ever since man first began sitting out for new lands by small boats heading
for new lands by small boats heading
for new lands by small boats heading over unknown horizons he has been
over unknown horizons he has been
over unknown horizons he has been searching for among other things
searching for among other things
searching for among other things paradise and paradise in the Tuamotus a
paradise and paradise in the Tuamotus a
paradise and paradise in the Tuamotus a small archipelago in the Pacific about
small archipelago in the Pacific about
small archipelago in the Pacific about 200 miles northeast of dignity means
200 miles northeast of dignity means
200 miles northeast of dignity means coconuts digging clams spear fishing and
coconuts digging clams spear fishing and
coconuts digging clams spear fishing and camping on the beach with the surf
camping on the beach with the surf
camping on the beach with the surf blowing this leap
but paradise today is not without its
but paradise today is not without its concerns the biggest worry here is
concerns the biggest worry here is
concerns the biggest worry here is global warming the 78 atolls that make
global warming the 78 atolls that make
global warming the 78 atolls that make up the Tuamotus are just thin coral
up the Tuamotus are just thin coral
up the Tuamotus are just thin coral reefs at their highest they are ten feet
reefs at their highest they are ten feet
reefs at their highest they are ten feet above sea level as the average
above sea level as the average
above sea level as the average temperature of the oceans climb
temperature of the oceans climb
temperature of the oceans climb estimates are that many of these living
estimates are that many of these living
estimates are that many of these living breathing still growing reefs and the
breathing still growing reefs and the
breathing still growing reefs and the lagoons they protect will very likely
lagoons they protect will very likely
lagoons they protect will very likely disappear in the next 50 to 100 years as
disappear in the next 50 to 100 years as
disappear in the next 50 to 100 years as the Seas rise Frank Murphy is a
the Seas rise Frank Murphy is a
the Seas rise Frank Murphy is a University of California Berkeley
University of California Berkeley
University of California Berkeley trained marine biologist it struck me
trained marine biologist it struck me
trained marine biologist it struck me the other day when my children arrived
the other day when my children arrived
the other day when my children arrived from Tahiti and they saw an atoll for
from Tahiti and they saw an atoll for
from Tahiti and they saw an atoll for the first time but actually in their
the first time but actually in their
the first time but actually in their lifetime these could disappear fishing
lifetime these could disappear fishing
lifetime these could disappear fishing is a primary source of both food and
is a primary source of both food and
is a primary source of both food and cash Gerard will take a dozen big mahi
cash Gerard will take a dozen big mahi
cash Gerard will take a dozen big mahi mines from his plywood boat which he’ll
mines from his plywood boat which he’ll
mines from his plywood boat which he’ll sell on his island of arava
gathering and drying the white meat of
gathering and drying the white meat of coconut known as copra is the chains
coconut known as copra is the chains
coconut known as copra is the chains biggest business a 100-pound sack sells
biggest business a 100-pound sack sells
biggest business a 100-pound sack sells for $38
for $38
for $38 will produced 100 sacks a month in the
will produced 100 sacks a month in the
will produced 100 sacks a month in the past 20 years a new economy has boomed
past 20 years a new economy has boomed
past 20 years a new economy has boomed in the Tuamotus black pearls
Pamela and beldo are 22 and have their
Pamela and beldo are 22 and have their own pearl growing business on a tiny
own pearl growing business on a tiny
own pearl growing business on a tiny spit of sand in the middle of the lagoon
spit of sand in the middle of the lagoon
spit of sand in the middle of the lagoon at toe Wow
at toe Wow
at toe Wow they have thousands of oyster strung
they have thousands of oyster strung
they have thousands of oyster strung just below the surface beldo takes daily
just below the surface beldo takes daily
just below the surface beldo takes daily care at the boxes of oysters making sure
care at the boxes of oysters making sure
care at the boxes of oysters making sure they are closed tightly to protect them
they are closed tightly to protect them
they are closed tightly to protect them from their natural predators pamela
from their natural predators pamela
from their natural predators pamela works eight-hour days seeding as many as
works eight-hour days seeding as many as
works eight-hour days seeding as many as 400 oysters a day once planet below the
400 oysters a day once planet below the
400 oysters a day once planet below the surface each oyster will nurture a pearl
surface each oyster will nurture a pearl
surface each oyster will nurture a pearl for a year and a half
outsiders come looking for paradise and
outsiders come looking for paradise and leave with many questions
leave with many questions
leave with many questions is it idyllic here certainly is it
is it idyllic here certainly is it
is it idyllic here certainly is it paradise as close as you can come a
paradise as close as you can come a
paradise as close as you can come a tropical dream come true
yet it is clear these tiny spits of land
yet it is clear these tiny spits of land in the midst of a giant sea of blue
in the midst of a giant sea of blue
in the midst of a giant sea of blue paradise are at some risk these
paradise are at some risk these
paradise are at some risk these Westerners are happy to have seen a
Westerners are happy to have seen a
Westerners are happy to have seen a glimpse of paradise since it may soon
glimpse of paradise since it may soon
glimpse of paradise since it may soon change forever
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