Dive into an ocean photographer's world | Thomas Peschak

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ืื ื ืœื—ืฅ ืคืขืžื™ื™ื ืขืœ ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ืœืžื˜ื” ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืคืขื™ืœ ืืช ื”ืกืจื˜ื•ืŸ.

ืžืชืจื’ื: Ido Dekkers ืžื‘ืงืจ: Tal Dekkers
00:12
As a kid, I used to dream about the ocean.
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ื›ื™ืœื“, ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ื—ื•ืœื ืขืœ ื”ืื•ืงื™ื™ื ื•ืก.
00:15
It was this wild place full of color and life,
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ื–ื” ื”ื™ื” ืžืงื•ื ืคืจืื™ ืžืœื ื‘ืฆื‘ืขื™ื ื•ื—ื™ื™ื,
00:19
home to these alien-looking, fantastical creatures.
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ื”ื‘ื™ืช ืœื™ืฆื•ืจื™ื ื”ืคื ื˜ืกื˜ื™ื™ื ื“ืžื•ื™ื™ ื”ื—ื™ื™ื–ืจื™ื.
00:23
I pictured big sharks ruling the food chain
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ื“ืžื™ื™ื ืชื™ ื›ืจื™ืฉื™ื ื’ื“ื•ืœื™ื ืฉืฉื•ืœื˜ื™ื ื‘ืฉืจืฉืจืช ื”ืžื–ื•ืŸ
00:25
and saw graceful sea turtles dancing across coral reefs.
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ื•ืจืื™ืชื™ ืฆื‘ื™ ื™ื ืืฆื™ืœื™ื™ื ืจื•ืงื“ื™ื ืœืจื•ื—ื‘ ืฉื•ื ื™ืช ื”ืืœืžื•ื’ื™ื.
00:28
As a marine biologist turned photographer,
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ื›ื‘ื™ื•ืœื•ื’ ื™ืžื™ ืฉื”ืคืš ืœืฆืœื,
00:30
I've spent most of my career looking for places
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ื‘ื™ืœื™ืชื™ ืืช ืจื•ื‘ ื”ืงืจื™ื™ืจื” ืฉืœื™ ื‘ื—ื™ืคื•ืฉ ืื—ืจ ืžืงื•ืžื•ืช
00:33
as magical as those I used to dream about when I was little.
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ืงืกื•ืžื™ื ื›ืžื• ืืœื” ืฉื—ืœืžืชื™ ืขืœื™ื”ื ื›ืฉื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ืงื˜ืŸ.
00:37
As you can see,
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ื›ืคื™ ืฉืืชื ืจื•ืื™ื,
00:38
I began exploring bodies of water at a fairly young age.
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ื”ืชื—ืœืชื™ ืœื—ืงื•ืจ ื’ื•ืคื™ ืžื™ื ื‘ื’ื™ืœ ื“ื™ ืฆืขื™ืจ.
00:41
But the first time I truly went underwater,
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ืื‘ืœ ื‘ืคืขื ื”ืจืืฉื•ื ื” ืฉื‘ืืžืช ื™ืจื“ืชื™ ืžืชื—ืช ืœืžื™ื,
00:43
I was about 10 years old.
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ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ื‘ืŸ 10.
00:44
And I can still vividly remember furiously finning
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ื•ืื ื™ ืขื“ื™ื™ืŸ ื™ื›ื•ืœ ืœื–ื›ื•ืจ ื‘ื‘ืจื•ืจ ืฉื—ืชืจืชื™ ื‘ืกื ืคื™ืจื™ื ื‘ืคืจืื•ืช
00:47
to reach this old, encrusted cannon on a shallow coral reef.
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ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ื’ื™ืข ืœืชื•ืชื— ืขืชื™ืง ืžื›ื•ืกื” ื‘ืฉื•ื ื™ืช ืืœืžื•ื’ื™ื ืจื“ื•ื“ื”.
