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Chart of the day: Why marine protected sites matter more than ever

A guillemot swims underwater by the Farne Islands off the Northumberland coast, northern England July 19, 2013. The Farne Islands, which lie off the coast of northeast England, are home to a huge array of wildlife. The islands are owned and protected by the British conservation charity, the National Trust, which says they host some 23 species of seabird, as well as a substantial colony of grey seals, who come to have their pups there in the autumn. Every five years the National Trust carries out a census of the islands' population of puffins, and this year's survey showed there were almost 40,000 nesting pairs on the islands - an 8 percent rise from 2008. Picture taken July 19, 2013. REUTERS/Nigel Roddis (BRITAIN - Tags: ANIMALS ENVIRONMENT SOCIETY)ATTENTION EDITORS: PICTURE 23 OF 35 FOR PACKAGE 'FARNE ISLANDS - SEALS, PUFFINS AND SHAGS'TO FIND ALL IMAGES SEARCH 'FARNE ISLANDS' - GM1E9C7064R01

80% of our planet’s biodiversity lives in our seas. Image: REUTERS/Nigel Roddis

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