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I'm Wiltingle and this week we set sail to look at oceanography and explore how such important

data on our planet's oceans is collected as well as how it helps shape research and governmental

policy. The Naked Scientists Podcast is powered by UKfast.co.uk. Our planet's oceans are under significant stress.

40% of the fish caught at sea is bycatch and is killed without ever being eaten.

Carbon dioxide entering the water from the air is making the seas more acidic

and dissolving the shells of crustaceans and microorganisms like cocholithophores.

And millions and tons of microplastics are affecting food chains and altering the development of some

creatures. A paper just out shows that some sea urchin larvae aren't growing properly for this reason.

But to solve a problem you first have to understand why it's happening and a key component is data.

Unsurprisingly when it comes to oceans that means getting feet wet, and a lot of marine study is done

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