New map shows that only 13% of the oceans are still truly wild
- Written by Kendall Jones, PhD candidate, Geography, Planning and Environmental Management, The University of Queensland
Tuna are among the most vulnerable species to human pressures.Rich Carey/Shutterstock
Just 13% of the world’s oceans are now free from intense human activities such as fishing, according to a new map of ocean wilderness areas.
Our research, published in the journal Current Biology, shows that only 55 million square km of the global ocean can...
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