known as one of the world’s top scuba diving destinations Costa Rica’s Cocos
diving destinations Costa Rica’s Cocos
diving destinations Costa Rica’s Cocos Island National Park boast a higher
Island National Park boast a higher
Island National Park boast a higher concentration of sharks than perhaps any
concentration of sharks than perhaps any
concentration of sharks than perhaps any other place on the planet earning it the
other place on the planet earning it the
other place on the planet earning it the nickname shark island but even in this
nickname shark island but even in this
nickname shark island but even in this remote refuge sharks are vulnerable to a
remote refuge sharks are vulnerable to a
remote refuge sharks are vulnerable to a greater predator overfishing is
greater predator overfishing is
greater predator overfishing is depleting ocean resources worldwide so
depleting ocean resources worldwide so
depleting ocean resources worldwide so commercial fishermen travel from as far
commercial fishermen travel from as far
commercial fishermen travel from as far away as Japan to fish near Coco’s some
away as Japan to fish near Coco’s some
away as Japan to fish near Coco’s some venturing unlawfully inside protected
venturing unlawfully inside protected
venturing unlawfully inside protected park waters most tragically to harvest
park waters most tragically to harvest
park waters most tragically to harvest shark fins the enormous market for the
shark fins the enormous market for the
shark fins the enormous market for the delicacy has decimated several shark
delicacy has decimated several shark
delicacy has decimated several shark species and alarmed those protecting
species and alarmed those protecting
species and alarmed those protecting Coco’s National Park at the invitation
Coco’s National Park at the invitation
Coco’s National Park at the invitation of the Costa Rican government National
of the Costa Rican government National
of the Costa Rican government National Geographic grantee Ben Horton came to
Geographic grantee Ben Horton came to
Geographic grantee Ben Horton came to Koko’s Island to help with advocacy
Koko’s Island to help with advocacy
Koko’s Island to help with advocacy efforts I went out there with my brother
efforts I went out there with my brother
efforts I went out there with my brother to film a documentary for the Costa
to film a documentary for the Costa
to film a documentary for the Costa Rican government and we saw the poaching
Rican government and we saw the poaching
Rican government and we saw the poaching going on and decided that it was
going on and decided that it was
going on and decided that it was something that we needed to get out into
something that we needed to get out into
something that we needed to get out into the public’s eye
Ben is working alongside Park Rangers on
Ben is working alongside Park Rangers on a documentary which will eventually
a documentary which will eventually
a documentary which will eventually follow the illicit shark fin trade from
follow the illicit shark fin trade from
follow the illicit shark fin trade from coke asylum to the Asian markets early
coke asylum to the Asian markets early
coke asylum to the Asian markets early in the morning
in the morning
in the morning the Coast Guard gives chase to an
the Coast Guard gives chase to an
the Coast Guard gives chase to an illegal fishing boat
when the driver refuses to stop a guard
when the driver refuses to stop a guard fires a warning shot into the air but
fires a warning shot into the air but
fires a warning shot into the air but the boat evades the authorities
eventually the pursuit is abandoned and
eventually the pursuit is abandoned and the poachers escape they catch one tuna
the poachers escape they catch one tuna
the poachers escape they catch one tuna they’re set for a couple of months you
they’re set for a couple of months you
they’re set for a couple of months you know it’s good money for them and that’s
know it’s good money for them and that’s
know it’s good money for them and that’s kind of why they’ll bill fish in the
kind of why they’ll bill fish in the
kind of why they’ll bill fish in the park that’s why they’ll risk it is
park that’s why they’ll risk it is
park that’s why they’ll risk it is because the likelihood of them actually
because the likelihood of them actually
because the likelihood of them actually getting something is so much greater
getting something is so much greater
getting something is so much greater close to them close to Cocos Island so
close to them close to Cocos Island so
close to them close to Cocos Island so even if the person has a ticket they’re
even if the person has a ticket they’re
even if the person has a ticket they’re gonna be out fishing again the next day
gonna be out fishing again the next day
gonna be out fishing again the next day when not patrolling the brothers immerse
when not patrolling the brothers immerse
when not patrolling the brothers immerse themselves in the unfolding drama of an
themselves in the unfolding drama of an
themselves in the unfolding drama of an underwater world I was at a place called
underwater world I was at a place called
underwater world I was at a place called al Seon where the hammerheads were just
al Seon where the hammerheads were just
al Seon where the hammerheads were just schooling around us and there are
schooling around us and there are
schooling around us and there are hundreds of them and all of a sudden I’m
hundreds of them and all of a sudden I’m
hundreds of them and all of a sudden I’m turning around I’m filming there I’m
turning around I’m filming there I’m
turning around I’m filming there I’m photographing my brother and he points
photographing my brother and he points
photographing my brother and he points behind me and I turned just in time to
behind me and I turned just in time to
behind me and I turned just in time to see you know a dozen or more hammerhead
see you know a dozen or more hammerhead
see you know a dozen or more hammerhead just rush right at me it come over me
just rush right at me it come over me
just rush right at me it come over me I’m shooting with a fisheye lens and
I’m shooting with a fisheye lens and
I’m shooting with a fisheye lens and these things almost hit me right in the
these things almost hit me right in the
these things almost hit me right in the face these predators are at the top of a
face these predators are at the top of a
face these predators are at the top of a delicately balanced food chain
delicately balanced food chain
delicately balanced food chain without them the fragile marine
without them the fragile marine
without them the fragile marine ecosystem of Koko’s may crumble
signaling an even greater worldwide
signaling an even greater worldwide crisis Cocos Islands probably the last
crisis Cocos Islands probably the last
crisis Cocos Islands probably the last place you’re actually going to see the
place you’re actually going to see the
place you’re actually going to see the Sharks disappearing because they come
Sharks disappearing because they come
Sharks disappearing because they come from all over the ocean to congregate on
from all over the ocean to congregate on
from all over the ocean to congregate on Cocos Island when we start seeing them
Cocos Island when we start seeing them
Cocos Island when we start seeing them disappear from Cocos Island that’s when
disappear from Cocos Island that’s when
disappear from Cocos Island that’s when we know that we’re really in the last
we know that we’re really in the last
we know that we’re really in the last stages and they’re not going to be
stages and they’re not going to be
stages and they’re not going to be around much longer sponsored by National
around much longer sponsored by National
around much longer sponsored by National Geographic mission programs taking
Geographic mission programs taking
Geographic mission programs taking science and exploration into the new
science and exploration into the new
science and exploration into the new millennium
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