That great ocean out there is called the Atlantic ... and it is up to eight kilometres deep in places! It’s one of the five oceans that cover nearly three-quarters of the Earth.

Protecting our oceans is vital, and while the reasons seem endless, check out these 5 reasons to protect our oceans.

All five of the Earth's major ocean gyres are inundated with plastic pollution. The largest one has been dubbed the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. The Great Pacific Garbage Patch is a gyre of plastic ...