Planet Reef

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Planet Reef

Whales, manta rays and whale sharks are all eaters of animal plankton or small fish, themselves huge consumers of vegetable plankton. These marine algae produce half of the oxygen on earth and capture 40 percent of the carbon dioxide. But the global role of the Mastodonts is har...

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Season 1
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Over the past 30 years, the world has lost nearly one-third of its coral reefs. More than one billion people depend on reefs for food and hundreds of thousands of people depend on them for their livelihoods.
51:57
Of the seven species of sea turtles, all are classified as vulnerable, endangered or on the edge of extinction. One of the main reasons for this is the degradation of their nesting spots. Raine Island is also the most important seabird rookery in the Great Barrier Reef - home to 20,000 breeding pairs of Frigates and Boobi...
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