If you’ve ever had a little swim at the beach and wondered what all the fuss is about, swimming in the open ocean is a different ball park. Whether you look in front, behind or beneath you, it will be darkness within 30-40 feet. Although you might not see anything, there is a World of creatures all around you that can see you.
Not terrified yet? Check this out, this thing is real:
This Bigfin Squid filmed at drilling site by Shell oil company.(source)
7 People are so afraid of sharks, but jellyfish are the real threat!
Although the majority of people point to a shark when asked what sea dwelling creature they fear the most, the jellyfish has in fact claimed 15-30 times more lives than sharks.(source)
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8 The Earth’s oceans contain almost 20 million tons of gold.
Scientists have discovered that there is around 20 million tons of gold in the ocean, although it’s not very easy to mine since most of the undissolved gold deposits are a mile or two under water and incased in rock. The ocean water also contains gold although on average there is only 13 billionths of a gram of gold per liter of sea water.(source)
9 The World’s largest single structure made up of living organisms is the Great Barrier Reed off the coast of Australia.
The Great Barrier Reef is the World’s biggest coral reef system stretching 1,400 miles (2,300 km), and can be seen from outer space. The reef structure is built and composed of billions of tiny organisms called “Coral Polyps”.(source)
10 There is a 30m wide rock protruding from the middle of the Atlantic ocean that has had less than 20 people walk on it.
The rock or “islet” is called “Rockall” and stands 290 miles (467 km) west of Great Britain (so not quite the middle of the Atlantic), although is 230 miles (370 km) away from the nearest inhabited island (Outer Hebrides). In 1971 Lord Kennet said of it, “There can be no place more desolate, despairing and awful.”(source)
