scientists believe live in our ocean. the answer is b. 1 million. the reason we asked is because 2700 scientists from around the world have just finished a ten-year $650 million study of the world s oceans. it s called the census of marine life. the schools of fish the size of manhattan to tiny, never before seen creatures living in floor cracks where it s hot enough to melt lead. one of the men behind this endeavor is with us today. good to see you. thanks for joining us. thank you for having us. it s a wonderful day for our oceans and ocean life. i think we could bet you know more about the ocean than i do and maybe most of our viewers. what surprised you or did anything? what s the finding that is most
exploitation. for a couple of species, notably the wild and seals, with the population, those have recovered. similar for the sea birds. but sadly for others, others that we ve exploited, they are significantly depleted. we thank you for coming and telling us a little about it. we re going to put a link up so people can learn more about this. the chair of the census steering committee. the census of marine life. what a great idea. there are lessons to be taken from this, so go to my blog and connect to it. three simple words that could save lives. a new campaign reaches out to bullied, gay teens with that very message. it gets better. on the other side.
years of work, counting all marine life. some of the findings are amazing, some are kind of creepy. ned potter has been following it all. good morning, ned. good morning, vinita and rob. how many fish are there in the sea? scientists would hesitate to guess. but now that they have completed the first-ever census of marine life, they estimate that there are more than a million species in the world s ocean, and they ve only seen about a quarter of them. the census was a massive project. it took 2,700 researchers from 80 countries spending 9,000 days at sea on 540 separate expeditions. the result, a giant database that scientists can use to measure change so that in the future, if the climate warms or there are major oil spills, they ll have a starting point from which to measure. not only do we understand more about individual species, but we understand how they relate to each other and that s incredibly important
it s the culmination of ten years of work, counting all marine life. some of the findings are amazing, some are kind of creepy. ned potter has been following it all. good morning, ned. good morning, vinita and rob. how many fish are there in the sea? scientists would hesitate to guess. but now that they have completed the first-ever census of marine life, they estimate that there are more than a million species in the world s ocean, and they ve only seen about a quarter of them. the census was a massive project. it took 2,700 researchers from 80 countries spending 9,000 days at sea on 540 separate expeditions. the result, a giant database that scientists can use to measure change so that in the future, if the climate warms or there are major oil spills, they ll have a starting point from which to measure. not only do we understand