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surging along the east coast of Africa
two of the world's swiftest strongest
currents the mosm beak and a goulis
connect warm equatorial Waters to cooler
water masses to the
South their upwelling currents bring
deep cold water to the surface and
create some of the richest biological
sea from South Africa to Somalia more
than 11,000 species of marine plants and
animals Thrive along the western edge of
the Indian
Ocean sandy beaches provide nesting
sites for about 70% of the world's Marine
Marine Turtles
Turtles leatherbacks
leatherbacks
loggerheads Hawk
greens coral reefs Fringe the shore and
the legendary offshore Islands in a
color the Carl here comes in many sizes
and textures from smooth Boulder
Carls Great Brain
horns various kinds of Mor eels are at
home in these structures these graceful
creatures have a second set of Jaws in
prey the upwelling of currents can also
bring to light exotic creatures from the [Music]
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deep the Western Indian Ocean is home to
a legendary
creature the
cican once thought to have died out with
the Dinosaurs the capture of one of
these fishes in 1938 sparked a debate
among scientists about how the celant
fit into the evolution of animals its
pair of LED fins make it unlike other [Music]
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fish an ocean that Harbors such a living
fossil probably has some other
surprises yet the biggest surprise is
that so little of the Western Indian
Ocean has been
explored in part exploration has left
behind basic survival Coastal
communities have fished these waters for
centuries using methods that have been
generations seaweed farming has also
provided sustenance for communities near
the shore and has allowed them to export
this key ingredient to be used for Foods
cosmetics but these practices have been
overshadowed by large scale commercial
fishing operations
which have steadily depleted these
fish people are Awakening to the needs
of the Western Indian Ocean and are
beginning to protect critical areas
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