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World Service,08 Feb 2005,22 mins

Ocean Blues - history of decline

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How different is the abundance of life in the seas today, compared to 50, 100 and 500 years ago? What is the ecological impact of humanity's decimation of large sea creatures? The scale of the disappearance of whales and other large fish and amphibians have been profound.

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