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[Music] please raise your hand if you enjoy
please raise your hand if you enjoy
please raise your hand if you enjoy snorkeling or diving or would like to
snorkeling or diving or would like to
snorkeling or diving or would like to have that experience someday well I
have that experience someday well I
have that experience someday well I think you and I have just made a
think you and I have just made a
think you and I have just made a connection we love hanging around in the
connection we love hanging around in the
connection we love hanging around in the ocean well my life in the ocean actually
ocean well my life in the ocean actually
ocean well my life in the ocean actually began as a snorkeler but one day a close
began as a snorkeler but one day a close
began as a snorkeler but one day a close friend said to me hey George oi and by
friend said to me hey George oi and by
friend said to me hey George oi and by the way that’s my nickname I think you
the way that’s my nickname I think you
the way that’s my nickname I think you should go get a diving certification
should go get a diving certification
should go get a diving certification because the things that you see deeper
because the things that you see deeper
because the things that you see deeper down in the ocean can be much more
down in the ocean can be much more
down in the ocean can be much more interesting than what you’re seeing
interesting than what you’re seeing
interesting than what you’re seeing right now as a snorkeler and that day
right now as a snorkeler and that day
right now as a snorkeler and that day another dive guide came to me and said
another dive guide came to me and said
another dive guide came to me and said hey miss would you like to join us for
hey miss would you like to join us for
hey miss would you like to join us for this dive because all you need is this
this dive because all you need is this
this dive because all you need is this discovery dive which doesn’t require any
discovery dive which doesn’t require any
discovery dive which doesn’t require any certification for a moment I thought
certification for a moment I thought
certification for a moment I thought about it and with a little bit of
about it and with a little bit of
about it and with a little bit of reluctance I strapped on a 40-pound tank
reluctance I strapped on a 40-pound tank
reluctance I strapped on a 40-pound tank on my back with the best and my slippers
on my back with the best and my slippers
on my back with the best and my slippers I took my regulator up into my mouth go
I took my regulator up into my mouth go
I took my regulator up into my mouth go I leap into the ocean I saw something so
I leap into the ocean I saw something so
I leap into the ocean I saw something so far away that was a big sea turtle
far away that was a big sea turtle
far away that was a big sea turtle greeting me at that time I got hooked
greeting me at that time I got hooked
greeting me at that time I got hooked and addicted to diving because the
and addicted to diving because the
and addicted to diving because the things that you see down there is so
things that you see down there is so
things that you see down there is so spectacular and so unbelievable that it
spectacular and so unbelievable that it
spectacular and so unbelievable that it is not the same as what you see in the
is not the same as what you see in the
is not the same as what you see in the aquarium or at SeaWorld and I strongly
aquarium or at SeaWorld and I strongly
aquarium or at SeaWorld and I strongly recommend that you go try to discover
recommend that you go try to discover
recommend that you go try to discover dive if you can in your life and so one
dive if you can in your life and so one
dive if you can in your life and so one day I did go get my certification and
day I did go get my certification and
day I did go get my certification and learn to manage the tank on my back and
learn to manage the tank on my back and
learn to manage the tank on my back and to control my breathing just like in
to control my breathing just like in
to control my breathing just like in meditation and I finally realized – why
meditation and I finally realized – why
meditation and I finally realized – why I
I
I diving I was a beginning diver I used to
diving I was a beginning diver I used to
diving I was a beginning diver I used to take underwater photography of larger
take underwater photography of larger
take underwater photography of larger animals that we often see in the news or
animals that we often see in the news or
animals that we often see in the news or in the media such as the well shark well
in the media such as the well shark well
in the media such as the well shark well on so many dive trips what the other
on so many dive trips what the other
on so many dive trips what the other people were all looking for manta rays
people were all looking for manta rays
people were all looking for manta rays and sharks and sea turtles I discovered
and sharks and sea turtles I discovered
and sharks and sea turtles I discovered something that was many million in
something that was many million in
something that was many million in zillion times smaller than those larger
zillion times smaller than those larger
zillion times smaller than those larger creatures and I felt so much in love
creatures and I felt so much in love
creatures and I felt so much in love with it because it should also be
with it because it should also be
with it because it should also be protected as much as these larger
protected as much as these larger
protected as much as these larger animals and this tiny creature is called
animals and this tiny creature is called
animals and this tiny creature is called this word right here which I’m gonna be
this word right here which I’m gonna be
this word right here which I’m gonna be talking about today and you must all
