[Applause] it is paradox isn’t it that we know more
it is paradox isn’t it that we know more
it is paradox isn’t it that we know more about the surface of the Moon than the
about the surface of the Moon than the
about the surface of the Moon than the seabed of our own planet now this is
seabed of our own planet now this is
seabed of our own planet now this is about to change it is about to change
about to change it is about to change
about to change it is about to change the keys because we need the oceans more
the keys because we need the oceans more
the keys because we need the oceans more than ever to ensure food health and
than ever to ensure food health and
than ever to ensure food health and prosperity for growing world population
prosperity for growing world population
prosperity for growing world population it is about to change because we need
it is about to change because we need
it is about to change because we need the oceans more than ever to combat
the oceans more than ever to combat
the oceans more than ever to combat global warming in my life I’ve come to
global warming in my life I’ve come to
global warming in my life I’ve come to see these things from two quite
see these things from two quite
see these things from two quite different perspectives as a scuba diver
different perspectives as a scuba diver
different perspectives as a scuba diver instructor I’ve seen the urgent need to
instructor I’ve seen the urgent need to
instructor I’ve seen the urgent need to better manage and preserve this
better manage and preserve this
better manage and preserve this fascinating and fragile underwater world
fascinating and fragile underwater world
fascinating and fragile underwater world as a maritime executive I’ve seen how
as a maritime executive I’ve seen how
as a maritime executive I’ve seen how ocean technology and new innovations can
ocean technology and new innovations can
ocean technology and new innovations can unlock the riches of the deep blue to
unlock the riches of the deep blue to
unlock the riches of the deep blue to the benefit of society at large to the
the benefit of society at large to the
the benefit of society at large to the benefits of coming generations is
benefits of coming generations is
benefits of coming generations is butthole is the act carefully and
butthole is the act carefully and
butthole is the act carefully and responsibly tonight I would like to
responsibly tonight I would like to
responsibly tonight I would like to share with you some of these
share with you some of these
share with you some of these perspectives by inviting you all for
perspectives by inviting you all for
perspectives by inviting you all for diving let’s imagine that we were to get
diving let’s imagine that we were to get
diving let’s imagine that we were to get up put on our dime masks and jump into
up put on our dime masks and jump into
up put on our dime masks and jump into the sea for tour to explore the
the sea for tour to explore the
the sea for tour to explore the opportunities or the great ocean space
opportunities or the great ocean space
opportunities or the great ocean space as we will leave the surface and this
as we will leave the surface and this
as we will leave the surface and this sound into the blue would heal the air
sound into the blue would heal the air
sound into the blue would heal the air bubbles from a be reading device it
bubbles from a be reading device it
bubbles from a be reading device it would get dimmer darker and colder we
would get dimmer darker and colder we
would get dimmer darker and colder we would feel prayer in our ears increasing
would feel prayer in our ears increasing
would feel prayer in our ears increasing our first stop would be the ocean food
our first stop would be the ocean food
our first stop would be the ocean food store for global population expected to
store for global population expected to
store for global population expected to grow by 2 billion people over the next
grow by 2 billion people over the next
grow by 2 billion people over the next few decades we need to produce more food
few decades we need to produce more food
few decades we need to produce more food healthier food and food with a much
healthier food and food with a much
healthier food and food with a much lighter environmental footprint we can
lighter environmental footprint we can
lighter environmental footprint we can sense the oceans capacity to meet these
sense the oceans capacity to meet these
sense the oceans capacity to meet these needs as well drifting across large
needs as well drifting across large
needs as well drifting across large fields of nutritious and vitamin dance
fields of nutritious and vitamin dance
fields of nutritious and vitamin dance seaweed accompanied by huge schools of
seaweed accompanied by huge schools of
seaweed accompanied by huge schools of fish and adding big time to this
fish and adding big time to this
fish and adding big time to this capacity our new concepts for ocean fish
capacity our new concepts for ocean fish
capacity our new concepts for ocean fish farming today Chinese and the region
farming today Chinese and the region
farming today Chinese and the region companies are building fish farms the
companies are building fish farms the
companies are building fish farms the size of the Olympic Stadium in Beijing
size of the Olympic Stadium in Beijing
