ladies and gentlemen good evening pleasure to be with you tonight and I’m
pleasure to be with you tonight and I’m
pleasure to be with you tonight and I’m gonna take you all on a journey across
gonna take you all on a journey across
gonna take you all on a journey across an around planet ocean now my father
an around planet ocean now my father
an around planet ocean now my father captain jacques-yves cousteau invented
captain jacques-yves cousteau invented
captain jacques-yves cousteau invented scuba diving and Myriad’s of other
scuba diving and Myriad’s of other
scuba diving and Myriad’s of other inventions to further his explorations
inventions to further his explorations
inventions to further his explorations and to continue sharing with all of us
and to continue sharing with all of us
and to continue sharing with all of us and with all of you perhaps in your
and with all of you perhaps in your
and with all of you perhaps in your childhood images of another world now
childhood images of another world now
childhood images of another world now this made him very conscious of the
this made him very conscious of the
this made him very conscious of the damage that we are doing to the
damage that we are doing to the
damage that we are doing to the environment and he dedicated his life to
environment and he dedicated his life to
environment and he dedicated his life to conservation he inspired me to become a
conservation he inspired me to become a
conservation he inspired me to become a diver and a conservationist and to seek
diver and a conservationist and to seek
diver and a conservationist and to seek always new ways innovative ways of
always new ways innovative ways of
always new ways innovative ways of protecting our planet of protecting that
protecting our planet of protecting that
protecting our planet of protecting that pale blue dot for future generations for
pale blue dot for future generations for
pale blue dot for future generations for several reasons as well that going
several reasons as well that going
several reasons as well that going through the philosophy of conservation
through the philosophy of conservation
through the philosophy of conservation but that would make another topic in
but that would make another topic in
but that would make another topic in itself I believe so let’s go on this
itself I believe so let’s go on this
itself I believe so let’s go on this journey the first stop on this journey
journey the first stop on this journey
journey the first stop on this journey is Raja Ampat in Indonesia here there
is Raja Ampat in Indonesia here there
is Raja Ampat in Indonesia here there are over a thousand species of fish over
are over a thousand species of fish over
are over a thousand species of fish over a thousand islands and more than 97% of
a thousand islands and more than 97% of
a thousand islands and more than 97% of the coral diversity in the world this is
the coral diversity in the world this is
the coral diversity in the world this is the throbbing heart of the ocean when it
the throbbing heart of the ocean when it
the throbbing heart of the ocean when it comes to diversity it’s a protected area
comes to diversity it’s a protected area
comes to diversity it’s a protected area this area among others marine protected
this area among others marine protected
this area among others marine protected areas are what conservation is
areas are what conservation is
areas are what conservation is considered to be the last sanctuaries of
considered to be the last sanctuaries of
considered to be the last sanctuaries of life on our planet because we are
life on our planet because we are
life on our planet because we are reaching a point where everything else
reaching a point where everything else
reaching a point where everything else that hasn’t been protected consciously
that hasn’t been protected consciously
that hasn’t been protected consciously is being destroyed the next step on our
is being destroyed the next step on our
is being destroyed the next step on our journey takes us to another of these
journey takes us to another of these
journey takes us to another of these sanctuaries now if you can guess from
sanctuaries now if you can guess from
sanctuaries now if you can guess from the image this is the Galapagos
the image this is the Galapagos
the image this is the Galapagos the Galapagos Islands which I visited
the Galapagos Islands which I visited
the Galapagos Islands which I visited last year to make a film about free
last year to make a film about free
last year to make a film about free diving and breath-hold diving and
diving and breath-hold diving and
diving and breath-hold diving and shedding the equipment of scuba and our
shedding the equipment of scuba and our
shedding the equipment of scuba and our fears some animals in order to reconnect
fears some animals in order to reconnect
fears some animals in order to reconnect with nature and to find what is that
with nature and to find what is that
with nature and to find what is that missing link that we’ve lost so long ago
missing link that we’ve lost so long ago
missing link that we’ve lost so long ago that disconnects us from nature and
that disconnects us from nature and
that disconnects us from nature and creates all the global issues that we
creates all the global issues that we
creates all the global issues that we see today let’s talk about free diving
see today let’s talk about free diving
see today let’s talk about free diving well the microorganisms that are in the
well the microorganisms that are in the
well the microorganisms that are in the surface layers of the ocean here in the
surface layers of the ocean here in the
surface layers of the ocean here in the Galapagos but also everywhere else in
Galapagos but also everywhere else in
Galapagos but also everywhere else in the world the plankton produces more
the world the plankton produces more
the world the plankton produces more than half of the oxygen that we’re
than half of the oxygen that we’re
