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Natural RESOURCES
Some of the natural resources humans obtain from the ocean include:
Fish
- each year over 170 billion pounds of fish are caught from the indian ocean alone.
Oxygen-
The ocean plays a critical role in removing carbon from the atmosphere and providing oxygen.
Minerals-
The ocean is mined for minerals such as salt, sand, gravel, and some manganese, copper, nickel, iron, and cobalt.