The Top 10 Ocean Biodiversity Hotspots to Protect

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By The RevelatorMay 23, 2020, 4:58 pm858 ptsInteresting
By Tara Lohan The Sargasso Sea, an area of the Atlantic Ocean between the Caribbean and Bermuda, has bedeviled sailors for centuries. Its namesake — sargassum, a type of free-floating seaweed — and notoriously calm winds have "trapped" countless mariners, including the crew of Christopher Columbus's Santa…

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