hi my name is Cindy Manning and I am an expedition leader with Lindblad
expedition leader with Lindblad
expedition leader with Lindblad expeditions in the Galapagos Islands it
expeditions in the Galapagos Islands it
expeditions in the Galapagos Islands it was an extraordinary event we had this
was an extraordinary event we had this
was an extraordinary event we had this week the ship was anchored in Gardner
week the ship was anchored in Gardner
week the ship was anchored in Gardner Bay the northern coastline of española
Bay the northern coastline of española
Bay the northern coastline of española Island also known as Hood Island the
Island also known as Hood Island the
Island also known as Hood Island the timing could not have been better it was
timing could not have been better it was
timing could not have been better it was the right people at the right time with
the right people at the right time with
the right people at the right time with the right equipment as we spend more
the right equipment as we spend more
the right equipment as we spend more time with the fish we were able to look
time with the fish we were able to look
time with the fish we were able to look at the anatomy with more care and
at the anatomy with more care and
at the anatomy with more care and noticed that it started to look very
noticed that it started to look very
noticed that it started to look very very different from what we were
very different from what we were
very different from what we were familiar with in the West primarily the
familiar with in the West primarily the
familiar with in the West primarily the tail the tail was had a point to it
tail the tail was had a point to it
tail the tail was had a point to it which the sunfish were most familiar
which the sunfish were most familiar
which the sunfish were most familiar with on the west coast of the mola mola
with on the west coast of the mola mola
with on the west coast of the mola mola just has a very short tail all round
just has a very short tail all round
just has a very short tail all round this one had a point to it it was
this one had a point to it it was
this one had a point to it it was distinct the animal did not have the
distinct the animal did not have the
distinct the animal did not have the spots that the Western mola mola had the
spots that the Western mola mola had the
spots that the Western mola mola had the amazing thing that this is the first
amazing thing that this is the first
amazing thing that this is the first sighting of this genus masterís in the
sighting of this genus masterís in the
sighting of this genus masterís in the Galapagos and it’s only the perhaps
Galapagos and it’s only the perhaps
Galapagos and it’s only the perhaps second or third in the entire East
second or third in the entire East
second or third in the entire East Pacific when I first got news of this
Pacific when I first got news of this
Pacific when I first got news of this sighting it was it was very exciting
sighting it was it was very exciting
sighting it was it was very exciting this is a very rare species it has been
this is a very rare species it has been
this is a very rare species it has been recorded in various ocean basins around
recorded in various ocean basins around
recorded in various ocean basins around the world but the sightings are quite
the world but the sightings are quite
the world but the sightings are quite rare to the best of my knowledge I had
rare to the best of my knowledge I had
rare to the best of my knowledge I had never heard of this fish being sighted
never heard of this fish being sighted
never heard of this fish being sighted in this region of the eastern Pacific it
in this region of the eastern Pacific it
in this region of the eastern Pacific it was absolute excitement when the email
was absolute excitement when the email
was absolute excitement when the email came through what this might mean is
came through what this might mean is
came through what this might mean is when you have a new species appearing in
when you have a new species appearing in
when you have a new species appearing in waters where it hasn’t been before that
waters where it hasn’t been before that
waters where it hasn’t been before that is often indicative of a changing
is often indicative of a changing
is often indicative of a changing environment and certainly we know that
environment and certainly we know that
environment and certainly we know that the ocean is changing very rapidly due
the ocean is changing very rapidly due
the ocean is changing very rapidly due to all our impacts so this could be an
to all our impacts so this could be an
to all our impacts so this could be an indication of that with overfishing in
indication of that with overfishing in
indication of that with overfishing in with pollutants we’re seeing a lot
with pollutants we’re seeing a lot
with pollutants we’re seeing a lot larger numbers of jellyfish balloons
larger numbers of jellyfish balloons
larger numbers of jellyfish balloons around the world and that happens to be
around the world and that happens to be
around the world and that happens to be the primary diet of this fish that may
the primary diet of this fish that may
the primary diet of this fish that may be an indication that
be an indication that
be an indication that we’re getting some range extensions as
we’re getting some range extensions as
we’re getting some range extensions as we alter the ocean it’s terribly
we alter the ocean it’s terribly
we alter the ocean it’s terribly thrilling to be involved in the sighting
thrilling to be involved in the sighting
thrilling to be involved in the sighting of a new species for the love of us it’s
of a new species for the love of us it’s
of a new species for the love of us it’s not something you get to do every day
not something you get to do every day
not something you get to do every day I’ve waited 23 years for this
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