talking about today and you must all
talking about today and you must all wonder what does this word mean you know
wonder what does this word mean you know
wonder what does this word mean you know when I introduced this were to my
when I introduced this were to my
when I introduced this were to my students and they were asking me is
students and they were asking me is
students and they were asking me is there that tree or a tree branch without
there that tree or a tree branch without
there that tree or a tree branch without any clothes on and you know what two of
any clothes on and you know what two of
any clothes on and you know what two of my students drew this right here well
my students drew this right here well
my students drew this right here well you know well this word is actually
you know well this word is actually
you know well this word is actually pronounced nudie bronc can you please
pronounced nudie bronc can you please
pronounced nudie bronc can you please say this word with me nudie bronc and
say this word with me nudie bronc and
say this word with me nudie bronc and this is what a nudie bronc
this is what a nudie bronc
this is what a nudie bronc looks like this and this is what I
looks like this and this is what I
looks like this and this is what I discovered in every dive and I can keep
discovered in every dive and I can keep
discovered in every dive and I can keep clicking there’s so many different forms
clicking there’s so many different forms
clicking there’s so many different forms of shapes and sizes of these sea slugs
of shapes and sizes of these sea slugs
of shapes and sizes of these sea slugs they’re so beautiful I can’t wait until
they’re so beautiful I can’t wait until
they’re so beautiful I can’t wait until my night spring trip that’s coming up in
my night spring trip that’s coming up in
my night spring trip that’s coming up in two months because I’m gonna meet more
two months because I’m gonna meet more
two months because I’m gonna meet more and more of them there’s so many of them
and more of them there’s so many of them
and more of them there’s so many of them well I might not be a marine biologist
well I might not be a marine biologist
well I might not be a marine biologist but let me just briefly tell you what
but let me just briefly tell you what
but let me just briefly tell you what they are
they are
they are nudee bronze ashley mean on
nudee bronze ashley mean on
nudee bronze ashley mean on cover lungs which means that they
cover lungs which means that they
cover lungs which means that they breathe with their external gills they
breathe with their external gills they
breathe with their external gills they are marine gastropod molluscs that live
are marine gastropod molluscs that live
are marine gastropod molluscs that live everywhere in their ocean waters around
everywhere in their ocean waters around
everywhere in their ocean waters around the world and their vibrant colors
the world and their vibrant colors
the world and their vibrant colors pretty much come from the food that they
pretty much come from the food that they
pretty much come from the food that they eat such as corals sponges
eat such as corals sponges
eat such as corals sponges LG’s sometimes even their own eggs and
LG’s sometimes even their own eggs and
LG’s sometimes even their own eggs and their need upon friends and their wild
their need upon friends and their wild
their need upon friends and their wild colors pretty much tell their predators
colors pretty much tell their predators
colors pretty much tell their predators hey you back off I don’t want you to
hey you back off I don’t want you to
hey you back off I don’t want you to come and eat me here and the cool thing
come and eat me here and the cool thing
come and eat me here and the cool thing is that whenever I go in to look for
is that whenever I go in to look for
is that whenever I go in to look for their head and where their eyes are
their head and where their eyes are
their head and where their eyes are they’re so tiny and that means they have
they’re so tiny and that means they have
they’re so tiny and that means they have really poor vision and they only see
really poor vision and they only see
really poor vision and they only see bits or shadows here and there and one
bits or shadows here and there and one
bits or shadows here and there and one time I even saw them fertilizing excite
time I even saw them fertilizing excite
time I even saw them fertilizing excite those in beautiful spirals and they look
those in beautiful spirals and they look
those in beautiful spirals and they look like a bunch of ribbons and so many
like a bunch of ribbons and so many
like a bunch of ribbons and so many years that I have been reading so much
years that I have been reading so much
years that I have been reading so much about nudibranch book and I actually had
about nudibranch book and I actually had
about nudibranch book and I actually had this one that I loved the ping through
this one that I loved the ping through
this one that I loved the ping through the pages there’s so many photographs
the pages there’s so many photographs
the pages there’s so many photographs that are so colorful I learned that
that are so colorful I learned that
that are so colorful I learned that there are so far about 3,000 identified
there are so far about 3,000 identified
there are so far about 3,000 identified species of nudie bronze around the world
species of nudie bronze around the world
species of nudie bronze around the world but yet there’s so many more still
but yet there’s so many more still
but yet there’s so many more still waiting to be discovered in their
waiting to be discovered in their
waiting to be discovered in their mysterious oceans and it’s so small that
mysterious oceans and it’s so small that
mysterious oceans and it’s so small that it’s also camouflaging yourself that it
