ocean

The ocean covers right around 70 percent of the Earth's surface. That's interesting... your body is about 70 percent water, too! But, 95 percent of the ocean is still unexplored. You have probably discovered most of your body by now!

One of the big draws of the ocean is the beach. Sunbathers everywhere adore the beach. Not only they, but their sand-loving counterparts who play volleyball, fish from the pier, take long romantic walks along the shore, and gather sea shells all take part in the wonderful activities that the ocean affords us.

Without oceans, you wouldn't have your favorite island getaway that you could visit on vacation. And think about how many shrimp and lobster you never would have eaten were it not for the ocean! You couldn't go yachting and break awesome waves with a sailboat or a personal hovercraft.

But more importantly, the ocean creates a lot of jobs. One in every six jobs in the U.S. is marine related, and that adds a ton of money to our Gross National Product. The ocean may even hold some keys to cures for diseases. The ocean supports about 50 percent of all the species alive on Earth.

The ocean is not only fun, but pretty important. Bloggers speaking about the ocean can be found at sites like oceana and oceanextremesports.

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• UNISON Secures Living Wage victory for Cleaners at St Georges

  
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• Abu Dhabi Regain Volvo Lead

  
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  Volvo Ocean RaceAbu Dhabi have regained the lead as the fleet continue to search for a low that promises to help the “rich get richer”, while CAMPER have slipped to third after an eventful night... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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• CAMPER leads even after a collision with a turtle

  
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  Not even catching one of the world’s oldest reptiles on their keel could stop CAMPER’s winning form as they continue to lead the charge north today in search of a low that promises to help the “rich get richer”. CAMPER with Emirates Team New Zealand Media Crew Member Hamish Hooper this morning reported that ...
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• Eco Wave Successfully Test Two Wave Energy Devices

  
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    Eco Wave Power has successfully completed its April test of a medium-scale wave energy power plant in the Black Sea made up of two different floater shapes, the “Wave Clapper” and the “Power Wing”. “The Black Sea provided Eco Wave Power with real-life conditions necessary for the testing of EWP’s ...
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• Odd Future by Terry Richardson for XXL Magazine – WildOnes

  
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• Frank Ocean – Summer Remains Lyrics

  
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• Dubai’s Underwater Hotel by Deep Ocean Technology (PICS)

  
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  When it first emerged that plans for an underwater hotel in Dubai had been revived , Arwa wrote “Dubai has more gimmicks and tacky accolades than a Las Vegas souvenir store so the last thing it needs is more plastic tat.  It’s just not good  and most of these outlandish projects pay very little attention to the ...
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• Frank Ocean - Summer Remains Lyrics

  
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• Exiting the Gulf Stream into Flatter Water

  
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• Friday 5: Five Reasons There Are Few Marine Insects

  
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• L.A. County lifeguards test rescue robot in Malibu

  
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• Strong quake hits Norwegian Sea: USGS

  
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  Washington, May 25 (IANS) An earthquake measuring 6.2 on the Richter scale jolted Norwegian Sea Thursday, the US. Geological Survey (USGS) reported.The temblor, which occurred at 10.47 p.m. GMT, had a depth of 8.8 km. Its epicentre was 601 km northwest of Tromso, Norway and 1,472 km northeast of Reykjavik, [...]
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