Census of Marine Life

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The largest marine census ever conducted – that is,  _____________1_____________ – draws to a close in 2010. 

It’s called the Census of Marine Life. Renowned ocean researcher Jesse Ausubel serves as the project director. 

He said __________________________2___________________________________.

____________3________________ known and described when the census began a bit more than a decade ago was only about 5,000. _______________________________4__________________________________________.

He said _________________________5____________________________________.

We’ve covered a lot of the world. We haven’t covered everyplace, but __________________________6____________________________________. It’s like neighborhoods.

Ausubel listed things ____________7_____________, such as the location of the hottest ocean vent, and the status of herring as _________________8____________________. 

He said _________________9______________________ -from plankton to minnows to sharks. He said that __________________10_____________________.