Toa Nutella sweet huh boom channel 16 in the morning we make
channel 16 in the morning we make
channel 16 in the morning we make contact with Craig matka he’s agreed to
contact with Craig matka he’s agreed to
contact with Craig matka he’s agreed to give us rare access to his research most
give us rare access to his research most
give us rare access to his research most studies on the effects of the spill
studies on the effects of the spill
studies on the effects of the spill started after the fact but Craig’s work
started after the fact but Craig’s work
started after the fact but Craig’s work predates the spill so if anyone can tell
predates the spill so if anyone can tell
predates the spill so if anyone can tell us the true story of the Prince William
us the true story of the Prince William
us the true story of the Prince William Sound it’s Craig and his team hey
Sound it’s Craig and his team hey
Sound it’s Craig and his team hey carnage very nice to meet you I get
carnage very nice to meet you I get
carnage very nice to meet you I get started with killer whales because they
started with killer whales because they
started with killer whales because they seem to keep following me around it just
seem to keep following me around it just
seem to keep following me around it just seems like I need to know something
seems like I need to know something
seems like I need to know something about them
about them
about them well the Exxon Valdez oil spill
well the Exxon Valdez oil spill
well the Exxon Valdez oil spill had a major effect on one particular pot
had a major effect on one particular pot
had a major effect on one particular pot we end up losing nine total we were then
we end up losing nine total we were then
we end up losing nine total we were then able to track what happened with these
able to track what happened with these
able to track what happened with these groups the killer whale or Orca is the
groups the killer whale or Orca is the
groups the killer whale or Orca is the world’s largest dolphin species and one
world’s largest dolphin species and one
world’s largest dolphin species and one of the smartest predators we’ve been
of the smartest predators we’ve been
of the smartest predators we’ve been working pretty seriously to document the
working pretty seriously to document the
working pretty seriously to document the population and Extron basically denied
population and Extron basically denied
population and Extron basically denied there was much of an affect on anything
there was much of an affect on anything
there was much of an affect on anything at the beginning however just the data
at the beginning however just the data
at the beginning however just the data was so strong and the fact that we could
was so strong and the fact that we could
was so strong and the fact that we could determine who was born and died in these
determine who was born and died in these
determine who was born and died in these groups and they had a very hard time
groups and they had a very hard time
groups and they had a very hard time arguing with the evidence we have
arguing with the evidence we have
arguing with the evidence we have through his research fragging his team
through his research fragging his team
through his research fragging his team determined that a pod of whales caught
determined that a pod of whales caught
determined that a pod of whales caught up in the spill
up in the spill
up in the spill known as the Chugach transients have
known as the Chugach transients have
known as the Chugach transients have their own unique language and gene pool
their own unique language and gene pool
their own unique language and gene pool and since the spill they have not
and since the spill they have not
and since the spill they have not reproduced it’s been 1986 was the last
reproduced it’s been 1986 was the last
reproduced it’s been 1986 was the last time that they had a cap but certainly
time that they had a cap but certainly
time that they had a cap but certainly after the oil spill there was a you know
after the oil spill there was a you know
after the oil spill there was a you know they were hammered there’s this big
they were hammered there’s this big
they were hammered there’s this big social disruption and then some of the
social disruption and then some of the
social disruption and then some of the survivors are ill also so here
survivors are ill also so here
survivors are ill also so here disturbing a culture Craig and his team
disturbing a culture Craig and his team
disturbing a culture Craig and his team say that the Chugach pod was likely to
say that the Chugach pod was likely to
say that the Chugach pod was likely to contaminated by the spill to
contaminated by the spill to
contaminated by the spill to successfully reproduce
successfully reproduce
successfully reproduce the oil affected the whales habitat in a
the oil affected the whales habitat in a
the oil affected the whales habitat in a number of ways that the beaches of
number of ways that the beaches of
number of ways that the beaches of course the most impacted areas there’s
course the most impacted areas there’s
course the most impacted areas there’s still oil in the sediments on a number
still oil in the sediments on a number
still oil in the sediments on a number of the beaches to get a sense for how
of the beaches to get a sense for how
of the beaches to get a sense for how far the oil extended 26 years ago we’re
far the oil extended 26 years ago we’re
far the oil extended 26 years ago we’re meeting up with Terry Kennedy Terry flew
meeting up with Terry Kennedy Terry flew
meeting up with Terry Kennedy Terry flew over the spill that day and has been
over the spill that day and has been
over the spill that day and has been watching the Prince William Sound from
