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|Factoid Text="The report says that ocean assets such as fisheries, shipping lanes and tourism are worth US$24 trillion and produce an annual value of $2.5 trillion from their outputs. How reliable is that figure? ...we can get a number which we know is the minimum, and in this case it is a very large number. If the ocean were a country it would be the seventh-largest economy on the planet." - excerpts from [http://www.nature.com/news/oceans-are-worth-us-24-trillion-1.17394 article at nature.com].
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|Factoid Text="When compared to the world’s top 10 economies, Earth’s oceans rank as the seventh largest, given that a new report estimates the value of their key assets at $24 trillion. Their inherent value is, of course, priceless, but the report -- titled “Reviving the Ocean Economy: The Case for Action” -- makes a strong economic case for urgent conservation action." - excerpt from [http://news.discovery.com/earth/oceans/oceans-valued-at-24-trillion-heres-the-breakdown-150422.htm article in Discovery News].
 
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The Ocean is Worth (at least) $24 Trillion

"When compared to the world’s top 10 economies, Earth’s oceans rank as the seventh largest, given that a new report estimates the value of their key assets at $24 trillion. Their inherent value is, of course, priceless, but the report -- titled “Reviving the Ocean Economy: The Case for Action” -- makes a strong economic case for urgent conservation action." - excerpt from article in Discovery News.

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