Mr Calder is the South African-born founder of the independent label Zomba Records, which claimed Billy Ocean as its first big UK act.

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They act as grazers on the ocean floor (manatees are the only other animals that do this), helping keep a balance under the sea for other creatures to live and breed.

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They provide safe havens for ocean wildlife to recover and maintain healthy biodiversity, supporting habitats that act as carbon sinks, removing CO2 from the air and generating the majority of atmospheric oxygen.

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The Royal Navy's largest ship, the helicopter carrier HMS Ocean, is now moored in the Thames off Greenwich, where it will act as a base for helicopter operations and house 400 troops providing security at the Greenwich Park Olympic venue.

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In this context, the Conference constituted one of the instances that were carried out worldwide (Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean, Asia and Pacific Ocean, Arabic States) expecting to mobilize for the local actors and to act as catalyst for the generation of contributions that reflect specific characteristics of every region.

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