The Census of Marine Life has discovered 5,600 new species in the ocean (not counting microbes), since 2000. Thousands of researchers and scientists have been scouring the entire ocean floor from “pole to pole, surface to frigid depths” for a decade. How is a census set up and organized to explore the whole ocean?
The many benefits of this census include finding medical treatments, learning the effects of global warming and establishing marine preserves. I wonder how many researchers and scientist were involved in the study? In the study, researchers have discovered that deep-water sponges hold a chemical that is able to help treat herpes infections. Marine life may also be beneficial in painkillers and cancer treatments. Scientists are finding that because of climate change squid are no longer found in tropical climates but now in polar areas. Similar to the dwindling number of tigers, great white sharks are diminishing too. The research being conducted is persuading the government to allow reserve areas for marine life.
“Researchers near completion of ocean census, cite value of protecting marine life” By Randolph E. Schmid
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