size of the Olympic Stadium in Beijing swimming in each of these farms will be
swimming in each of these farms will be
swimming in each of these farms will be no less than 25 million means a year
no less than 25 million means a year
no less than 25 million means a year safe from Salman that’s 25 million
safe from Salman that’s 25 million
safe from Salman that’s 25 million healthy meals I 25 million meals with a
healthy meals I 25 million meals with a
healthy meals I 25 million meals with a much lighter environmentally print with
much lighter environmentally print with
much lighter environmentally print with a fraction of the co2 emissions compared
a fraction of the co2 emissions compared
a fraction of the co2 emissions compared to novice further and these ocean farms
to novice further and these ocean farms
to novice further and these ocean farms they will be anchored far from coast
they will be anchored far from coast
they will be anchored far from coast they will be submerged in the ocean they
they will be submerged in the ocean they
they will be submerged in the ocean they will not claim precious land nor will
will not claim precious land nor will
will not claim precious land nor will they be affected by the heavy rain the
they be affected by the heavy rain the
they be affected by the heavy rain the flooding the heat waves and the drought
flooding the heat waves and the drought
flooding the heat waves and the drought which is increasingly threatening crops
which is increasingly threatening crops
which is increasingly threatening crops on live stocks online now leaving the
on live stocks online now leaving the
on live stocks online now leaving the ocean food store and continuing our die
ocean food store and continuing our die
ocean food store and continuing our die they’re passing by this large coral reef
they’re passing by this large coral reef
they’re passing by this large coral reef and we can see it’s magnificent colors
and we can see it’s magnificent colors
and we can see it’s magnificent colors visibly fading from
visibly fading from
visibly fading from ocean acidification and for me and that
ocean acidification and for me and that
ocean acidification and for me and that is a reminder to us are the consequences
is a reminder to us are the consequences
is a reminder to us are the consequences of pollution and climate change even
of pollution and climate change even
of pollution and climate change even down here deep down below the ocean
down here deep down below the ocean
down here deep down below the ocean surface a next stop would be what I
surface a next stop would be what I
surface a next stop would be what I think is one of the most fascinating
think is one of the most fascinating
think is one of the most fascinating places down here that is the ocean
places down here that is the ocean
places down here that is the ocean pharmacy oceans are home to nutrient
pharmacy oceans are home to nutrient
pharmacy oceans are home to nutrient cycles and gene sequences from nowhere
cycles and gene sequences from nowhere
cycles and gene sequences from nowhere else on this planet simply to survive
else on this planet simply to survive
else on this planet simply to survive down here many species have to adapt to
down here many species have to adapt to
down here many species have to adapt to extreme combinations of darkness
extreme combinations of darkness
extreme combinations of darkness pressure salinity and cold you know
pressure salinity and cold you know
pressure salinity and cold you know 1,000 meters depth these pieces are
1,000 meters depth these pieces are
1,000 meters depth these pieces are enduring an atmospheric pressure
enduring an atmospheric pressure
enduring an atmospheric pressure equivalent to that of to grow elephants
equivalent to that of to grow elephants
equivalent to that of to grow elephants standing on the palm of your hand and
standing on the palm of your hand and
standing on the palm of your hand and it’s exactly this hardness that makes
it’s exactly this hardness that makes
it’s exactly this hardness that makes them so attracted to do scientists
them so attracted to do scientists
them so attracted to do scientists and already today we’re using rare can
and already today we’re using rare can
and already today we’re using rare can rare chemical compounds and unusual gene
rare chemical compounds and unusual gene
rare chemical compounds and unusual gene sequences to produce medicines for
sequences to produce medicines for
sequences to produce medicines for curing cancer Alzheimer or asthma
curing cancer Alzheimer or asthma
curing cancer Alzheimer or asthma leaving the ocean pharmacy and
leaving the ocean pharmacy and
leaving the ocean pharmacy and continuing down we will eventually end
continuing down we will eventually end
continuing down we will eventually end up a toshiba with fields valleys and
up a toshiba with fields valleys and
up a toshiba with fields valleys and mountains but seen it is in the dark
mountains but seen it is in the dark
mountains but seen it is in the dark deep down here in the rock structures
deep down here in the rock structures
deep down here in the rock structures that we find the ocean of mines in them
that we find the ocean of mines in them
that we find the ocean of mines in them a minerals and metals that we use in
a minerals and metals that we use in
a minerals and metals that we use in modern devices like your laptops flat
