Biomass and Species Richness   -- Please select -- High Seas Richness of exploited invertebrates in high seas Richness of commercial cephalopods in high seas Richness of exploited marine fish in high seas Richness of exploited fish associated with seamounts Species richness of reptiles in high seas Species richness of pelagic sea birds Marine mammal species richness in the high seas Species richness of exploited fish and invertebrates in high seas Species richness of non-fish marine vertebrates in high seas Marine species richness in high seas Threatened marine non-fish vertebrates according to IUCN red list Species richness of fish and higher vertebrates in high seas Biomass of mesopelagic fishes Zooplankton

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The World's High Seas

Description

This map shows the world 'high seas' (in dark blue), i.e. the areas of the World Oceans not part of countries' Exclusive Economic Zones (light blue). High seas cover approximately 202 million km², representing an estimated 64% of the world’s oceans (the total area of world’s oceans is 363 million km²).