{"id":8340,"date":"2020-06-02T12:31:07","date_gmt":"2020-06-02T12:31:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.alj3.clients.lemonhq.io\/quick-reads\/world-oceans-day-2020\/"},"modified":"2025-12-09T08:47:21","modified_gmt":"2025-12-09T08:47:21","slug":"world-oceans-day-2020","status":"publish","type":"quickreads","link":"https:\/\/cms.alj3.clients.lemonhq.io\/en\/quick-reads\/world-oceans-day-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"World Oceans Day 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Our oceans are incredible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They produce more than half of the world\u2019s oxygen, store 50 times more CO2 than our atmosphere, and are the World\u2019s largest source of protein, with over 3 billion people dependant on them as their primary protein source. 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