than half of the oxygen that we’re breathing right now so I’d like to do a
breathing right now so I’d like to do a
breathing right now so I’d like to do a little experiment with you if you don’t
little experiment with you if you don’t
little experiment with you if you don’t mind I’d like to show you some imagery
mind I’d like to show you some imagery
mind I’d like to show you some imagery of a free dive a breath-hold dive lasts
of a free dive a breath-hold dive lasts
of a free dive a breath-hold dive lasts about 37 seconds and I’d like to ask you
about 37 seconds and I’d like to ask you
about 37 seconds and I’d like to ask you if you feel confident in your skill to
if you feel confident in your skill to
if you feel confident in your skill to hold your breath during the time of the
hold your breath during the time of the
hold your breath during the time of the next video please don’t pass out here we
next video please don’t pass out here we
next video please don’t pass out here we go
so this is free diving in the Galapagos
so this is free diving in the Galapagos every time we put our face underwater
every time we put our face underwater
every time we put our face underwater this is the kind of thing we would see
this is the kind of thing we would see
this is the kind of thing we would see hundreds sometimes thousands of sharks
hundreds sometimes thousands of sharks
hundreds sometimes thousands of sharks the apogee ghost is known to have the
the apogee ghost is known to have the
the apogee ghost is known to have the highest biomass of sharks in the world I
don’t hear anything I guess that means
don’t hear anything I guess that means you’re all holding your breath I see a
you’re all holding your breath I see a
you’re all holding your breath I see a lot of pale blue dots are you guys all
lot of pale blue dots are you guys all
lot of pale blue dots are you guys all turning blue okay we’re almost done and
turning blue okay we’re almost done and
turning blue okay we’re almost done and you can breathe four months after making
you can breathe four months after making
you can breathe four months after making this film I’m not the one you saw but
this film I’m not the one you saw but
this film I’m not the one you saw but the one about free diving which came out
the one about free diving which came out
the one about free diving which came out actually this week the Ecuadorian
actually this week the Ecuadorian
actually this week the Ecuadorian authorities intercepted a poaching
authorities intercepted a poaching
authorities intercepted a poaching fishing vessel inside the Galapagos
fishing vessel inside the Galapagos
fishing vessel inside the Galapagos marine protected area that had on board
marine protected area that had on board
marine protected area that had on board and I apologize for the graphic image
and I apologize for the graphic image
and I apologize for the graphic image but had on board over a thousand sharks
but had on board over a thousand sharks
but had on board over a thousand sharks all finned
all finned
all finned they are destined to produce shark fin
they are destined to produce shark fin
they are destined to produce shark fin soup in Asia and the shark liver extract
soup in Asia and the shark liver extract
soup in Asia and the shark liver extract is used in cosmetics and for food
is used in cosmetics and for food
is used in cosmetics and for food supplements so when you come home
supplements so when you come home
supplements so when you come home tonight please check your cosmetics for
tonight please check your cosmetics for
tonight please check your cosmetics for squalene because most of the squalene
squalene because most of the squalene
squalene because most of the squalene used today comes from shark liver so
used today comes from shark liver so
used today comes from shark liver so let’s leave this bittersweet Galapagos
let’s leave this bittersweet Galapagos
let’s leave this bittersweet Galapagos behind us and I hope you’ve had a sense
behind us and I hope you’ve had a sense
behind us and I hope you’ve had a sense right now that conservation is both
right now that conservation is both
right now that conservation is both effective and fragile doesn’t take much
effective and fragile doesn’t take much
effective and fragile doesn’t take much to go from having the highest biomass of
to go from having the highest biomass of
to go from having the highest biomass of sharks in the world to having nothing
sharks in the world to having nothing
sharks in the world to having nothing but a plain Rock the next step in our
but a plain Rock the next step in our
but a plain Rock the next step in our journey takes us to Greenland this is
journey takes us to Greenland this is
journey takes us to Greenland this is the Greenland ice sheet it’s about two
the Greenland ice sheet it’s about two
the Greenland ice sheet it’s about two and a half kilometers thick of ice
and a half kilometers thick of ice
and a half kilometers thick of ice it holds the historical records and the
it holds the historical records and the
it holds the historical records and the future of the ocean here at the east
future of the ocean here at the east
future of the ocean here at the east grip research station a team of
grip research station a team of
grip research station a team of international scientists is actively
international scientists is actively
international scientists is actively researching how the climate has changed
researching how the climate has changed
researching how the climate has changed by drilling course through the ice
by drilling course through the ice
by drilling course through the ice understanding climate change and I’m
understanding climate change and I’m
understanding climate change and I’m gonna share with you that their their
gonna share with you that their their
gonna share with you that their their main messages that they shared with me
main messages that they shared with me
main messages that they shared with me last year
last year