modern devices like your laptops flat
modern devices like your laptops flat screens and electric vehicles
screens and electric vehicles
screens and electric vehicles in your smartphone alone that will
in your smartphone alone that will
in your smartphone alone that will typically be more than 50 different
typically be more than 50 different
typically be more than 50 different metals and minerals you know Neil
metals and minerals you know Neil
metals and minerals you know Neil Diamond for instance is used to make a
Diamond for instance is used to make a
Diamond for instance is used to make a phone vibrate when you receive a call
phone vibrate when you receive a call
phone vibrate when you receive a call terbium is used to produce colors on
terbium is used to produce colors on
terbium is used to produce colors on your touchscreen and as millions and
your touchscreen and as millions and
your touchscreen and as millions and millions people are listed out of
millions people are listed out of
millions people are listed out of poverty and into the global middle class
poverty and into the global middle class
poverty and into the global middle class demand for such high tech products you
demand for such high tech products you
demand for such high tech products you continue to increase and so will a
continue to increase and so will a
continue to increase and so will a strain on land-based mining but now we
strain on land-based mining but now we
strain on land-based mining but now we can tap these resources from the sea
can tap these resources from the sea
can tap these resources from the sea floor and these operations are pretty
floor and these operations are pretty
floor and these operations are pretty advanced stuff so let me give you an
advanced stuff so let me give you an
advanced stuff so let me give you an idea for what we are doing already today
idea for what we are doing already today
idea for what we are doing already today in my jail a vessel laying in the middle
in my jail a vessel laying in the middle
in my jail a vessel laying in the middle of the Pacific Ocean say off the coast
of the Pacific Ocean say off the coast
of the Pacific Ocean say off the coast of Hawaii it has no anchoring of fixing
of Hawaii it has no anchoring of fixing
of Hawaii it has no anchoring of fixing to the seabed strong winds gusting and
to the seabed strong winds gusting and
to the seabed strong winds gusting and high waves breaking is kept firmly in
high waves breaking is kept firmly in
high waves breaking is kept firmly in position but Vance navigation and propel
position but Vance navigation and propel
position but Vance navigation and propel assistance now imagine this vessel
assistance now imagine this vessel
assistance now imagine this vessel lowering a thin slim drilling string
lowering a thin slim drilling string
lowering a thin slim drilling string deep down through the water until it
deep down through the water until it
deep down through the water until it hits the seabed from there it continues
hits the seabed from there it continues
hits the seabed from there it continues through complex geological structures to
through complex geological structures to
through complex geological structures to make a sharp turn and advanced several
make a sharp turn and advanced several
make a sharp turn and advanced several miles horizontally to find a small
miles horizontally to find a small
miles horizontally to find a small pocket in the ground and from this
pocket in the ground and from this
pocket in the ground and from this pocket it can extract platinum or
pocket it can extract platinum or
pocket it can extract platinum or palladium now this technology is so
palladium now this technology is so
palladium now this technology is so advanced that NASA the u.s. space agency
advanced that NASA the u.s. space agency
advanced that NASA the u.s. space agency recently ventured into cooperation with
recently ventured into cooperation with
recently ventured into cooperation with subsea companies
subsea companies
subsea companies of how to drill on the planet Mars so
of how to drill on the planet Mars so
of how to drill on the planet Mars so outer space meets ocean space that is
outer space meets ocean space that is
outer space meets ocean space that is quite fascinating isn’t it but more
quite fascinating isn’t it but more
quite fascinating isn’t it but more important is that done being a
important is that done being a
important is that done being a responsible and proper way these kind of
responsible and proper way these kind of
responsible and proper way these kind of activities from siebel money can be
activities from siebel money can be
activities from siebel money can be performed with less sidle and
performed with less sidle and
performed with less sidle and environmental costs then if they were to
environmental costs then if they were to
environmental costs then if they were to be further expanded on shore now leaving
be further expanded on shore now leaving
be further expanded on shore now leaving the ocean mines and drifting further
the ocean mines and drifting further
the ocean mines and drifting further across the sea floor we will soon arrive
across the sea floor we will soon arrive
across the sea floor we will soon arrive at our final destination down here in a
at our final destination down here in a
at our final destination down here in a deep blue that would be the ocean power
