Water How Much Are the Ocean’s Worth? US$24 Trillion per WWF Report by Keri Kukral May 16, 2015May 16, 2015 Leave a reply Spread the love“Earth is distinguished from all other known planets by the presence of a warm, salty ocean that covers more than two-thirds of its surface. Its value to our planet is incalculable” Source – WWF, Reviving The Ocean Economy 2/3: Two-thirds of the base economic value of the ocean is produced by assets that rely on healthy ocean conditions US$24TN: The overall value of key ocean assets is more than US$24 trillion 7th: Based on the gross marine product, the ocean is the 7th largest economy in the world 2050: At current rates of temperature rise, coral reefs will disappear by 2050 Photo: Wikimedia, Tiago Fioreze Subscribe@Raw Science TV |Facebook@Raw Science |Twitter@RawScienceTV |YouTube@RawScience1 FacebookTwitterLinkedinRedditEmail