I have always been drawn towards the ocean ever since I was able to walk I’ve
ocean ever since I was able to walk I’ve
ocean ever since I was able to walk I’ve headed towards it and I know that my
headed towards it and I know that my
headed towards it and I know that my parents had a struggle when taking me to
parents had a struggle when taking me to
parents had a struggle when taking me to the beach and that I am with their
the beach and that I am with their
the beach and that I am with their friends having their kids sitting still
friends having their kids sitting still
friends having their kids sitting still on a blanket with a bucket building
on a blanket with a bucket building
on a blanket with a bucket building sandcastles while they had to always
sandcastles while they had to always
sandcastles while they had to always keep in close eye on me because I would
keep in close eye on me because I would
keep in close eye on me because I would walk up and I did not look back one day
walk up and I did not look back one day
walk up and I did not look back one day they lost me out of sight and it was not
they lost me out of sight and it was not
they lost me out of sight and it was not until they saw my hair sticking up from
until they saw my hair sticking up from
until they saw my hair sticking up from the surface that they pulled me up and
the surface that they pulled me up and
the surface that they pulled me up and back on shore I was only four years at a
back on shore I was only four years at a
back on shore I was only four years at a time but I can still remember this first
time but I can still remember this first
time but I can still remember this first meeting with a part of the world that
meeting with a part of the world that
meeting with a part of the world that I’d never seen before
I’d never seen before
I’d never seen before looking nothing like the one above the
looking nothing like the one above the
looking nothing like the one above the surface this world had different colors
surface this world had different colors
surface this world had different colors different lights
different lights
different lights there was no trees no grass and it was
there was no trees no grass and it was
there was no trees no grass and it was so so silent and it was blue blue as far
so so silent and it was blue blue as far
so so silent and it was blue blue as far as my eyes can see and even though this
as my eyes can see and even though this
as my eyes can see and even though this moment probably only lasted for a couple
moment probably only lasted for a couple
moment probably only lasted for a couple of seconds if I close my eyes now I can
of seconds if I close my eyes now I can
of seconds if I close my eyes now I can still recall the feeling and I remember
still recall the feeling and I remember
still recall the feeling and I remember feeling somehow calm and safe twenty
feeling somehow calm and safe twenty
feeling somehow calm and safe twenty years on I can probably claim to spend
years on I can probably claim to spend
years on I can probably claim to spend more time in or on the ocean than I do
more time in or on the ocean than I do
more time in or on the ocean than I do on land and that could be because I
on land and that could be because I
on land and that could be because I actually live on a sailboat but most
actually live on a sailboat but most
actually live on a sailboat but most likely it’s because I’ve dedicated my
likely it’s because I’ve dedicated my
likely it’s because I’ve dedicated my time in to inspire and empower ocean
time in to inspire and empower ocean
time in to inspire and empower ocean exploration I simply want to make the
exploration I simply want to make the
exploration I simply want to make the ocean available for everyone because I
ocean available for everyone because I
ocean available for everyone because I believe that if we get the opportunity
believe that if we get the opportunity
believe that if we get the opportunity to explore and to view and to learn
to explore and to view and to learn
to explore and to view and to learn about the ocean we will naturally
about the ocean we will naturally
about the ocean we will naturally connect with it and start to care for it
connect with it and start to care for it
connect with it and start to care for it too therefore
too therefore
too therefore I wish to create the ultimate underwater
I wish to create the ultimate underwater
I wish to create the ultimate underwater experience so we can be able to explore
experience so we can be able to explore
experience so we can be able to explore and learn more about this element we all
and learn more about this element we all
and learn more about this element we all come from so imagine if we were able to
come from so imagine if we were able to
come from so imagine if we were able to break through the surface dive down and
break through the surface dive down and
break through the surface dive down and to roam around with a fish for hours now
to roam around with a fish for hours now
to roam around with a fish for hours now what if I tell you that we are with a
what if I tell you that we are with a
what if I tell you that we are with a small underwater drone that takes us all
small underwater drone that takes us all
small underwater drone that takes us all the way down to 150 meters below the
the way down to 150 meters below the
the way down to 150 meters below the surface and since live video straight up
surface and since live video straight up
surface and since live video straight up to our smartphones two years ago I
to our smartphones two years ago I
to our smartphones two years ago I co-founded a company called blue eye
co-founded a company called blue eye
co-founded a company called blue eye robotics to develop the technology we
robotics to develop the technology we
robotics to develop the technology we need to get this opportunity to explore
need to get this opportunity to explore
need to get this opportunity to explore to inspect to learn and to view the
to inspect to learn and to view the
to inspect to learn and to view the world below the surface underwater
world below the surface underwater
world below the surface underwater drones are not much different than
drones are not much different than
drones are not much different than flying drones in the way that we control
flying drones in the way that we control
flying drones in the way that we control them with a simple game controller and