deep blue that would be the ocean power
deep blue that would be the ocean power count now under the seabed a vast
count now under the seabed a vast
count now under the seabed a vast process oil and gas but fossil fuels are
process oil and gas but fossil fuels are
process oil and gas but fossil fuels are harmful to the environment and they will
harmful to the environment and they will
harmful to the environment and they will be gradually spaced out over time it’s a
be gradually spaced out over time it’s a
be gradually spaced out over time it’s a much more important for the future and
much more important for the future and
much more important for the future and much more important for society will be
much more important for society will be
much more important for society will be the capacity of the oceans to serve as a
the capacity of the oceans to serve as a
the capacity of the oceans to serve as a global battery deep down here we can
global battery deep down here we can
global battery deep down here we can sense the memos forces or the oceans we
sense the memos forces or the oceans we
sense the memos forces or the oceans we can feel every little movement of the
can feel every little movement of the
can feel every little movement of the water and now technology allows us to
water and now technology allows us to
water and now technology allows us to try to convert this energy from currents
try to convert this energy from currents
try to convert this energy from currents tidal water from waves and surface winds
tidal water from waves and surface winds
tidal water from waves and surface winds and transform them into emission-free
and transform them into emission-free
and transform them into emission-free renewable energy to certain needs and
renewable energy to certain needs and
renewable energy to certain needs and demands of a growing world population in
demands of a growing world population in
demands of a growing world population in particular the capacity o offer will
particular the capacity o offer will
particular the capacity o offer will farming has rocketed of a recent year
farming has rocketed of a recent year
farming has rocketed of a recent year and today windmill engineering is one of
and today windmill engineering is one of
and today windmill engineering is one of the fastest growing professions
the fastest growing professions
the fastest growing professions the world now by now we would have spent
the world now by now we would have spent
the world now by now we would have spent so much time underwater that we would
so much time underwater that we would
so much time underwater that we would probably be running low on air so it’s
probably be running low on air so it’s
probably be running low on air so it’s time to start our sins now as they are
time to start our sins now as they are
time to start our sins now as they are following the air bubbles playful moves
following the air bubbles playful moves
following the air bubbles playful moves upwards we can feel it getting brighter
upwards we can feel it getting brighter
upwards we can feel it getting brighter it’s getting warmer we can see rays of
it’s getting warmer we can see rays of
it’s getting warmer we can see rays of Sun piercing through the water and we
Sun piercing through the water and we
Sun piercing through the water and we can see the shadows of boats in the
can see the shadows of boats in the
can see the shadows of boats in the distance above us ascending we might
distance above us ascending we might
distance above us ascending we might have to negotiate our way through large
have to negotiate our way through large
have to negotiate our way through large feel the waste drifting on the scene it
feel the waste drifting on the scene it
feel the waste drifting on the scene it is a sad fact but if we continue like
is a sad fact but if we continue like
is a sad fact but if we continue like this within the next 30 years there will
this within the next 30 years there will
this within the next 30 years there will be more plastic than fish in the oceans
be more plastic than fish in the oceans
be more plastic than fish in the oceans as we surface from my dive we fled our
as we surface from my dive we fled our
as we surface from my dive we fled our vest and stay flirt to wait for a dive
vest and stay flirt to wait for a dive
vest and stay flirt to wait for a dive boat to pick us up and as we remove our
boat to pick us up and as we remove our
boat to pick us up and as we remove our masks we can see large vessels traveling
masks we can see large vessels traveling
masks we can see large vessels traveling the horizon on the ocean highways ninety
the horizon on the ocean highways ninety
the horizon on the ocean highways ninety percent of all international trader good
percent of all international trader good
percent of all international trader good is tied by burt ships and these ships
is tied by burt ships and these ships
is tied by burt ships and these ships shall have to reduce their emissions
shall have to reduce their emissions
shall have to reduce their emissions going forward already today there are
going forward already today there are
going forward already today there are full electric battery driven vessels in
full electric battery driven vessels in
full electric battery driven vessels in operation and going forward we’ll be
operation and going forward we’ll be
