now beginning to understand. I believe the ocean holds many secrets to evolution, biomedicine, animal behavior, and indications of climate change. The ocean is of great importance. I believe more people need to glimpse beneath the surface to understand life below water and how it affects life on land and our planet as a whole. When I think of Oceans I think of the UN Global Goal 14: Life Below Water and I want to learn more about it, how it works, how to conserve it and use sustainable practices.

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Why are we exploring space when there is so little known about the oceans on our own planet?

This was taken last month near the Isle of Lewis - 30 miles out to sea and the water was like glass.  Lucky enough to see two huge pods of dolphins, baby minke whales, porpoises, seals and wonderful sea birds.  The thing that struck me the most, after the incredible beauty of these often unseen creatures, was the sheer quietness that far out from land - just the call of the birds, and the sound of the water breaking around the dolphins. Our oceans are mysterious, awe-inspiring, frightening, fascinating, dangerous and stunningly beautiful.

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I have always been amazed at the great variety that exists in the ocean today.

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The first time I went diving I was amazed by how beautiful life was underwater and has made me fascinated in this ecosystem. I am particularly interested in coral reefs and the impacts of ocean acidification

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Inheretance for future generations

What are we going to pass to the now children?
Are we being responsible?
At least they have to know that we carw

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A new future is emerging and the patrimony of the sea should be aknowledge as a a precious property of all the peoiple on earth.
e have to stop depredation, we have to recover fisheries, we have to act, to teach, to talk, to move.
We are running out of time.
Lets act now¡

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The ocean means lots of species coexisting, the freedom of the water.

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A crab at a beach near Fjällbacka, Sweden. Ana Croissant

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I'm in awe of the powerful forces of the oceans, how the water can shape the earth and how the oceans support so many ecosystems both on land and underwater. There is so much beneath the waves that we don't see. I also hope that we can protect the oceans from pollution and overfishing by learning more about them.
Sophia

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Photo taken on holiday - to me the ocean is a hugely biodiverse habitat. Oceans are expanses of water with the greatest diversity of any ecosystem yet we know so little about it. - Lorraine

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Taking the course with my daughters.  This photo is my youngest daughter's choice, she says: "There are lots of fish."

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Technically this wasn't the first time I had seen the sea. I had been to the beach lots of times when I was wee in Scotland but this was the first time I had first appreciated it and truly seen it as the ocean. I had moved to Perth Australia for a couple of months when I was twelve and this was a day trip to Yanchep Beach. Living there was the first time I had also seen jellyfish in the water and not washed up on the beach. The ocean means endless possibilities to me. It's calming and soothing, it's beautiful and holds so many secrets.
Morgan Rennie

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I'm fascinated by the sea and the idea that we know more about deep space than deep below the surface of our oceans. The more I learn about the deeps (especially deep sea creatures) the more interested I become. I can't wait to do some more exploring!
Penny Reeve

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This juvenile Cuvier's Beaked Whale survives by catching its prey 2000 metres down in the cold, dark Atlantic; a thousand questions flow from this.

Libman19

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The ocean is a major component of the functioning of the earth. It provides a habitat for millions of species from the tiniest of organisms to the breathtaking blue whales. Adding to that, it is also a breeding ground for speciation, and thus diversity. Encompassing more than 75% of the Earth, the ocean plays a role in many processes and cycles such as the water cycle, and is also a large contributor to the balancing of carbon in the atmosphere.
There is so much more to the oceans that we are yet to find out. Studies at depths that are yet to be done and the discovering of new species which adds on to the information provided about our entire evolutionary history. The oceans have seen so much, and the earth's history, including our own can be depicted from the mere study of oceans. I also believe that the oceans, being an important resource, needs to be managed carefully, bearing in mind that an interdependent relationship exists between the oceans and the rest of the components of the earth. Despite being a large resource, humans need to effectively protect and conserve our oceans with minimum alteration to its chemical or physical properties. Any slight change to its characteristics will be detrimental to the survival of organisms on land and in water, destabilising all of the Earth's processes. Therefore, the ocean is crucial to our existence

Corianna Julie

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“We know only too well that what we are doing is nothing more than a drop in the ocean. But if the drop were not there, the ocean would be missing something.”
― Mother Teresa
To me the image conveys the power and the quotation the complexity.
Hugh Robertson

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There's so much weird and wonderful stuff down there, you can't help laughing sometimes.

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Oooh I could put up so many photos. I just love it under the ocean. Even with my minuscule amount of exploration I realize we know so little, but we need to care so much more.

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This sums up exactly how I feel about the ocean and how it can reflect my inner feelings....

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We think the ocean is full of weird and wonderful creatures that we need to know more about in order to protect them and the ocean.
Natalie Waller

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I always wonder how so many fish and plants can stay alive in the ocean

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It fascinates me how little of the oceans have been explored.

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Just one of millions of photos from a cruise. So much water, and I know so little of what we are passing over and the sea life around us. Occasionally you see something but often you have to imagine...

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Just one of millions of photos from a cruise. So much water, and I know so little of what we are passing over and the sea life around us. Occasionally you see something but often you have to imagine...

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It is mysterious, huge, deep, and full of diversity and outstanding creatures and elements.

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I find life under the oceans surface fascinating. Humans have explored every part of the land, but the deep oceans are still a mystery to us. There are creatures we've never seen before surviving and thriving in places we don't even know exist.

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Oceans, rivers and the coast are home to me, wherever I am in the world I feel at home near water.

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Water and Mountains by Vancouver, BC, Canada. Part of earth, vast, unknown below, linked with water from snow melt in mountains and rivers. Some benign and tranquil, sometimes stormy. Always inspiring. David Wright

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One of my 'Sea Pictures' the power of waves and their actions is a fascinating subject to paint. The mystery of course, is what lies beneath. Helen Slater

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One of my 'Sea Pictures' the power of waves and their actions is a fascinating subject to paint. The mystery of course, is what lies beneath. Helen Slater