there’s been this arc to my career in the sense that in the beginning I just
the sense that in the beginning I just
the sense that in the beginning I just wanted to make beautiful pictures but I
wanted to make beautiful pictures but I
wanted to make beautiful pictures but I began more and more to see all these
began more and more to see all these
began more and more to see all these problems happening in the ocean fewer
problems happening in the ocean fewer
problems happening in the ocean fewer fish in the places I used to see many
fish in the places I used to see many
fish in the places I used to see many fish or not as many sharks wouldn’t go
fish or not as many sharks wouldn’t go
fish or not as many sharks wouldn’t go out looking for sharks and I started to
out looking for sharks and I started to
out looking for sharks and I started to see a need to tell those stories as well
see a need to tell those stories as well
see a need to tell those stories as well you know I didn’t think that most people
you know I didn’t think that most people
you know I didn’t think that most people recognized the decline what was
recognized the decline what was
recognized the decline what was happening in the ocean as a journalist I
happening in the ocean as a journalist I
happening in the ocean as a journalist I saw that I had a responsibility to tell
saw that I had a responsibility to tell
saw that I had a responsibility to tell those and I sensed a sense of urgency to
those and I sensed a sense of urgency to
those and I sensed a sense of urgency to tell those stories as well I wanted to
tell those stories as well I wanted to
tell those stories as well I wanted to get that out there and began doing
get that out there and began doing
get that out there and began doing stories about problems in the ocean and
stories about problems in the ocean and
stories about problems in the ocean and and hopefully offering solutions as well
and hopefully offering solutions as well
and hopefully offering solutions as well as a way to to maybe move that dial a
as a way to to maybe move that dial a
as a way to to maybe move that dial a little bit in favor of conservation if
little bit in favor of conservation if
little bit in favor of conservation if somebody had told me when I started
somebody had told me when I started
somebody had told me when I started diving back in 1977 that within a couple
diving back in 1977 that within a couple
diving back in 1977 that within a couple of decades a few decades in my lifetime
of decades a few decades in my lifetime
of decades a few decades in my lifetime I would have seen this this seismic
I would have seen this this seismic
I would have seen this this seismic shift this dramatic loss of marine life
shift this dramatic loss of marine life
shift this dramatic loss of marine life I wouldn’t have believed it I didn’t
I wouldn’t have believed it I didn’t
I wouldn’t have believed it I didn’t think it was possible when I was 14 or
think it was possible when I was 14 or
think it was possible when I was 14 or 15 years old that the ocean couldn’t
15 years old that the ocean couldn’t
15 years old that the ocean couldn’t possibly lose that much in such a short
possibly lose that much in such a short
possibly lose that much in such a short span of time problem is the ocean
span of time problem is the ocean
span of time problem is the ocean suffers from this terrible fate of
suffers from this terrible fate of
suffers from this terrible fate of having a beautiful exterior her finest
having a beautiful exterior her finest
having a beautiful exterior her finest silks are on view and we go to the beach
silks are on view and we go to the beach
silks are on view and we go to the beach where we go sailing but very few people
where we go sailing but very few people
where we go sailing but very few people know what’s happening below those waves
know what’s happening below those waves
know what’s happening below those waves unless you’re poking your head under
unless you’re poking your head under
unless you’re poking your head under that water on a regular basis you might
that water on a regular basis you might
that water on a regular basis you might not see that dramatic change everything
not see that dramatic change everything
not see that dramatic change everything seems to be fine but it’s not I believe
seems to be fine but it’s not I believe
seems to be fine but it’s not I believe the good news is that it’s not too late
the good news is that it’s not too late
the good news is that it’s not too late there is still hope and there’s still
there is still hope and there’s still
there is still hope and there’s still ten percent of the sharks left of all
ten percent of the sharks left of all
ten percent of the sharks left of all species and there’s half the coral reefs
species and there’s half the coral reefs
species and there’s half the coral reefs left so what we need to do is preserve
left so what we need to do is preserve
left so what we need to do is preserve what remains
what remains
what remains I think the ocean has the ability to
I think the ocean has the ability to
I think the ocean has the ability to heal itself it is resilient it can be
heal itself it is resilient it can be
heal itself it is resilient it can be restored I’ve seen this happen in places
restored I’ve seen this happen in places
restored I’ve seen this happen in places where protection has been given we have
where protection has been given we have
where protection has been given we have to be good custodians we have to do the
to be good custodians we have to do the
to be good custodians we have to do the right thing we can’t just keep doing
right thing we can’t just keep doing
right thing we can’t just keep doing what we’re doing because we’re at a
what we’re doing because we’re at a
what we’re doing because we’re at a pivotal moment in history where if we
pivotal moment in history where if we
pivotal moment in history where if we let it slip through our fingers you know
let it slip through our fingers you know
let it slip through our fingers you know it’ll be us who pays the price when you
it’ll be us who pays the price when you
it’ll be us who pays the price when you consider how tied we are to the ocean
consider how tied we are to the ocean
consider how tied we are to the ocean every other breath that a human being
every other breath that a human being
every other breath that a human being takes comes from the see that it’s
takes comes from the see that it’s
takes comes from the see that it’s vitally important to our own existence
vitally important to our own existence
vitally important to our own existence in the end when we save the ocean we’re
in the end when we save the ocean we’re
in the end when we save the ocean we’re saving ourselves that’s a pretty good
saving ourselves that’s a pretty good
saving ourselves that’s a pretty good motivator for for doing the right thing
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