them with a simple game controller and
them with a simple game controller and get live video up to an app and if you
get live video up to an app and if you
get live video up to an app and if you put your smartphone into a digital dive
put your smartphone into a digital dive
put your smartphone into a digital dive mask we can enhance this experience to
mask we can enhance this experience to
mask we can enhance this experience to be fully immersive but it’s not about
be fully immersive but it’s not about
be fully immersive but it’s not about experience of viewing something and film
experience of viewing something and film
experience of viewing something and film something from a different angle these
something from a different angle these
something from a different angle these stones actually make us become true
stones actually make us become true
stones actually make us become true explorers with these drones we can
explorers with these drones we can
explorers with these drones we can discover something that no one has ever
discover something that no one has ever
discover something that no one has ever seen before and so what potential
seen before and so what potential
seen before and so what potential reveals when we get the access to the
reveals when we get the access to the
reveals when we get the access to the world below the surface and what
world below the surface and what
world below the surface and what difference can it make to the ocean that
difference can it make to the ocean that
difference can it make to the ocean that more people get the opportunity to enter
more people get the opportunity to enter
more people get the opportunity to enter by giving us the access and more precise
by giving us the access and more precise
by giving us the access and more precise the opportunity to explore the ocean we
the opportunity to explore the ocean we
the opportunity to explore the ocean we simplify the way that scientists can
simplify the way that scientists can
simplify the way that scientists can perform research in order to tell us
perform research in order to tell us
perform research in order to tell us something about the conditions of the
something about the conditions of the
something about the conditions of the sea
sea
sea back in 2015 I was on an expedition on
back in 2015 I was on an expedition on
back in 2015 I was on an expedition on sailboat and sailed across the Atlantic
sailboat and sailed across the Atlantic
sailboat and sailed across the Atlantic sea from Africa to Brazil together with
sea from Africa to Brazil together with
sea from Africa to Brazil together with 13 other women from around the world we
13 other women from around the world we
13 other women from around the world we were on a mission to investigate the
were on a mission to investigate the
were on a mission to investigate the connection between marine litter and
connection between marine litter and
connection between marine litter and people’s health so every day we would
people’s health so every day we would
people’s health so every day we would call the ocean surface for microplastics
call the ocean surface for microplastics
call the ocean surface for microplastics and take water samples that we would
and take water samples that we would
and take water samples that we would send into a larger research projects and
send into a larger research projects and
send into a larger research projects and this journey became the very first big
this journey became the very first big
this journey became the very first big milestone for my company as I decided to
milestone for my company as I decided to
milestone for my company as I decided to bring along an underwater drone to film
bring along an underwater drone to film
bring along an underwater drone to film everything in the water so my team and I
everything in the water so my team and I
everything in the water so my team and I we worked day and night to get the first
we worked day and night to get the first
we worked day and night to get the first prototype ready and we made it in only
prototype ready and we made it in only
prototype ready and we made it in only 10 weeks after we founded a company and
10 weeks after we founded a company and
10 weeks after we founded a company and just in time for my flight to Africa
just in time for my flight to Africa
just in time for my flight to Africa being on this journey in one of the most
being on this journey in one of the most
being on this journey in one of the most remote areas on earth far away from
remote areas on earth far away from
remote areas on earth far away from people we did not really expect to find
people we did not really expect to find
people we did not really expect to find much plastic yet we found found pieces
much plastic yet we found found pieces
much plastic yet we found found pieces of plastic in every single water sample
of plastic in every single water sample
of plastic in every single water sample we took and some of these pieces were so
we took and some of these pieces were so
we took and some of these pieces were so small that they were hard to tell apart
small that they were hard to tell apart
small that they were hard to tell apart from plankton even in a microscope and
from plankton even in a microscope and
from plankton even in a microscope and thus that made me realize how easily
thus that made me realize how easily
thus that made me realize how easily these tiny fragments may enter our
these tiny fragments may enter our
these tiny fragments may enter our bodies marine plastic or plastic in the
bodies marine plastic or plastic in the
bodies marine plastic or plastic in the ocean is one of the largest
ocean is one of the largest
ocean is one of the largest environmental challenges that we’re
environmental challenges that we’re
environmental challenges that we’re facing today and we know for a fact that
facing today and we know for a fact that
facing today and we know for a fact that most of it sinks to the seabed making it
most of it sinks to the seabed making it
most of it sinks to the seabed making it very hard for us to see so as you
very hard for us to see so as you
very hard for us to see so as you understand there’s not only beautiful
understand there’s not only beautiful
understand there’s not only beautiful wildlife and colorful corals to discover
wildlife and colorful corals to discover
wildlife and colorful corals to discover below the surface but this is a chance
below the surface but this is a chance
