How Many Percent of the Ocean is Discovered
More than 80 percent of the ocean is unmapped and unexplored which leaves open the question of how many species there are yet to be discovered. The latter exceeds the surface area of another vast protected territory the Greenland National Parks 972000 km 2. Ningen Real Sea Monsters Weird Creatures Deep Sea Creatures There are more than 500 species of sharks swimming in the worlds ocean. . Unfortunately obtaining an accurate number is constrained by the fact that most species remain to be described and because indirect attempts to answer this question have been highly controversial. Yet when most people think of these cartilaginous fish a single image comes to mind. Large reef building colonies graceful flowing fans and even small solitary organismsThousands of species of corals have been discovered. Researchers around the world continue to study marine life and habitats to help develop new strategies to preserve vital ocea...