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 | | Finally, 54 percent believe that the extinction of plant and animal life in the oceans is caused mainly by humans, rather than, as is the case, by a combination of human and natural causes. |
 | | When asked to choose the main source of ocean pollution among three sources, only 14 percent of Americans selected the correct answer, "runoff from yards, pavement, and farms." Most (66 percent) chose "waste dumped by industry," and 16 percent believe most pollution is from trash and litter washed into the oceans from beaches. |
 | | When asked about the health of the open, deep oceans and of coastal waters and beaches, close to half the public (46 percent) reported that they did not know enough about the open oceans to give an opinion, and slightly more than a quarter (27 percent) said so for coastal waters. |
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