Pristine Seas Efforts Inspire Protection of Untouched Reefs | National Geographic

the southern wine islands are so remote

the southern wine islands are so remote and so far away from traditional

and so far away from traditional

and so far away from traditional shipping lines that they have remained

shipping lines that they have remained

shipping lines that they have remained untouched when you jump in the water is

untouched when you jump in the water is

untouched when you jump in the water is like traveling back in time honey

this is the thing that we dream about

this is the thing that we dream about when we are kids to go to a place and

when we are kids to go to a place and

when we are kids to go to a place and nobody has seen before to explore

nobody has seen before to explore

nobody has seen before to explore something that is unknown in 2009 we

something that is unknown in 2009 we

something that is unknown in 2009 we conducted our expedition and since then

conducted our expedition and since then

conducted our expedition and since then we have been talking with the president

we have been talking with the president

we have been talking with the president of Cuba’s President on about the

of Cuba’s President on about the

of Cuba’s President on about the protection of these islands and this

protection of these islands and this

protection of these islands and this year in June of 2014 president Tong

year in June of 2014 president Tong

year in June of 2014 president Tong announced the protection of 12 nautical

announced the protection of 12 nautical

announced the protection of 12 nautical miles around each of the five islands so

miles around each of the five islands so

miles around each of the five islands so the most precious part of those waters

the most precious part of those waters

the most precious part of those waters the coral reefs and the islands and the

the coral reefs and the islands and the

the coral reefs and the islands and the hotspots of biodiversity around them are

hotspots of biodiversity around them are

hotspots of biodiversity around them are now protected by the government of

now protected by the government of

now protected by the government of Cuba’s in a marine reserve the few

Cuba’s in a marine reserve the few

Cuba’s in a marine reserve the few pristine places left are so important

pristine places left are so important

pristine places left are so important because they are the only examples we

because they are the only examples we

because they are the only examples we have of an ocean without people and they

have of an ocean without people and they

have of an ocean without people and they can show us how the oceans function they

can show us how the oceans function they

can show us how the oceans function they can help us understand the true

can help us understand the true

can help us understand the true magnitude of the impact of our

magnitude of the impact of our

magnitude of the impact of our activities what we have lost but most

activities what we have lost but most

activities what we have lost but most important these pristine places can show

important these pristine places can show

important these pristine places can show us what future do we want for the ocean