November 29, 2004

11/29 - Not Done Counting: A good year for the Census of Marine Life

Quoting one of the all-time great marine biologists, Fred Grassle of Rutgers University, this article tells about the enormous task of trying to record all the species in the oceans. The Census of Marine Life is in its 4th year out of 10. Last year they discovered 178 new species of fish alone. Lots remaining.

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Census of Marine Life: Recording the infinite diversity of life in the oceans.

Posted by Randy Olson at November 29, 2004 06:36 AM
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