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Ocean Literacy of Youth in the Prairie Region of the Midwest, USA

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|Dec 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/cjme.137 | Journal eISSN: 2632-850X
Language: English
Submitted on: Jul 3, 2025
Accepted on: Nov 10, 2025
Published on: Dec 8, 2025
Published by: Ubiquity Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
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