00:50
And when I finally managed to grab hold of it,
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ื›ืฉืœื‘ืกื•ืฃ ื”ืฆืœื—ืชื™ ืœืชืคื•ืก ืื•ืชื•,
00:53
I looked up, and I was instantly surrounded by fish
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ื”ื‘ื˜ืชื™ ืœืžืขืœื”, ื•ืžื™ื™ื“ ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ืžื•ืงืฃ ื‘ื“ื’ื™ื
00:56
in all colors of the rainbow.
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ื‘ื›ืœ ืฆื‘ืขื™ ื”ืงืฉืช.
00:58
That was the day I fell in love with the ocean.
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ื–ื” ื”ื™ื” ื”ื™ื•ื ื‘ื• ื”ืชืื”ื‘ืชื™ ื‘ืื•ืงื™ื™ื ื•ืก.
01:00
Thomas Peschak
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ืชื•ืžืืก ืคืฉืืง
01:02
Conservation Photographer
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ืฆืœื ืฉื™ืžื•ืจ
01:04
In my 40 years on this planet,
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ื‘ 40 ืฉื ื•ืชื™ ืขืœ ื”ืคืœื ื˜ื”,
01:06
I've had the great privilege to explore
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ื”ื™ืชื” ืœื™ ื–ื›ื•ืช ื’ื“ื•ืœื” ืœื—ืงื•ืจ
01:08
some of its most incredible seascapes
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ื›ืžื” ืžื ื•ืคื™ ื”ื™ื ื”ืžื“ื”ื™ืžื™ื ื‘ื™ื•ืชืจ
01:10
for National Geographic Magazine
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ืœืžื’ื–ื™ืŸ ื ืฉื™ื•ื ืœ ื’ืื•ื’ืจืคื™ืง
01:12
and the Save Our Seas Foundation.
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ื•ืงืจืŸ ื”ืฆืœ ืืช ื™ืžื™ื ื•.
01:14
I've photographed everything from really, really big sharks
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ืฆื™ืœืžืชื™ ื”ื›ืœ ืžื›ืจื™ืฉื™ื ื‘ืืžืช ื‘ืืžืช ื’ื“ื•ืœื™ื
01:17
to dainty ones that fit in the palm of your hand.
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ืœืงื˜ื ื™ื ืฉืžืชืื™ืžื™ื ื‘ื›ืฃ ื™ื“ื›ื.
01:20
I've smelled the fishy, fishy breath of humpback whales
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ื”ืจื—ืชื™ ืืช ื”ื ืฉื™ืžื” ื”ืžืื•ื“ ื“ื’ื™ืช ืฉืœ ืœื•ื•ื™ืชื ื™ื ื’ื“ื•ืœื™ ืกื ืคื™ืจ
01:23
feeding just feet away from me
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ืฉืื›ืœื• ื‘ืžืจื—ืง ืฉืœ ืžื˜ืจื™ื ืžืžื ื™
01:25
in the cold seas off Canada's Great Bear Rainforest.
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ื‘ื™ืžื™ื ื”ืงืจื™ื ืฉืœ ื™ืขืจ ื”ื’ืฉื ื’ืจื™ื™ื˜ ื‘ืจ ื‘ืงื ื“ื”.
01:28
And I've been privy to the mating rituals of green sea turtles
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ื•ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ื ื•ื›ื— ื‘ื˜ืงืกื™ ื”ื—ื™ื–ื•ืจ ืฉืœ ืฆื‘ื™ ื™ื ื™ืจื•ืงื™ื
01:31
in the Mozambique Channel.
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ื‘ืชืขืœืช ืžื•ื–ืžื‘ื™ืง.
01:32
Everyone on this planet affects and is affected by the ocean.
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ื›ื•ืœื ืขืœ ื”ื›ื•ื›ื‘ ืžืฉืคื™ืขื™ื ื•ืžื•ืฉืคืขื™ื ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ื”ืื•ืงื™ื™ื ื•ืก.