operation and going forward we’ll be seeing more green vessels traveling the
seeing more green vessels traveling the
seeing more green vessels traveling the blue oceans going forward we will also
blue oceans going forward we will also
blue oceans going forward we will also see more ships in regional
see more ships in regional
see more ships in regional transportation because the oceans and
transportation because the oceans and
transportation because the oceans and the ocean highways need no construction
the ocean highways need no construction
the ocean highways need no construction work they need no maintenance and they
work they need no maintenance and they
work they need no maintenance and they cause no traffic jams now when I
cause no traffic jams now when I
cause no traffic jams now when I presented the you here tonight are real
presented the you here tonight are real
presented the you here tonight are real infeasible opportunities they are other
infeasible opportunities they are other
infeasible opportunities they are other hands
hands
hands if we are about to unlock reaches of the
if we are about to unlock reaches of the
if we are about to unlock reaches of the deep blue a companies and business is
deep blue a companies and business is
deep blue a companies and business is already moving to take advantage and
already moving to take advantage and
already moving to take advantage and that is basically a good thing because
that is basically a good thing because
that is basically a good thing because we need industrial competence
we need industrial competence
we need industrial competence investments and innovations to explore
investments and innovations to explore
investments and innovations to explore and develop ocean opportunities but
and develop ocean opportunities but
and develop ocean opportunities but oceans are our most important global
oceans are our most important global
oceans are our most important global common so the more important a crucial
common so the more important a crucial
common so the more important a crucial question is how do we make sure that
question is how do we make sure that
question is how do we make sure that these opportunities are developed to the
these opportunities are developed to the
these opportunities are developed to the benefit of the many not just to the
benefit of the many not just to the
benefit of the many not just to the benefit or the money let me conclude by
benefit or the money let me conclude by
benefit or the money let me conclude by suggesting two lines of action that I
suggesting two lines of action that I
suggesting two lines of action that I think would be necessary to chill this
think would be necessary to chill this
think would be necessary to chill this firstly there is an urgent need for
firstly there is an urgent need for
firstly there is an urgent need for stricter regulation and better
stricter regulation and better
stricter regulation and better cooperation on the oceans the oceans are
cooperation on the oceans the oceans are
cooperation on the oceans the oceans are weakly managed and fully going there no
weakly managed and fully going there no
weakly managed and fully going there no man’s land no one answer no one on sun
man’s land no one answer no one on sun
man’s land no one answer no one on sun and very few seem to care much about
and very few seem to care much about
and very few seem to care much about them secondly in order to better manage
them secondly in order to better manage
them secondly in order to better manage and go in the oceans we need to know
and go in the oceans we need to know
and go in the oceans we need to know more about them today only five percent
more about them today only five percent
more about them today only five percent of the sea floor is mapped in any detail
of the sea floor is mapped in any detail
of the sea floor is mapped in any detail ninety-five percent is not a recent
ninety-five percent is not a recent
ninety-five percent is not a recent international research project found
international research project found
international research project found that every second specimen collected
that every second specimen collected
that every second specimen collected from abyssal waters deeper than 3,000
from abyssal waters deeper than 3,000
from abyssal waters deeper than 3,000 meters was new to science we can only
meters was new to science we can only
meters was new to science we can only imagine what is yet to be discovered
imagine what is yet to be discovered
imagine what is yet to be discovered down there so
down there so
down there so next time you’re going to the beach the
next time you’re going to the beach the
next time you’re going to the beach the next time you’re enjoying a beautiful
next time you’re enjoying a beautiful
next time you’re enjoying a beautiful moon mirroring of the ocean surface you
moon mirroring of the ocean surface you
moon mirroring of the ocean surface you wish you may wish to give a thought to
wish you may wish to give a thought to
wish you may wish to give a thought to the products but we still know more
the products but we still know more
the products but we still know more about the surface of the moon and the
about the surface of the moon and the
about the surface of the moon and the seabed of our own planet thank
seabed of our own planet thank
seabed of our own planet thank [Applause]
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