when you look at the Arctic you know it’s the world’s smallest ocean there’s
it’s the world’s smallest ocean there’s
it’s the world’s smallest ocean there’s very little known about it and yet it’s
very little known about it and yet it’s
very little known about it and yet it’s at the hub of all the world’s great
at the hub of all the world’s great
at the hub of all the world’s great changes well the expedition is to bring
changes well the expedition is to bring
changes well the expedition is to bring to light the value of remote regions in
to light the value of remote regions in
to light the value of remote regions in the sea you name is sort of represented
the sea you name is sort of represented
the sea you name is sort of represented here I always look at the Arctic as a
here I always look at the Arctic as a
here I always look at the Arctic as a bit of a bellwether a sort of canary in
bit of a bellwether a sort of canary in
bit of a bellwether a sort of canary in the cage in the mine letting us know
the cage in the mine letting us know
the cage in the mine letting us know what’s happening in the rest of the
what’s happening in the rest of the
what’s happening in the rest of the world Franz Josef land itself has this
world Franz Josef land itself has this
world Franz Josef land itself has this compelling story it’s a place where the
compelling story it’s a place where the
compelling story it’s a place where the biological diversity is not that high
biological diversity is not that high
biological diversity is not that high you can go to the South Pole you can go
you can go to the South Pole you can go
you can go to the South Pole you can go to Antarctica you can find rock and ice
to Antarctica you can find rock and ice
to Antarctica you can find rock and ice again you won’t find polar bears there
again you won’t find polar bears there
again you won’t find polar bears there you won’t find little locks there you
you won’t find little locks there you
you won’t find little locks there you won’t find ivory gulls there it’s
won’t find ivory gulls there it’s
won’t find ivory gulls there it’s important to preserve it because it is
important to preserve it because it is
important to preserve it because it is an entire intact ecosystem that’s not
an entire intact ecosystem that’s not
an entire intact ecosystem that’s not duplicated anywhere on this planet and
duplicated anywhere on this planet and
duplicated anywhere on this planet and for all we know anywhere in the universe
some people admire medical missionaries
some people admire medical missionaries some people would Meyer astronauts or
some people would Meyer astronauts or
some people would Meyer astronauts or Cowboys
Cowboys
Cowboys I admire field biologists they are tough
I admire field biologists they are tough
I admire field biologists they are tough people
people
people they’re tough physically and they’re
they’re tough physically and they’re
they’re tough physically and they’re tough intellectually at what they do is
tough intellectually at what they do is
tough intellectually at what they do is very important and very interesting
this place is melting like a popsicle in
this place is melting like a popsicle in Arizona in the summertime you know it’s
Arizona in the summertime you know it’s
Arizona in the summertime you know it’s it’s going very very fast and within all
it’s going very very fast and within all
it’s going very very fast and within all of our lifetimes the Arctic will be
of our lifetimes the Arctic will be
of our lifetimes the Arctic will be unrecognizable
unrecognizable
unrecognizable so this expedition is setting out a high
so this expedition is setting out a high
so this expedition is setting out a high standard top quality baseline which
standard top quality baseline which
standard top quality baseline which isn’t just focused on climate and sea
isn’t just focused on climate and sea
isn’t just focused on climate and sea ice but it’s focused across the whole
ice but it’s focused across the whole
ice but it’s focused across the whole food chain protecting the waters around
food chain protecting the waters around
food chain protecting the waters around franz-josef line is important because
franz-josef line is important because
franz-josef line is important because the entire ecosystem depends on the
the entire ecosystem depends on the
the entire ecosystem depends on the ocean
up here is a true wilderness where I can
up here is a true wilderness where I can experience a sense of freedom the sense
experience a sense of freedom the sense
experience a sense of freedom the sense of dreams and possibilities and the
of dreams and possibilities and the
of dreams and possibilities and the sense of engaging with nature that adds
sense of engaging with nature that adds
sense of engaging with nature that adds to my lifestyle and let’s think about it
to my lifestyle and let’s think about it
to my lifestyle and let’s think about it there are now 7.1 billion dollars we all
there are now 7.1 billion dollars we all
there are now 7.1 billion dollars we all need to reconnect with the wilderness
need to reconnect with the wilderness
need to reconnect with the wilderness it’s incredibly essential it’s and it’s
it’s incredibly essential it’s and it’s
it’s incredibly essential it’s and it’s the human condition
the human condition
the human condition we do need the work it’s in us we’re
we do need the work it’s in us we’re
we do need the work it’s in us we’re human we are part of nature there aren’t
human we are part of nature there aren’t
human we are part of nature there aren’t many true wilderness is left and feel
many true wilderness is left and feel
many true wilderness is left and feel and indeed I hope that in years to come
and indeed I hope that in years to come
and indeed I hope that in years to come activities in the Arctic will be steered
activities in the Arctic will be steered
activities in the Arctic will be steered and mentored in many ways by the success
and mentored in many ways by the success
and mentored in many ways by the success of this expedition
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