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Current State of the Oceans | Sea of Hope: America’s Underwater Treasures


people today should really understand

people today should really understand that the ocean underpins everything that

that the ocean underpins everything that

that the ocean underpins everything that people care about if you like to breathe

people care about if you like to breathe

people care about if you like to breathe you’ll listen up because most of the

you’ll listen up because most of the

you’ll listen up because most of the oxygen in the atmosphere is generated

oxygen in the atmosphere is generated

oxygen in the atmosphere is generated out there in the ocean the ocean shapes

out there in the ocean the ocean shapes

out there in the ocean the ocean shapes temperature climate weather

temperature climate weather

temperature climate weather it’s where most of the water is and all

it’s where most of the water is and all

it’s where most of the water is and all life people very much included need

life people very much included need

life people very much included need water so when rain falls out of the sky

water so when rain falls out of the sky

water so when rain falls out of the sky doesn’t matter where on the planet you

doesn’t matter where on the planet you

doesn’t matter where on the planet you are the ocean is touching with you they

are the ocean is touching with you they

are the ocean is touching with you they should also know that just in a

should also know that just in a

should also know that just in a relatively short period of time my

relatively short period of time my

relatively short period of time my lifetime more change has taken place in

lifetime more change has taken place in

lifetime more change has taken place in the ocean than during all preceding

the ocean than during all preceding

the ocean than during all preceding human history changes some of them good

human history changes some of them good

human history changes some of them good I mean we’ve learned more about the

I mean we’ve learned more about the

I mean we’ve learned more about the ocean since the middle of the 20th

ocean since the middle of the 20th

ocean since the middle of the 20th century during all preceding history we

century during all preceding history we

century during all preceding history we have technology that enables us to get

have technology that enables us to get

have technology that enables us to get high in the sky and look at the whole

high in the sky and look at the whole

high in the sky and look at the whole world and see that it’s mostly blue we

world and see that it’s mostly blue we

world and see that it’s mostly blue we can dive deep into the sea James Cameron

can dive deep into the sea James Cameron

can dive deep into the sea James Cameron National Geographic

National Geographic

National Geographic explorer-in-residence filmmaker many

explorer-in-residence filmmaker many

explorer-in-residence filmmaker many things it was one of three people only

things it was one of three people only

things it was one of three people only three who have ever been to the deepest

three who have ever been to the deepest

three who have ever been to the deepest part of the ocean and it’s only seven

part of the ocean and it’s only seven

part of the ocean and it’s only seven miles down but at least we have the

miles down but at least we have the

miles down but at least we have the technology that makes that possible

technology that makes that possible

technology that makes that possible for the first time in history access to

for the first time in history access to

for the first time in history access to the ocean is now as never before a

the ocean is now as never before a

the ocean is now as never before a reality we can go high in the sky but

reality we can go high in the sky but

reality we can go high in the sky but we’re still a little behind the curve in

we’re still a little behind the curve in

we’re still a little behind the curve in terms of exploring this part of the

terms of exploring this part of the

terms of exploring this part of the universe earth Earth’s ocean we need to

universe earth Earth’s ocean we need to

universe earth Earth’s ocean we need to know that the ocean was in trouble and

know that the ocean was in trouble and

know that the ocean was in trouble and that there are things that can be done

that there are things that can be done

that there are things that can be done now to reverse the decline of coral

now to reverse the decline of coral

now to reverse the decline of coral reefs about half of them since I began

reefs about half of them since I began

reefs about half of them since I began exploring the ocean in the 1950s I have

exploring the ocean in the 1950s I have

exploring the ocean in the 1950s I have either disappeared or they’re in a state

either disappeared or they’re in a state

either disappeared or they’re in a state of serious decline 90% of many of the

of serious decline 90% of many of the

of serious decline 90% of many of the fish are gone they didn’t just evaporate

fish are gone they didn’t just evaporate

fish are gone they didn’t just evaporate we’ve eaten them

we’ve eaten them

we’ve eaten them and we’ve we’ve also through the methods

and we’ve we’ve also through the methods

and we’ve we’ve also through the methods used for capturing fish to take to

used for capturing fish to take to

used for capturing fish to take to market have caused some real problems

market have caused some real problems

market have caused some real problems like clear cutting forests we’ve

like clear cutting forests we’ve

like clear cutting forests we’ve clear-cut the ocean and left whole

clear-cut the ocean and left whole

clear-cut the ocean and left whole ecosystems in disarray 50 years ago we

ecosystems in disarray 50 years ago we

ecosystems in disarray 50 years ago we thought there’s nothing that we could do

thought there’s nothing that we could do

thought there’s nothing that we could do to harm the ocean the ocean is so big so

to harm the ocean the ocean is so big so

to harm the ocean the ocean is so big so vast so resilient

vast so resilient

vast so resilient it was thought that the ocean is simply

it was thought that the ocean is simply

it was thought that the ocean is simply too big to fail and a lot of people

too big to fail and a lot of people

too big to fail and a lot of people still think that and that has to change

still think that and that has to change

still think that and that has to change because the ocean is big and vast and

because the ocean is big and vast and

because the ocean is big and vast and resilient as it is it’s not infinitely

resilient as it is it’s not infinitely

resilient as it is it’s not infinitely so we only have a little bit left to

so we only have a little bit left to

so we only have a little bit left to restore what has been lost

restore what has been lost

restore what has been lost [Music]

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