last year the first main message from dr. Jim
the first main message from dr. Jim
the first main message from dr. Jim white here is that we’ve already baked
white here is that we’ve already baked
white here is that we’ve already baked into the ocean system by the energy
into the ocean system by the energy
into the ocean system by the energy we’ve released through the burning of
we’ve released through the burning of
we’ve released through the burning of fossil fuels
fossil fuels
fossil fuels we’ve already baked in a 13 meter
we’ve already baked in a 13 meter
we’ve already baked in a 13 meter sea-level rise even if we stopped
sea-level rise even if we stopped
sea-level rise even if we stopped emitting co2 today the sea level would
emitting co2 today the sea level would
emitting co2 today the sea level would rise by 13 meters but we don’t know how
rise by 13 meters but we don’t know how
rise by 13 meters but we don’t know how long this will take and the ice records
long this will take and the ice records
long this will take and the ice records although they show that these changes
although they show that these changes
although they show that these changes can be very abrupt don’t have the
can be very abrupt don’t have the
can be very abrupt don’t have the resolution to tell us on a scale of how
resolution to tell us on a scale of how
resolution to tell us on a scale of how many years they happen in other words
many years they happen in other words
many years they happen in other words brace yourselves because water is coming
brace yourselves because water is coming
brace yourselves because water is coming your way so become a scuba diver today
your way so become a scuba diver today
your way so become a scuba diver today is not a bad choice
is not a bad choice
is not a bad choice oh sorry got a little ahead of myself
oh sorry got a little ahead of myself
oh sorry got a little ahead of myself there we are going to the oops to the
there we are going to the oops to the
there we are going to the oops to the next destination on our journey which is
next destination on our journey which is
next destination on our journey which is Papua New Guinea staying on the topic of
Papua New Guinea staying on the topic of
Papua New Guinea staying on the topic of climate change here in Papua New Guinea
climate change here in Papua New Guinea
climate change here in Papua New Guinea a mysterious volcano a sunken volcano
a mysterious volcano a sunken volcano
a mysterious volcano a sunken volcano releases pure co2 bubbles acidifying the
releases pure co2 bubbles acidifying the
releases pure co2 bubbles acidifying the seawater at a seal at a pH level
seawater at a seal at a pH level
seawater at a seal at a pH level expected for the end of this century and
expected for the end of this century and
expected for the end of this century and a team of researchers from the French
a team of researchers from the French
a team of researchers from the French Institute for development research have
Institute for development research have
Institute for development research have a message of hope based on their
a message of hope based on their
a message of hope based on their research there it seems that these
research there it seems that these
research there it seems that these corals of Papua New Guinea were able to
corals of Papua New Guinea were able to
corals of Papua New Guinea were able to adapt to acclimate in one lifetime to
adapt to acclimate in one lifetime to
adapt to acclimate in one lifetime to the acid conditions not only is this a
the acid conditions not only is this a
the acid conditions not only is this a message of hope for climate change
message of hope for climate change
message of hope for climate change because it seems that these corals are
because it seems that these corals are
because it seems that these corals are able to survive at least the acidity
able to survive at least the acidity
able to survive at least the acidity component of it because obviously the
component of it because obviously the
component of it because obviously the temperature is what’s really getting
temperature is what’s really getting
temperature is what’s really getting into the corals but it also lifts a
into the corals but it also lifts a
into the corals but it also lifts a corner of the veil and the very
corner of the veil and the very
corner of the veil and the very mechanisms of evolution and how changes
mechanisms of evolution and how changes
mechanisms of evolution and how changes can occur within one lifetime and that’s
can occur within one lifetime and that’s
can occur within one lifetime and that’s something that to go back to Darwin
something that to go back to Darwin
something that to go back to Darwin Darwin has anchored us through the
Darwin has anchored us through the
Darwin has anchored us through the philosophy that came after his work has
philosophy that came after his work has
philosophy that came after his work has anchored us in the belief that we cannot
anchored us in the belief that we cannot
anchored us in the belief that we cannot change things in our lifetimes we’d have
change things in our lifetimes we’d have
change things in our lifetimes we’d have to keep going as usual and maybe our
to keep going as usual and maybe our
to keep going as usual and maybe our descendants and their descendants will
descendants and their descendants will
descendants and their descendants will change something well I hope he was
change something well I hope he was
change something well I hope he was wrong because and epigenetics seems to
wrong because and epigenetics seems to
wrong because and epigenetics seems to show today that there are other pathways
show today that there are other pathways
show today that there are other pathways of evolution but in any case we need to
of evolution but in any case we need to
of evolution but in any case we need to change our role in nature today in order
change our role in nature today in order
change our role in nature today in order to avoid these global issues the last