01:36
And the pristine seas I used to dream of as a child
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ื•ื”ื™ืžื™ื ื”ืงื“ืžื•ื ื™ื™ื ืขืœื™ื”ื ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ื—ื•ืœื ื›ื™ืœื“
01:38
are becoming harder and harder to find.
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ื”ื•ืคื›ื™ื ืงืฉื™ื ื™ื•ืชืจ ื•ื™ื•ืชืจ ืœืžืฆื™ืื”.
01:41
They are becoming more compressed
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ื”ื ื”ื•ืคื›ื™ื ืœื™ื•ืชืจ ื“ื—ื•ืกื™ื
01:43
and more threatened.
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ื•ื™ื•ืชืจ ืžืื•ื™ื™ืžื™ื.
01:45
As we humans continue to maintain our role
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ื›ืื ืฉื™ื ืื ื—ื ื• ืžืžืฉื™ื›ื™ื ืœื”ื—ื–ื™ืง ืืช ื”ืชืคืงื™ืจ ืฉืœื ื•
01:48
as the leading predator on earth,
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ื›ื˜ื•ืจืฃ ื”ืžื•ื‘ื™ืœ ืขืœ ื”ืคืœื ื˜ื”,
01:50
I've witnessed and photographed many of these ripple effects firsthand.
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ื—ื–ื™ืชื™ ื•ืฆื™ืœืžืชื™ ื”ืจื‘ื” ืžืืคืงื˜ื™ ื”ื’ืœ ื”ืืœื” ืžืžืงื•ืจ ืจืืฉื•ืŸ.
01:55
For a long time, I thought I had to shock my audience
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ื‘ืžืฉืš ื–ืžืŸ ืจื‘, ื—ืฉื‘ืชื™ ืฉืื ื™ ืฆืจื™ืš ืœื’ืจื•ื ื”ืœื ืœืฆื•ืคื™ื ืฉืœื™
01:58
out of their indifference with disturbing images.
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ืžื—ื•ืกืจ ื”ืื›ืคืชื™ื•ืช ืฉืœื”ื ืขื ืชืžื•ื ื•ืช ืžื˜ืจื™ื“ื•ืช.
02:00
And while this approach has merits,
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ื•ื‘ืขื•ื“ ืœื’ื™ืฉื” ื”ื–ื• ื™ืฉ ื™ืชืจื•ื ื•ืช,
02:02
I have come full circle.
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ืขื‘ืจืชื™ ืžืขื’ืœ ืฉืœื.
02:04
I believe that the best way for me to effect change
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ืื ื™ ืžืืžื™ืŸ ืฉื”ื“ืจืš ื”ื˜ื•ื‘ื” ื‘ื™ื•ืชืจ ื‘ืฉื‘ื™ืœื™ ืœื”ืฉืคื™ืข ืขืœ ื”ืฉื™ื ื•ื™
02:07
is to sell love.
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ื”ื™ื ืœืžื›ื•ืจ ืื”ื‘ื”.
02:08
I guess I'm a matchmaker of sorts
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ืื ื™ ืžื ื™ื— ืฉืื ื™ ืกื•ื’ ืฉืœ ืฉื“ื›ืŸ
02:10
and as a photographer,
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ื•ื›ืฆืœื,
02:12
I have the rare opportunity
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ื™ืฉ ืœื™ ืืช ื”ื”ื–ื“ืžื ื•ืช ื”ื ื“ื™ืจื”
02:14
to reveal animals and entire ecosystems
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ืœื’ืœื•ืช ื—ื™ื•ืช ื•ืžืขืจื›ื•ืช ืžื—ื™ื” ืฉืœืžื•ืช
02:16
that lie hidden beneath the ocean's surface.
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ืฉื—ื‘ื•ื™ื•ืช ืชื—ืช ืคื ื™ ื”ืื•ืงื™ื™ื ื•ืก.
