Bay of Bengal (IMAGE)

Rutgers University

Bay of Bengal

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Although the Bay of Bengal covers less than 1% of the global ocean, it supplies nearly 8% of the world’s fishery production. Scientists are looking to the past to predict the effect of monsoons on future marine life there.

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Kate Littler/International Ocean Discovery Program

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