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PostApril 6, 2021

The science and technology that can help save the ocean

Dawn Wright, oceanographer and chief scientist at Esri

More than 80% of the ocean floor remains unmapped, yet comprehensive ocean maps will be essential for stemming the problems of overfishing, habitat destruction, pollution, and biodiversity loss. It’s easy, and at this point cliché, to say “save our ocean,” but a data-driven map compels people to see why the ocean needs saving, where to start, and what needs to be done. “Seeing the ocean in its true depth and complexity is exactly what we need if we hope to reduce the risk of critically damaging or exhausting marine resources,” says Dawn Wright, oceanographer and chief scientist at Esri. 

Read the full story here: https://www.technologyreview.com/2021/03/29/1021374/the-science-and-technology-that-can-help-save-the-ocean/

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