So Much Change, So Little Time | Sea of Hope: America’s Underwater Treasures

we are just beginning to understand that

we are just beginning to understand that loss of grouper and parrotfish has a

loss of grouper and parrotfish has a

loss of grouper and parrotfish has a domino effect and kills the reef it’s

domino effect and kills the reef it’s

domino effect and kills the reef it’s happening so fast it doesn’t take an

happening so fast it doesn’t take an

happening so fast it doesn’t take an old-timer to remember the good old days

old-timer to remember the good old days

old-timer to remember the good old days in just my short lifetime of 19 years

in just my short lifetime of 19 years

in just my short lifetime of 19 years been able to see immense change in the

been able to see immense change in the

been able to see immense change in the at least the one habitat that I’ve been

at least the one habitat that I’ve been

at least the one habitat that I’ve been able to dive on it says for with my dad

able to dive on it says for with my dad

able to dive on it says for with my dad the way I remember it is this absolutely

the way I remember it is this absolutely

the way I remember it is this absolutely magical place these immaculate reefs

magical place these immaculate reefs

magical place these immaculate reefs such vibrant color no matter where you

such vibrant color no matter where you

such vibrant color no matter where you went a treasure trove of fish and

went a treasure trove of fish and

went a treasure trove of fish and incredible ecosystem but now going back

incredible ecosystem but now going back

incredible ecosystem but now going back the last three years it looks like a

the last three years it looks like a

the last three years it looks like a pile of rubble after a building was

pile of rubble after a building was

pile of rubble after a building was demolished in New York City

demolished in New York City

demolished in New York City it’s all gray and white and crumbled and

it’s all gray and white and crumbled and

it’s all gray and white and crumbled and the fish are gone and and that’s only

the fish are gone and and that’s only

the fish are gone and and that’s only and that’s it in 12 years yeah

the waters around Buck Island are an

the waters around Buck Island are an oasis in a fast expanding wasteland

oasis in a fast expanding wasteland

oasis in a fast expanding wasteland fueled by climate change and overfishing

fueled by climate change and overfishing

fueled by climate change and overfishing I would love to have seen what you saw

I would love to have seen what you saw

I would love to have seen what you saw here as a boy the fish population was

here as a boy the fish population was

here as a boy the fish population was very diverse very large very colorful

very diverse very large very colorful

very diverse very large very colorful but you know even my benchmark was

but you know even my benchmark was

but you know even my benchmark was nothing in comparison to my father’s

nothing in comparison to my father’s

nothing in comparison to my father’s benchmark he went that you should have

benchmark he went that you should have

benchmark he went that you should have seen it when I was a boy you know these

seen it when I was a boy you know these

seen it when I was a boy you know these are small fish compared to when he was

are small fish compared to when he was

are small fish compared to when he was growing up the corals need the fish the

growing up the corals need the fish the

growing up the corals need the fish the fish need the corals you take the fish

fish need the corals you take the fish

fish need the corals you take the fish away

away

away yeah the corals are stressed expanding

yeah the corals are stressed expanding

yeah the corals are stressed expanding the refuge to embrace the devastated

the refuge to embrace the devastated

the refuge to embrace the devastated reefs outside of the monument will give

reefs outside of the monument will give

reefs outside of the monument will give the natural systems a chance to recover

the natural systems a chance to recover

the natural systems a chance to recover people say I came from a different

people say I came from a different

people say I came from a different planet I did the planet was so different

planet I did the planet was so different

planet I did the planet was so different when I arrived

90% of the big fish already gone but the

90% of the big fish already gone but the great news is we can turn the corner we

great news is we can turn the corner we

great news is we can turn the corner we can restore

can restore

can restore [Music]