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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