02:19
You can't love something and become a champion for it
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ืืชื ืœื ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืœืื”ื•ื‘ ืžืฉื”ื• ื•ืœื”ืคื•ืš ืœืื‘ื™ืจื•
02:22
if you don't know it exists.
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ืื ืืชื ืœื ื™ื•ื“ืขื™ื ืฉื”ื•ื ืงื™ื™ื.
02:24
Uncovering this -- that is the power of conservation photography.
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ืœื—ืฉื•ืฃ ืืช ื–ื” -- ื–ื” ื”ื›ื•ื— ืฉืœ ืฆื™ืœื•ื ืฉื™ืžื•ืจ.
02:29
(Music)
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(ืžื•ื–ื™ืงื”)
02:32
I've visited hundreds of marine locations,
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ื‘ื™ืงืจืชื™ ื‘ืžืื•ืช ืžื™ืงื•ืžื™ื ื™ืžื™ื™ื,
02:35
but there are a handful of seascapes
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ืื‘ืœ ื™ืฉ ืžืกืคืจ ื ื•ืคื™ื ื™ืžื™ื™ื
02:37
that have touched me incredibly deeply.
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ืฉื ื’ืขื• ื‘ื™ ืžืžืฉ ืขืžื•ืงื•ืช.
02:40
The first time I experienced that kind of high
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ื‘ืคืขื ื”ืจืืฉื•ื ื” ืฉื—ื•ื•ื™ืชื™ ืกื•ื’ ื–ื” ืฉืœ ื”ื™ื™
02:43
was about 10 years ago,
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ื”ื™ื” ืœืคื ื™ ื‘ืขืจืš 10 ืฉื ื™ื,
02:45
off South Africa's rugged, wild coast.
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ืœื—ื•ืคื™ ื“ืจื•ื ืืคืจื™ืงื” ื”ืžื—ื•ืกืคืกื™ื ื•ื”ืคืจืื™ื™ื.
02:47
And every June and July,
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ื•ื›ืœ ื™ื•ื ื™ ื•ื™ื•ืœื™,
02:49
enormous shoals of sardines travel northwards
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ืœื”ืงื•ืช ืขืฆื•ืžื•ืช ืฉืœ ืกืจื“ื™ื ื™ื ื ืขื•ืช ืฆืคื•ื ื”
02:51
in a mass migration we call the Sardine Run.
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ื‘ื ื“ื™ื“ื” ืžืกื™ื‘ื™ืช ืฉืื ื—ื ื• ืงื•ืจืื™ื ืœื” ื‘ืจื™ื—ืช ื”ืกืจื“ื™ื ื™ื.
02:54
And boy, do those fish have good reason to run.
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ื•ื‘ื—ื™ื™, ืœื“ื’ื™ื ื”ืืœื” ื™ืฉ ืกื™ื‘ื” ื˜ื•ื‘ื” ืœื‘ืจื•ื—.
02:56
In hot pursuit are hoards of hungry and agile predators.
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ื‘ืžืจื“ืฃ ื—ื ืื—ืจื™ื”ื ื™ืฉ ื˜ื•ืจืคื™ื ืจืขื‘ื™ื ื•ื–ืจื™ื–ื™ื.
03:01
Common dolphins hunt together
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ื“ื•ืœืคื™ื ื™ื ื ืคื•ืฆื™ื ืฆื“ื™ื ื™ื—ื“
03:02
and they can separate some of the sardines from the main shoal
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ื•ื”ื ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืœื”ืคืจื™ื“ ื›ืžื” ืžื”ืกืจื“ื™ื ื™ื ืžื”ืœื”ืงื” ื”ืขื™ืงืจื™ืช
03:05
and they create bait balls.
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ื•ื”ื ื™ื•ืฆืจื™ื ื›ื“ื•ืจื™ ืคื™ืชื™ื•ืŸ.
