Paul Snelgrove starts the Ted Talk off by saying, "The earth is 70% water." That is truly amazing because if you really think about it, 7 billion people are only inhabiting 30% of the earth (give or take). Paul also explains that the ocean produces much of our oxygen and inhabits many discovered and undiscovered organisms.
Paul talks about the creation of the 17 marine CoML projects. The goal of the projects were to learn and discover more about undersea life unexplored by humans. The projects consist of vehicles that could travel to the bottom of the ocean and collect data to be analyzed by scientists. The projects were very successful! The scientist who ruled the projects were amazed at how much biodiversity there was lurking under the vast ocean sea. The projects also discovered hot spots in the ocean. Hot spots are where clusters of bio-diverse organisms lay. Sonar, GPS tracking, and pop up tags relay information back to dry land. After the projects were complete, Paul completed a chart of the ocean and color graphed where the organisms were located all throughout earth.
Paul came from New Fin Land and loved fishing himself. He discovered that over time the average sizes of fish were decreasing. This is what is called shifting baselines. Paul states "commercial fishing is hurting the biodiversity in the ocean." "Pressures on fishing will worsen, not lessen". Some of the pressures on the ecosystem of the ocean are climate change, fishing effects, pollution, nutrient loading, disease, invasive species, and habitat loss. Paul states that "We as a whole should maintain and protect hot spots in the ocean to save more and more habitat from being destroyed".
The ocean has a very close place in my heart. The ocean is my get away to do what ever I choose. I love fishing, surfing, and scuba diving. I love scuba diving the most because I can see all of the organisms in the water around me, and I can experience it first hand. Surfing is breath taking because I can feel the power of the ocean in my body. The way you can cut and carve on the surface of the ocean is the best feeling in the world. Fishing is mind boggling to me because I can sense the power of the organisms created by the immense ocean.
Paul talks about the creation of the 17 marine CoML projects. The goal of the projects were to learn and discover more about undersea life unexplored by humans. The projects consist of vehicles that could travel to the bottom of the ocean and collect data to be analyzed by scientists. The projects were very successful! The scientist who ruled the projects were amazed at how much biodiversity there was lurking under the vast ocean sea. The projects also discovered hot spots in the ocean. Hot spots are where clusters of bio-diverse organisms lay. Sonar, GPS tracking, and pop up tags relay information back to dry land. After the projects were complete, Paul completed a chart of the ocean and color graphed where the organisms were located all throughout earth.
Paul came from New Fin Land and loved fishing himself. He discovered that over time the average sizes of fish were decreasing. This is what is called shifting baselines. Paul states "commercial fishing is hurting the biodiversity in the ocean." "Pressures on fishing will worsen, not lessen". Some of the pressures on the ecosystem of the ocean are climate change, fishing effects, pollution, nutrient loading, disease, invasive species, and habitat loss. Paul states that "We as a whole should maintain and protect hot spots in the ocean to save more and more habitat from being destroyed".
The ocean has a very close place in my heart. The ocean is my get away to do what ever I choose. I love fishing, surfing, and scuba diving. I love scuba diving the most because I can see all of the organisms in the water around me, and I can experience it first hand. Surfing is breath taking because I can feel the power of the ocean in my body. The way you can cut and carve on the surface of the ocean is the best feeling in the world. Fishing is mind boggling to me because I can sense the power of the organisms created by the immense ocean.