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2014 Expedition Granted Finalist: Through The Surface | National Geographic


surfing has brought massive amounts

surfing has brought massive amounts mobile attention waves pipeline

mobile attention waves pipeline

mobile attention waves pipeline Cloudbreak and Teahupoo making their

Cloudbreak and Teahupoo making their

Cloudbreak and Teahupoo making their reefs among the most famous pieces of

reefs among the most famous pieces of

reefs among the most famous pieces of ocean floor in the world

unfortunately the health status of these

unfortunately the health status of these reefs that create these ways is seldom

reefs that create these ways is seldom

reefs that create these ways is seldom understood and rarely recognized a great

understood and rarely recognized a great

understood and rarely recognized a great breaking wave doesn’t necessarily mean a

breaking wave doesn’t necessarily mean a

breaking wave doesn’t necessarily mean a healthy reef system as surfer scientists

healthy reef system as surfer scientists

healthy reef system as surfer scientists we have a unique perspective that allows

we have a unique perspective that allows

we have a unique perspective that allows us to understand the reason and below

us to understand the reason and below

us to understand the reason and below the water together we have pioneered

the water together we have pioneered

the water together we have pioneered innovative technologies that allow us to

innovative technologies that allow us to

innovative technologies that allow us to accurately assess the health of the reef

my name is Quintin Edwards and I use

my name is Quintin Edwards and I use large-scale high-resolution imagery to

large-scale high-resolution imagery to

large-scale high-resolution imagery to assess the structure of the reef my name

assess the structure of the reef my name

assess the structure of the reef my name is Cooper Kapono and I look at the

is Cooper Kapono and I look at the

is Cooper Kapono and I look at the molecule spot on the surface of these

molecule spot on the surface of these

molecule spot on the surface of these corals to interpret the corals health

corals to interpret the corals health

corals to interpret the corals health the National Geographic expedition

the National Geographic expedition

the National Geographic expedition granted opportunity will allow us to

granted opportunity will allow us to

granted opportunity will allow us to analyze these reef states and interpret

analyze these reef states and interpret

analyze these reef states and interpret it from both a surfer and scientific

it from both a surfer and scientific

it from both a surfer and scientific perspective the ultimate goal of this

perspective the ultimate goal of this

perspective the ultimate goal of this project is to use our imagery to educate

project is to use our imagery to educate

project is to use our imagery to educate inspire both surfers and non surfers

inspire both surfers and non surfers

inspire both surfers and non surfers alike about what is happening below

alike about what is happening below

alike about what is happening below these beautiful waves by leveraging the

these beautiful waves by leveraging the

these beautiful waves by leveraging the extensive online surf media coverage

extensive online surf media coverage

extensive online surf media coverage already occurring in these locations and

already occurring in these locations and

already occurring in these locations and publicly providing our images and

publicly providing our images and

publicly providing our images and findings on our website we’re determined

findings on our website we’re determined

findings on our website we’re determined to raise awareness and participation in

to raise awareness and participation in

to raise awareness and participation in helping to care for these treasure

helping to care for these treasure

helping to care for these treasure grieves join us as we look through the

grieves join us as we look through the

grieves join us as we look through the surface

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