03:07
They drive and trap the fish upward against the ocean surface
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ื”ื ื“ื•ื—ืคื™ื ื•ืœื•ื›ื“ื™ื ืืช ื”ื“ื’ื™ื ืœืžืขืœื” ืœื›ื™ื•ื•ืŸ ืคื ื™ ื”ืื•ืงื™ื™ื ื•ืก
03:11
and then they rush in to dine
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ื•ืื– ื”ื ืžืžื”ืจื™ื ืœืกืขื•ื“
03:12
on this pulsating and movable feast.
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ืขืœ ื”ืืจื•ื—ื” ื”ื ืขื” ื•ื”ืคื•ืขืžืช ื”ื–ื•.
03:15
Close behind are sharks.
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ืžืžืฉ ืžืื—ื•ืจื™ื”ื ื™ืฉ ื›ืจื™ืฉื™ื.
03:17
Now, most people believe
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ืขื›ืฉื™ื•, ืจื•ื‘ ื”ืื ืฉื™ื ืžืืžื™ื ื™ื
03:18
that sharks and dolphins are these mortal enemies,
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ืฉื”ื›ืจื™ืฉื™ื ื•ื”ื“ื•ืœืคื™ื ื™ื ื”ื ืื•ื™ื™ื‘ื™ื ืžื•ืฉื‘ืขื™ื,
03:20
but during the Sardine Run, they actually coexist.
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ืื‘ืœ ื‘ืžื”ืœืš ื‘ืจื™ื—ืช ื”ืกืจื“ื™ื ื™ื, ื”ื ืœืžืขืฉื” ืžืชืงื™ื™ืžื™ื ื™ื—ื“.
03:23
In fact, dolphins actually help sharks feed more effectively.
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ืœืžืขืฉื”, ื“ื•ืœืคื™ื ื™ื ืขื•ื–ืจื™ื ืœื›ืจื™ืฉื™ื ืœืื›ื•ืœ ื™ื•ืชืจ ืืคืงื˜ื™ื‘ื™ืช.
03:27
Without dolphins, the bait balls are more dispersed
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ื‘ืœื™ ื“ื•ืœืคื™ื ื™ื, ื›ื“ื•ืจื™ ื”ืคืชื™ื•ืŸ ื™ื•ืชืจ ืžืคื•ื–ืจื™ื
03:31
and sharks often end up with what I call a sardine donut,
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ื•ื›ืจื™ืฉื™ื ื”ืจื‘ื” ืคืขืžื™ื ืžื’ื™ืขื™ื ืœืžื” ืฉืื ื™ ืงื•ืจื ื“ื•ื ืื˜ ื”ืกืจื“ื™ื ื™ื,
03:35
or a mouth full of water.
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ืื• ืคื” ืžืœื ืžื™ื.
03:36
Now, while I've had a few spicy moments with sharks on the sardine run,
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ืขื›ืฉื™ื•, ื‘ืขื•ื“ ื”ื™ื• ืœื™ ื”ืจื‘ื” ืจื’ืขื™ื ืžื•ืชื—ื™ื ืขื ื›ืจื™ืฉื™ื ื‘ื‘ืจื™ื—ืช ื”ืกืจื“ื™ื ื™ื,
03:40
I know they don't see me as prey.
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ืื ื™ ื™ื•ื“ืข ืฉื”ื ืœื ืจื•ืื™ื ื‘ื™ ื›ื˜ืจืฃ.
03:42
However, I get bumped and tail-slapped just like any other guest
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ืขื ื–ืืช, ืื ื™ ืžืงื‘ืœ ื“ื—ื™ืคื•ืช ื•ืžื›ื•ืช ืžืžืฉ ื›ืžื• ื›ืœ ืื•ืจื—
03:46
at this rowdy, rowdy banquet.
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ื‘ืกืขื•ื“ื” ื”ืคืจื•ืขื” ื”ื–ื•.