it’s also camouflaging yourself that it
it’s also camouflaging yourself that it is so hard for divers to see them when
is so hard for divers to see them when
is so hard for divers to see them when I’m talking to my friends who are divers
I’m talking to my friends who are divers
I’m talking to my friends who are divers around the world on my trips they have
around the world on my trips they have
around the world on my trips they have been reporting to me that over the years
been reporting to me that over the years
been reporting to me that over the years it has been coming very challenging to
it has been coming very challenging to
it has been coming very challenging to spot them why is it because of their
spot them why is it because of their
spot them why is it because of their larger predators like sea turtles or
larger predators like sea turtles or
larger predators like sea turtles or fish that have been eating more and more
fish that have been eating more and more
fish that have been eating more and more of them the truth is their greatest
of them the truth is their greatest
of them the truth is their greatest predators are not from the ocean we the
predators are not from the ocean we the
predators are not from the ocean we the human beings have been the largest
human beings have been the largest
human beings have been the largest threat to these newly Broncs
threat to these newly Broncs
threat to these newly Broncs this is due to water pollution loss of
this is due to water pollution loss of
this is due to water pollution loss of marine habitats due to unsustainable
marine habitats due to unsustainable
marine habitats due to unsustainable fishing practices biodiversity decline
fishing practices biodiversity decline
fishing practices biodiversity decline and also what I see all the time when I
and also what I see all the time when I
and also what I see all the time when I go down diving which really bothers me
go down diving which really bothers me
go down diving which really bothers me global warming that has been damaging
global warming that has been damaging
global warming that has been damaging corals where the nudibranch live or eat
corals where the nudibranch live or eat
corals where the nudibranch live or eat and when I was researching online more
and when I was researching online more
and when I was researching online more about the coral reefs it is so
about the coral reefs it is so
about the coral reefs it is so surprising that according to the World
surprising that according to the World
surprising that according to the World Wildlife Fund that about a 1/4 of our
Wildlife Fund that about a 1/4 of our
Wildlife Fund that about a 1/4 of our coral reefs around the world are damaged
coral reefs around the world are damaged
coral reefs around the world are damaged with another two thirds that are in
with another two thirds that are in
with another two thirds that are in serious threat so if this continues does
serious threat so if this continues does
serious threat so if this continues does that mean that the gnudi Brow’s are
that mean that the gnudi Brow’s are
that mean that the gnudi Brow’s are going to become extinct so does that
going to become extinct so does that
going to become extinct so does that mean I’m gonna not see them anymore my
mean I’m gonna not see them anymore my
mean I’m gonna not see them anymore my next question for you is please raise
next question for you is please raise
next question for you is please raise your hand
your hand
your hand if you have seen a piece of garbage or a
if you have seen a piece of garbage or a
if you have seen a piece of garbage or a litter around your living working or
litter around your living working or
litter around your living working or school environment for the past week
school environment for the past week
school environment for the past week yes and you must have felt a little bit
yes and you must have felt a little bit
yes and you must have felt a little bit uncomfortable or uneasy about it when I
uncomfortable or uneasy about it when I
uncomfortable or uneasy about it when I go diving each time this is what I find
go diving each time this is what I find
go diving each time this is what I find and that’s only one time a pile of
and that’s only one time a pile of
and that’s only one time a pile of garbage in one hand that comes from all
garbage in one hand that comes from all
garbage in one hand that comes from all over the place and how do you think the
over the place and how do you think the
over the place and how do you think the new Bronx will feel about this in their
new Bronx will feel about this in their
new Bronx will feel about this in their living environment before I became a
living environment before I became a
living environment before I became a diver I’ve never imagined that there’ll
diver I’ve never imagined that there’ll
diver I’ve never imagined that there’ll be so much trash so far down in the
be so much trash so far down in the
be so much trash so far down in the ocean and at that time I imagined that
ocean and at that time I imagined that
ocean and at that time I imagined that as if so much trash have traveled all
as if so much trash have traveled all
as if so much trash have traveled all the way back down to me in the ocean
the way back down to me in the ocean
the way back down to me in the ocean while I’m diving it is so true that our
while I’m diving it is so true that our
while I’m diving it is so true that our human actions have been the worst threat
human actions have been the worst threat
human actions have been the worst threat to the needy Bronx it is so easy to
to the needy Bronx it is so easy to
to the needy Bronx it is so easy to forget about the larger the smaller
forget about the larger the smaller
forget about the larger the smaller marine habitats when the media usually
marine habitats when the media usually
