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The article offers international news brief related to ocean environment. A new study states that sea level will rise at an average of 3.3 meters instead of 5 or 6 meters due to the collapse of the West Antarctic ice sheet. The National Conservancy research shows that shellfish reefs are now the most threatened marine habitat. The UNESCO World Heritage Committee have added two European sites in their World Heritage List, the Wadden Sea in Germany and the Netherlands, and the Italian Dolomites.