to avoid these global issues the last
to avoid these global issues the last step of our journey takes us to Hawaii
step of our journey takes us to Hawaii
step of our journey takes us to Hawaii where the World Conservation Congress
where the World Conservation Congress
where the World Conservation Congress took place last year and of course I
took place last year and of course I
took place last year and of course I couldn’t help myself that show you
couldn’t help myself that show you
couldn’t help myself that show you sharks more sharks a lot of people are
sharks more sharks a lot of people are
sharks more sharks a lot of people are afraid of sharks these beautiful
afraid of sharks these beautiful
afraid of sharks these beautiful creatures but I’ll tell you what scares
creatures but I’ll tell you what scares
creatures but I’ll tell you what scares me more than than sharks it’s what we’re
me more than than sharks it’s what we’re
me more than than sharks it’s what we’re doing to the ocean
climate change overfishing and plastic
climate change overfishing and plastic pollutions are devastating marine life
pollutions are devastating marine life
pollutions are devastating marine life worldwide and specifically on plastic
worldwide and specifically on plastic
worldwide and specifically on plastic pollutions today we know that a third of
pollutions today we know that a third of
pollutions today we know that a third of commercially sold fish contained plastic
commercially sold fish contained plastic
commercially sold fish contained plastic and about 80% and 90% noise 80% of tap
and about 80% and 90% noise 80% of tap
and about 80% and 90% noise 80% of tap water sample tap water worldwide
water sample tap water worldwide
water sample tap water worldwide contains micro plastic as well so this
contains micro plastic as well so this
contains micro plastic as well so this pervasive problem of plastic is not
pervasive problem of plastic is not
pervasive problem of plastic is not dissimilar to some kind of invisible oil
dissimilar to some kind of invisible oil
dissimilar to some kind of invisible oil spill where the plastic we throw into
spill where the plastic we throw into
spill where the plastic we throw into the environment breaks down into smaller
the environment breaks down into smaller
the environment breaks down into smaller pieces that we then end up eating last
pieces that we then end up eating last
pieces that we then end up eating last note on that topic of plastic pollution
note on that topic of plastic pollution
note on that topic of plastic pollution today unfortunately if you take plastic
today unfortunately if you take plastic
today unfortunately if you take plastic and you recycle it into textile the
and you recycle it into textile the
and you recycle it into textile the first time you wash those clothes the
first time you wash those clothes the
first time you wash those clothes the microfibers are being released into the
microfibers are being released into the
microfibers are being released into the environment so the recycling process
environment so the recycling process
environment so the recycling process today actually accelerates the uptake of
today actually accelerates the uptake of
today actually accelerates the uptake of plastic into the natural environment
plastic into the natural environment
plastic into the natural environment under its microscopic form but surely
under its microscopic form but surely
under its microscopic form but surely these sharks these beautiful animals who
these sharks these beautiful animals who
these sharks these beautiful animals who have been around for 400 million years
have been around for 400 million years
have been around for 400 million years deserve better than extinction than
deserve better than extinction than
deserve better than extinction than becoming a bowl of soup a face cream so
becoming a bowl of soup a face cream so
becoming a bowl of soup a face cream so what can we do about these global issues
what can we do about these global issues
what can we do about these global issues well conservationists really like the
well conservationists really like the
well conservationists really like the tool of using marine protected areas
tool of using marine protected areas
tool of using marine protected areas they really work these are areas that
they really work these are areas that
they really work these are areas that you set aside you decide we’re not going
you set aside you decide we’re not going
you set aside you decide we’re not going to destroy this place we’re gonna leave
to destroy this place we’re gonna leave
to destroy this place we’re gonna leave it we’re not going to fish when I can
it we’re not going to fish when I can
it we’re not going to fish when I can extract anything and we can derive some
extract anything and we can derive some
extract anything and we can derive some economic activity from it from tourism
economic activity from it from tourism
economic activity from it from tourism and from the benefit brought by the
and from the benefit brought by the
and from the benefit brought by the added fish inside the protected area but
added fish inside the protected area but
added fish inside the protected area but as you’ve seen this cherished tool like
as you’ve seen this cherished tool like
as you’ve seen this cherished tool like conservationists is very fragile the
conservationists is very fragile the
conservationists is very fragile the greed of one ship captain will come in
greed of one ship captain will come in
greed of one ship captain will come in and poach everything that’s in the air
and poach everything that’s in the air
and poach everything that’s in the air protected area pollutions be there of
protected area pollutions be there of
protected area pollutions be there of air or water or trans boundary because
air or water or trans boundary because
air or water or trans boundary because they’re trans boundary by nature cannot