03:49
From the shores of Africa we travel east,
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ืžื”ื—ื•ืคื™ื ืฉืœ ื“ืจื•ื ืืคืจื™ืงื” ืื ื—ื ื• ืžืžืฉื™ื›ื™ื ืžื–ืจื—ื”,
03:52
across the vastness that is the Indian Ocean
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ื—ื•ืฆื™ื ืืช ื”ืจื•ื—ื‘ ืฉืœ ื”ืื•ืงื™ื™ื ื•ืก ื”ื”ื•ื“ื™
03:54
to the Maldives, an archipelago of coral islands.
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ืœืžืœื“ื™ื‘ื™ื, ืืจื›ื™ืคืœื’ ืฉืœ ืื™ื™ ืืœืžื•ื’ื™ื.
03:58
And during the stormy southwest monsoon,
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ื•ื‘ืžื”ืœืš ื”ืžื•ื ืกื•ื ื™ื ื”ืกื•ืขืจื™ื ื‘ื“ืจื•ื ืžืขืจื‘,
04:01
manta rays from all across the archipelago
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ื˜ืจื™ื’ื•ื ื™ื ืžื›ืœ ืจื—ื‘ื™ ื”ืืจื›ื™ืคืœื’
04:03
travel to a tiny speck in Baa Atoll called Hanifaru.
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ื ืขื™ื ืœื ืงื•ื“ื” ื–ืขื™ืจื” ื‘ืื˜ื•ืœ ื‘ืื ืฉื ืงืจื ื”ื ื™ืคืจื•.
04:06
Armies of crustaceans,
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ืฆื‘ืื•ืช ืฉืœ ืกืจื˜ื ื™ื,
04:08
most no bigger than the size of your pupils,
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ืจื•ื‘ื ืœื ื’ื“ื•ืœื™ื ืžื’ื•ื“ืœ ื”ืื™ืฉื•ืŸ ืฉืœื›ื,
04:10
are the mainstay of the manta ray's diet.
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ื”ื ื”ื—ืœืง ื”ืขื™ืงืจื™ ืฉืœ ื”ื“ื™ืื˜ื” ืฉืœ ื”ื˜ืจื™ื’ื•ื ื™ื.
04:14
When plankton concentrations become patchy,
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ื›ืฉืจื™ื›ื•ื–ื™ ื”ืคืœื ืงื˜ื•ืŸ ื”ื•ืคื›ื™ื ืœืžืคื•ื–ืจื™ื,
04:16
manta rays feed alone
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ื”ื˜ืจื™ื’ื•ื ื™ื ืื•ื›ืœื™ื ืœื‘ื“
04:18
and they somersault themselves backwards again and again,
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ื•ื”ื ืขื•ืฉื™ื ืกืœื˜ื•ืช ืœืื—ื•ืจ ืฉื•ื‘ ื•ืฉื•ื‘,
04:20
very much like a puppy chasing its own tail.
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ืžืื•ื“ ื‘ื“ื•ืžื” ืœื’ื•ืจ ืฉืจื•ื“ืฃ ืื—ืจื™ ื–ื ื‘ื•.
04:23
(Music)
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(ืžื•ื–ื™ืงื”)
04:27
However, when plankton densities increase,
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ืขื ื–ืืช, ื›ืฉื›ืžื•ื™ื•ืช ื”ืคืœื ืงื˜ื•ืŸ ืขื•ืœื•ืช,
04:29
the mantas line up head-to-tail to form these long feeding chains,
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ื”ื˜ืจื™ื’ื•ื ื™ื ืžืชื™ื™ืฉืจื™ื ืจืืฉ ืœื–ื ื‘ ื›ื“ื™ ืœื™ืฆื•ืจ ืืช ืฉืจืฉืจืื•ืช ื”ื”ืื›ืœื” ื”ืืจื•ื›ื•ืช ื”ืืœื•,
04:33
and any tasty morsel that escapes the first or second manta in line
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ื•ื›ืœ ืคื™ืกื” ื˜ืขื™ืžื” ืฉื‘ื•ืจื—ืช ืžื”ื˜ืจื™ื’ื•ืŸ ื”ืจืืฉื•ืŸ ืื• ื”ืฉื ื™ ื‘ืฉื•ืจื”
04:37
is surely to be gobbled up by the next or the one after.