marine habitats when the media usually focuses on their larger ones so why is
focuses on their larger ones so why is
focuses on their larger ones so why is it so important for us to care about
it so important for us to care about
it so important for us to care about these new debounce when it looks like
these new debounce when it looks like
these new debounce when it looks like I’m the only one here who cares about
I’m the only one here who cares about
I’m the only one here who cares about them more than anyone else in the world
them more than anyone else in the world
them more than anyone else in the world well let me just tell you something how
well let me just tell you something how
well let me just tell you something how we humans benefit from the gnudi Bronx
we humans benefit from the gnudi Bronx
we humans benefit from the gnudi Bronx first divers like me love to go down and
first divers like me love to go down and
first divers like me love to go down and see nudie Bronx to take underwater
see nudie Bronx to take underwater
see nudie Bronx to take underwater photography so that we can produce
photography so that we can produce
photography so that we can produce artistic portfolios divers congregate
artistic portfolios divers congregate
artistic portfolios divers congregate together in so many different
together in so many different
together in so many different communities online or even on their
communities online or even on their
communities online or even on their trips to discuss about how they behave
trips to discuss about how they behave
trips to discuss about how they behave and possible newly discovered nudie
and possible newly discovered nudie
and possible newly discovered nudie Bronx moreover according to science
Bronx moreover according to science
Bronx moreover according to science journals like life science there has
journals like life science there has
journals like life science there has been reports where researchers have been
been reports where researchers have been
been reports where researchers have been gathering data from the sea slugs to
gathering data from the sea slugs to
gathering data from the sea slugs to study their brains for the simple
study their brains for the simple
study their brains for the simple nervous system on the processes of
nervous system on the processes of
nervous system on the processes of learning and also do you know that nudie
learning and also do you know that nudie
learning and also do you know that nudie Bronx have become – the key to
Bronx have become – the key to
Bronx have become – the key to developing new medicine to help us
developing new medicine to help us
developing new medicine to help us humans in many many ways so that put us
humans in many many ways so that put us
humans in many many ways so that put us humans in the community with the nudie
humans in the community with the nudie
humans in the community with the nudie Bronx even if you might not be a diver
Bronx even if you might not be a diver
Bronx even if you might not be a diver so it is time for us humans to cooperate
so it is time for us humans to cooperate
so it is time for us humans to cooperate together in helping these new debunks
together in helping these new debunks
together in helping these new debunks and to save them so how can we do that
and to save them so how can we do that
and to save them so how can we do that well I I came up with this acronym for
well I I came up with this acronym for
well I I came up with this acronym for you so easy for you to remember and it
you so easy for you to remember and it
you so easy for you to remember and it is called s l ug slug after the nudie
is called s l ug slug after the nudie
is called s l ug slug after the nudie rugs so what does that mean S is for
rugs so what does that mean S is for
rugs so what does that mean S is for sharing
sharing
sharing L is for lowering U is for understanding
L is for lowering U is for understanding
L is for lowering U is for understanding and G is for guiding now because I am an
and G is for guiding now because I am an
and G is for guiding now because I am an elementary school teacher and I teach
elementary school teacher and I teach
elementary school teacher and I teach grade four and my students there’s some
grade four and my students there’s some
grade four and my students there’s some of them here who have come come up with
of them here who have come come up with
of them here who have come come up with a lot of gestures for you to remember
a lot of gestures for you to remember
a lot of gestures for you to remember and they’re very interesting so they
and they’re very interesting so they
and they’re very interesting so they would like to invite you to stand up
would like to invite you to stand up
would like to invite you to stand up because they would like to teach you how
because they would like to teach you how
because they would like to teach you how to remember that come on let’s stand up
to remember that come on let’s stand up
to remember that come on let’s stand up here sitting down everybody longs back
here sitting down everybody longs back
here sitting down everybody longs back and you know that there is strong
and you know that there is strong
and you know that there is strong evidence that movement connects to
evidence that movement connects to
evidence that movement connects to learning so are you ready
learning so are you ready
learning so are you ready okay so Miss Judy right here would like
okay so Miss Judy right here would like
okay so Miss Judy right here would like you to start from your finger and going
you to start from your finger and going
you to start from your finger and going outwards to try s for your mouth to
outwards to try s for your mouth to
outwards to try s for your mouth to share information about the needy Bronx
share information about the needy Bronx
share information about the needy Bronx so the information that you learn from