they’re trans boundary by nature cannot
they’re trans boundary by nature cannot be stopped at the borders of a marine
be stopped at the borders of a marine
be stopped at the borders of a marine protected area hopefully this is
protected area hopefully this is
protected area hopefully this is something
something
something the remote sensing can help us with the
the remote sensing can help us with the
the remote sensing can help us with the enforcement of rain protected areas but
enforcement of rain protected areas but
enforcement of rain protected areas but also the monitoring of pollutions in the
also the monitoring of pollutions in the
also the monitoring of pollutions in the ocean now I’ve been trying to find ways
ocean now I’ve been trying to find ways
ocean now I’ve been trying to find ways to involve scuba divers in conservation
to involve scuba divers in conservation
to involve scuba divers in conservation and research for the past eight years
and research for the past eight years
and research for the past eight years and this is one of the most recent
and this is one of the most recent
and this is one of the most recent projects which is to try to use the
projects which is to try to use the
projects which is to try to use the divers to collect temperature data from
divers to collect temperature data from
divers to collect temperature data from the ocean a missing piece of the data
the ocean a missing piece of the data
the ocean a missing piece of the data puzzle today even though we have the
puzzle today even though we have the
puzzle today even though we have the bulk temperatures from the high seas we
bulk temperatures from the high seas we
bulk temperatures from the high seas we don’t have the granularity at the
don’t have the granularity at the
don’t have the granularity at the coastal level where most of life is of
coastal level where most of life is of
coastal level where most of life is of course the sea surface temperatures
course the sea surface temperatures
course the sea surface temperatures provide some level of information but we
provide some level of information but we
provide some level of information but we don’t know how the thermal clients
don’t know how the thermal clients
don’t know how the thermal clients behave we don’t know how the energy
behave we don’t know how the energy
behave we don’t know how the energy stores and releases energy in these
stores and releases energy in these
stores and releases energy in these areas and how that affects the weather
areas and how that affects the weather
areas and how that affects the weather the climate and biodiversity so together
the climate and biodiversity so together
the climate and biodiversity so together with a project partner Danny Europe
with a project partner Danny Europe
with a project partner Danny Europe we’re putting together a first
we’re putting together a first
we’re putting together a first deployment phase for this to deploy high
deployment phase for this to deploy high
deployment phase for this to deploy high precision temperature instruments
precision temperature instruments
precision temperature instruments through the diving community to help
through the diving community to help
through the diving community to help them be part of the data collection
them be part of the data collection
them be part of the data collection strategy and this is the kind of product
strategy and this is the kind of product
strategy and this is the kind of product that we’d like to get out of this
that we’d like to get out of this
that we’d like to get out of this research which is three-dimensional
research which is three-dimensional
research which is three-dimensional real-time temperature of the ocean four
real-time temperature of the ocean four
real-time temperature of the ocean four dimensional I should I’d say actually so
dimensional I should I’d say actually so
dimensional I should I’d say actually so that’s it I hope you enjoyed this
that’s it I hope you enjoyed this
that’s it I hope you enjoyed this journey and we need to know more about
journey and we need to know more about
journey and we need to know more about the ocean we know so little about it and
the ocean we know so little about it and
the ocean we know so little about it and we need to use that information to
we need to use that information to
we need to use that information to protect it better the Copernicus program
protect it better the Copernicus program
protect it better the Copernicus program and the Sentinel satellites are
and the Sentinel satellites are
and the Sentinel satellites are collecting information about the ocean
collecting information about the ocean
collecting information about the ocean and hopefully this information can help
and hopefully this information can help
and hopefully this information can help to study and to protect the ocean for
to study and to protect the ocean for
to study and to protect the ocean for future generations but also for life
future generations but also for life
future generations but also for life because we tend to see conservation as
because we tend to see conservation as
because we tend to see conservation as it being for us why do we conserve
it being for us why do we conserve
it being for us why do we conserve nature is it just for our benefit what
nature is it just for our benefit what
nature is it just for our benefit what about just conserving nature because
about just conserving nature because
about just conserving nature because it’s there because it’s beautiful and
it’s there because it’s beautiful and
it’s there because it’s beautiful and because it’s diverse
because it’s diverse
because it’s diverse thank you very much for your attention
thank you very much for your attention
thank you very much for your attention anyway was a pleasure of speaking here
anyway was a pleasure of speaking here
anyway was a pleasure of speaking here with you tonight
with you tonight
with you tonight [Applause]
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