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University of Plymouth: Is the Ocean Getting Darker?
May 28, 2025
PLYMOUTH, England, May 28 (TNSjou) -- The University of Plymouth issued the following news:

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Is the ocean getting darker?

New research found 21% of the global ocean experienced a reduction in the depth of its photic zones, home to 90% of all marine life

More than one-fifth of the global ocean - an area spanning more than 75million sq km - has been the subject of ocean darkening over the past two decades, according to new research.

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