so the information that you learn from
so the information that you learn from me today please share them with your
me today please share them with your
me today please share them with your friends families and the people around
friends families and the people around
friends families and the people around them and encourage them to also share
them and encourage them to also share
them and encourage them to also share that with others so the world becomes
that with others so the world becomes
that with others so the world becomes more and more aware of the needy broad
more and more aware of the needy broad
more and more aware of the needy broad community if you’re a diver please make
community if you’re a diver please make
community if you’re a diver please make sure that you join the Facebook
sure that you join the Facebook
sure that you join the Facebook community such as new debunk central
community such as new debunk central
community such as new debunk central let’s share and spread the words out yay
let’s share and spread the words out yay
let’s share and spread the words out yay next Melinda would like to have you make
next Melinda would like to have you make
next Melinda would like to have you make a cool post like this and you’re going
a cool post like this and you’re going
a cool post like this and you’re going to lower the amount of carbon footprints
to lower the amount of carbon footprints
to lower the amount of carbon footprints such as the plastic photos that you use
such as the plastic photos that you use
such as the plastic photos that you use like your plastic vibe you’re going to
like your plastic vibe you’re going to
like your plastic vibe you’re going to lower this so that it stops entangling
lower this so that it stops entangling
lower this so that it stops entangling the coral reefs and that’s where the new
the coral reefs and that’s where the new
the coral reefs and that’s where the new Doubront lives and also you get a lower
Doubront lives and also you get a lower
Doubront lives and also you get a lower the amount of electricity that you use
the amount of electricity that you use
the amount of electricity that you use because what does this try to stop
because what does this try to stop
because what does this try to stop global warming all right next is little
global warming all right next is little
global warming all right next is little Sophie would like you to grow a pair of
Sophie would like you to grow a pair of
Sophie would like you to grow a pair of nudie bronc Rhino pours in the form the
nudie bronc Rhino pours in the form the
nudie bronc Rhino pours in the form the Shiva you and this is for understanding
Shiva you and this is for understanding
Shiva you and this is for understanding more about the needy Bronx you educate
more about the needy Bronx you educate
more about the needy Bronx you educate yourself through online researches
yourself through online researches
yourself through online researches reading books and even talking to others
reading books and even talking to others
reading books and even talking to others or watching films or documentaries so
or watching films or documentaries so
or watching films or documentaries so you understand more about the community
you understand more about the community
you understand more about the community of the needy Bronx Anika would like you
of the needy Bronx Anika would like you
of the needy Bronx Anika would like you to hold yourself in the front and guide
to hold yourself in the front and guide
to hold yourself in the front and guide other people you’re making a jeep to
other people you’re making a jeep to
other people you’re making a jeep to guide the people around you model
guide the people around you model
guide the people around you model positive behaviors above and below the
positive behaviors above and below the
positive behaviors above and below the ocean waters please encourage the
ocean waters please encourage the
ocean waters please encourage the younger generation to reduce recycle and
younger generation to reduce recycle and
younger generation to reduce recycle and reduce reuse and recycle and we’re going
reduce reuse and recycle and we’re going
reduce reuse and recycle and we’re going to do this all and I want you to give
to do this all and I want you to give
to do this all and I want you to give each other a high-five because you had
each other a high-five because you had
each other a high-five because you had just made a first step in saving the new
just made a first step in saving the new
just made a first step in saving the new Diwan community down now I today have a
Diwan community down now I today have a
Diwan community down now I today have a goal to put the human community with the
goal to put the human community with the
goal to put the human community with the nudibranch community and I have found a
nudibranch community and I have found a
nudibranch community and I have found a purpose in my life and where I belong in
purpose in my life and where I belong in
purpose in my life and where I belong in the world by putting these two
the world by putting these two
the world by putting these two communities together into one how are
communities together into one how are
communities together into one how are you going to take action starting from
you going to take action starting from
you going to take action starting from today and building that one community
today and building that one community
today and building that one community let us share this planet together so
let us share this planet together so
let us share this planet together so that our one community can live with
that our one community can live with
that our one community can live with love happiness and health
love happiness and health
love happiness and health thank you
thank you
thank you [Applause]
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