below the surface but this is a chance for us to contribute
for us to contribute
for us to contribute this is a way that you and I as
this is a way that you and I as
this is a way that you and I as individuals can help researchers by
individuals can help researchers by
individuals can help researchers by providing them with our findings and our
providing them with our findings and our
providing them with our findings and our data with an underwater drone that
data with an underwater drone that
data with an underwater drone that actually makes us citizen scientists and
actually makes us citizen scientists and
actually makes us citizen scientists and remember that we live in a world today
remember that we live in a world today
remember that we live in a world today where we constantly share data on what
where we constantly share data on what
where we constantly share data on what we do on where we are actually
we do on where we are actually
we do on where we are actually everywhere we go we’ll leave these small
everywhere we go we’ll leave these small
everywhere we go we’ll leave these small digital footprints so at the same time
digital footprints so at the same time
digital footprints so at the same time as we seem to know everything that’s
as we seem to know everything that’s
as we seem to know everything that’s going on on land we have actually
going on on land we have actually
going on on land we have actually discovered less than ten percent of the
discovered less than ten percent of the
discovered less than ten percent of the ocean space and that despite that the
ocean space and that despite that the
ocean space and that despite that the ocean covers more than two-thirds of the
ocean covers more than two-thirds of the
ocean covers more than two-thirds of the surface of the planet we’re all living
surface of the planet we’re all living
surface of the planet we’re all living on and knowing that we’re all depending
on and knowing that we’re all depending
on and knowing that we’re all depending on the ocean for resources such as food
on the ocean for resources such as food
on the ocean for resources such as food energy transport rates medicine it’s a
energy transport rates medicine it’s a
energy transport rates medicine it’s a biggest climate regulator and it’s also
biggest climate regulator and it’s also
biggest climate regulator and it’s also the source to the oxygen we breathe now
the source to the oxygen we breathe now
the source to the oxygen we breathe now if you don’t think this is important I
if you don’t think this is important I
if you don’t think this is important I want you to try not to hold every second
want you to try not to hold every second
want you to try not to hold every second breath because half of the amount of the
breath because half of the amount of the
breath because half of the amount of the oxygen we breathe is produced in the
oxygen we breathe is produced in the
oxygen we breathe is produced in the ocean we must care about the ocean as if
ocean we must care about the ocean as if
ocean we must care about the ocean as if our lives were depending on it because
our lives were depending on it because
our lives were depending on it because it is and this is a huge mystery to me
it is and this is a huge mystery to me
it is and this is a huge mystery to me why we when knowing that we know so
why we when knowing that we know so
why we when knowing that we know so little about the planet we’re all living
little about the planet we’re all living
little about the planet we’re all living on choose to spend what seems like an
on choose to spend what seems like an
on choose to spend what seems like an endless amount in research and exploring
endless amount in research and exploring
endless amount in research and exploring other planets that frankly at least me
other planets that frankly at least me
other planets that frankly at least me seem far less interesting than this one
seem far less interesting than this one
seem far less interesting than this one I believe this is a question of what’s
I believe this is a question of what’s
I believe this is a question of what’s out of sight is out of mind which is
out of sight is out of mind which is
out of sight is out of mind which is when we look up at the sky we can’t
when we look up at the sky we can’t
when we look up at the sky we can’t avoid seeing the stars or seeing the Sun
avoid seeing the stars or seeing the Sun
avoid seeing the stars or seeing the Sun and that triggers something in us that
and that triggers something in us that
and that triggers something in us that triggers curiosity and questions and in
triggers curiosity and questions and in
triggers curiosity and questions and in some people these curious curiosity is
some people these curious curiosity is
some people these curious curiosity is so powerful that it drives an
so powerful that it drives an
so powerful that it drives an unstoppable motivation to seek the
unstoppable motivation to seek the
unstoppable motivation to seek the answers to what’s out there I only wish
answers to what’s out there I only wish
answers to what’s out there I only wish that we can have the same curiosity in
that we can have the same curiosity in
that we can have the same curiosity in search for these stars or Sun fish or
search for these stars or Sun fish or
search for these stars or Sun fish or corals shipwrecks trash or treasures to
corals shipwrecks trash or treasures to
corals shipwrecks trash or treasures to take care of something we need to
take care of something we need to
take care of something we need to understand it and understanding starts
understand it and understanding starts
understand it and understanding starts with seeing if we can make the unseen
with seeing if we can make the unseen
with seeing if we can make the unseen scene that will give us the propulsion
scene that will give us the propulsion
scene that will give us the propulsion we need in order to create a change a
we need in order to create a change a
we need in order to create a change a change where the oceans in the future
change where the oceans in the future
change where the oceans in the future can be pristine and can be blue as far
can be pristine and can be blue as far
can be pristine and can be blue as far as the eyes of four year old kids can
as the eyes of four year old kids can
as the eyes of four year old kids can see thank you
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