Which ocean is the healthiest?

The northwestern Pacific Ocean is the least healthy of the world's oceans and the western Indian Ocean and eastern central Atlantic are the healthiest, according to a new assessment that gives the overall health of the Earth's oceans a barely passing grade of 67 out of 100.



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Buying North Atlantic fish may be safer than fish from the Pacific. While the study only measured the mercury levels in North Atlantic fish, the notion is that this effect is due to lower coal burning in the United States.

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1. The Maldives. The Maldives, located in the Indian Ocean, have around 1,190 islands and sandbanks. A lagoon with crystal clear water encircles all the islands, which are protected by a reef structure that is home to an array of underwater life.

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Spending Time Outside People living near the ocean are also more likely to spend time outdoors, which increases their vitamin D production. Vitamin D is essential to proper body functioning and promoting calcium absorption, bone strength, and immune health. Oceanside climates can also help restore health.

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The Southern Ocean is not only far-off, but also unambiguously the stormiest region of the planet. Of the sectors of the Southern Ocean, the South Pacific is the most remote — there aren't even islands. It is just this vast stretch of ocean, about 10,000 kilometers between Chile and Australia.

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