watching the Prince William Sound from
watching the Prince William Sound from the sky ever since
the sky ever since
the sky ever since ready yeah let me just start this guy
how many years you’ve been flying Oh
how many years you’ve been flying Oh I started when I was a teenager 14 I was
I started when I was a teenager 14 I was
I started when I was a teenager 14 I was 54 years ago and then I’ve been flying
54 years ago and then I’ve been flying
54 years ago and then I’ve been flying commercially 46 years
commercially 46 years
commercially 46 years awesome country yeah no I mean it’s been
awesome country yeah no I mean it’s been
awesome country yeah no I mean it’s been a fantastic place to fly the toe-in and
a fantastic place to fly the toe-in and
a fantastic place to fly the toe-in and toe-out 206 fox 206 box not do a sec
toe-out 206 fox 206 box not do a sec
toe-out 206 fox 206 box not do a sec side just so you go by there hey Greg
side just so you go by there hey Greg
side just so you go by there hey Greg you’re looking good from way up here
you’re looking good from way up here
you’re looking good from way up here how’s your day going so far beautiful
how’s your day going so far beautiful
how’s your day going so far beautiful day haven’t found any whales yet but so
day haven’t found any whales yet but so
day haven’t found any whales yet but so yeah we’ll probably head down this way
yeah we’ll probably head down this way
yeah we’ll probably head down this way and if we don’t find it in we’ll head up
and if we don’t find it in we’ll head up
and if we don’t find it in we’ll head up Prince of Wales copy that yo Easter is
Prince of Wales copy that yo Easter is
Prince of Wales copy that yo Easter is beautiful from up here Oh bad Oh bad
beautiful from up here Oh bad Oh bad
beautiful from up here Oh bad Oh bad alright well sounds good but we’ll
alright well sounds good but we’ll
alright well sounds good but we’ll probably rendezvous with you later on
probably rendezvous with you later on
probably rendezvous with you later on today copy that yeah we’ve got our Sat
today copy that yeah we’ve got our Sat
today copy that yeah we’ve got our Sat phone on I mean there’s no denying it’s
phone on I mean there’s no denying it’s
phone on I mean there’s no denying it’s stunning you know how much of this
stunning you know how much of this
stunning you know how much of this landscape here that we’re seeing had oil
landscape here that we’re seeing had oil
landscape here that we’re seeing had oil from the time well most of it came down
from the time well most of it came down
from the time well most of it came down and out through this this portion of
and out through this this portion of
and out through this this portion of South I was a second airplane over at
South I was a second airplane over at
South I was a second airplane over at that morning you know and basically all
that morning you know and basically all
that morning you know and basically all it looked like was a big nut flush in
it looked like was a big nut flush in
it looked like was a big nut flush in the water to me you know what I could
the water to me you know what I could
the water to me you know what I could see and then later on was when it was
see and then later on was when it was
see and then later on was when it was started hitting the beaches and you
started hitting the beaches and you
started hitting the beaches and you really saw you know the effects of it so
really saw you know the effects of it so
really saw you know the effects of it so anything you saw was on the shoreline no
anything you saw was on the shoreline no
anything you saw was on the shoreline no you didn’t see a big blob or anything
you didn’t see a big blob or anything
you didn’t see a big blob or anything like that but when it would hit the
like that but when it would hit the
like that but when it would hit the beaches and you can get could really see
beaches and you can get could really see
beaches and you can get could really see the stuff there’s some peat did you go
the stuff there’s some peat did you go
the stuff there’s some peat did you go to you can still smell it you know it’s
to you can still smell it you know it’s
to you can still smell it you know it’s it’s there to this day
it’s there to this day
it’s there to this day so smell it is a.m. so we just got off a
so smell it is a.m. so we just got off a
so smell it is a.m. so we just got off a float plane mctarry and what I found
float plane mctarry and what I found
float plane mctarry and what I found really fascinating is as we were flying
really fascinating is as we were flying
really fascinating is as we were flying over we saw dozens and dozens of fishing
over we saw dozens and dozens of fishing
over we saw dozens and dozens of fishing boats that are going after pink salmon
boats that are going after pink salmon
boats that are going after pink salmon right along the shoreline
right along the shoreline
right along the shoreline and it makes you wonder how much spilled
and it makes you wonder how much spilled
and it makes you wonder how much spilled oil could still be here
oil could still be here
oil could still be here after all these years here there are
after all these years here there are
after all these years here there are hundreds of salmon swimming over the
hundreds of salmon swimming over the
hundreds of salmon swimming over the spot where we’re told that there’s toxic
spot where we’re told that there’s toxic
spot where we’re told that there’s toxic oil 26 years ago yell morning Tuesday
oil 26 years ago yell morning Tuesday
oil 26 years ago yell morning Tuesday today don’t go in 30 knots please 70
today don’t go in 30 knots please 70
today don’t go in 30 knots please 70 building to 12 feet in the afternoon
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