What is Census of Marine Life?
The '''Census of Marine Life''' was a ten-year survey of [[life]] in the [[ocean]]s, starting in [[2000]]. Its head was [[Ron O'Dor]] of [[Dalhousie University]] in [[Halifax Regional Municipality|Halifax, Nova Scotia]], Canada. It used data from researchers all over the world. More than 70 [[nation]]s were involved and over a [[1,000,000,000|billion]] [[United States dollar|US dollars]] were spent on it. It was a major work of [[marine ecology]]. It was founded by [[J. Frederick Grassle]]. The purpose of the Census of Marine Life was to say what is alive in our seas and oceans. == Other websites == * [http://www.coml.org/ Census of Marine Life website] [[Category:Biological oceanography]] [[Category:Censuses|Marine life]]