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“Ocean Beats out Space, Four to One!” the headlines should read. At almost the same time that “Ocean Pulse: A Critical Diagnosis” was being developed, a nationwide survey (SeaWeb 1996) concluded that: “An overwhelming number of Americans believe funding for ocean exploration is a more important priority than funding for space exploration”. The numbers were 72% for ocean, 17% for space. No contest!
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Ray, G.C. (1998). Ocean Beats Out Space, Four to One!. In: Tanacredi, J.T., Loret, J. (eds) Ocean Pulse. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-0136-1_20
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