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ื‘ื”ื—ืœื˜ ืชื™ื‘ืœืข ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ื”ื‘ื ืื• ื–ื” ืฉืื—ืจื™ื•.
04:41
As plankton levels peak in the bay,
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ื›ืฉืจืžื•ืช ืคืœื ืงื˜ื•ืŸ ืžื’ื™ืขื•ืช ืœืฉื™ื ื‘ืžืคืจืฅ,
04:43
the mantas swim closer and closer together
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ื”ื˜ืจื™ื’ื•ื ื™ื ืฉื•ื—ื™ื ืงืจื•ื‘ ื™ื•ืชืจ ื•ื™ื•ืชืจ
04:46
in a unique behavior we call cyclone feeding.
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ื‘ื”ืชื ื”ื’ื•ืช ื™ื—ื•ื“ื™ืช ืฉืื ื—ื ื• ืงื•ืจืื™ื ืœื” ืื›ื™ืœืช ืฆื™ืงืœื•ืŸ.
04:48
And as they swirl in tight formation,
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ื•ื›ืฉื”ื ืžืกืชื—ืจืจื™ื ื‘ืžื‘ื ื” ืฆืคื•ืฃ,
04:51
this multi-step column of mantas
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ื”ื˜ื•ืจ ืจื‘ ื”ืฉืœื‘ื™ื ื”ื–ื” ืฉืœ ื˜ืจื™ื’ื•ื ื™ื
04:52
creates its own vortex, sucking in and delivering the plankton
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ื™ื•ืฆืจ ืžืขืจื‘ื•ืœืช ืžืฉืœื•, ืฉื•ืื‘ ืคื ื™ืžื” ื•ืžืกืคืง ืืช ื”ืคืœื ืงื˜ื•ืŸ
04:56
right into the mantas' cavernous mouths.
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ืžืžืฉ ืœืชื•ืš ื”ืคื™ื•ืช ื”ื˜ื•ืจืคื™ื ืฉืœ ื”ื˜ืจื™ื’ื•ื ื™ื.
04:59
The experience of diving amongst such masses of hundreds of rays
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ื”ื—ื•ื•ื™ื” ืฉืœ ืœืฆืœื•ืœ ืœื‘ื™ืŸ ืžืืกื•ืช ื›ืืœื• ืฉืœ ืžืื•ืช ื˜ืจื™ื’ื•ื ื™ื
05:03
is truly unforgettable.
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ื”ื™ื ื‘ืืžืช ื‘ืœืชื™ ื ืฉื›ื—ืช.
05:06
(Music)
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(ืžื•ื–ื™ืงื”)
05:54
When I first photographed Hanifaru,
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ื›ืฉืฆื™ืœืžืชื™ ืœืจืืฉื•ื ื” ื‘ื”ื ื™ืคืจื•,
05:55
the site enjoyed no protection
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ื”ืืชืจ ืœื ื ื”ื ื” ืžื”ื’ื ื”
05:57
and was threatened by development.
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ื•ืื•ื™ื™ื ืขื ื™ื“ื™ ืคื™ืชื•ื—.
05:59
And working with NGOs like the Manta Trust,
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ื•ื‘ืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ืขื ืืจื’ื•ื ื™ื ืœืœื ืžื˜ืจื•ืช ืจื•ื•ื— ื›ืžื• ืงืจืŸ ื”ื˜ืจื™ื’ื•ื ื™ื,
06:01
my images eventually helped Hanifaru
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ื”ืชืžื•ื ื•ืช ืฉืœื™ ืขื–ืจื• ืœื‘ืกื•ืฃ ืœื”ื ื™ืคืจื•
06:03
become a marine-protected area.
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ืœื”ืคื•ืš ืœืื–ื•ืจ ื™ืžื™ ืžื•ื’ืŸ.
06:05
Now, fisherman from neighboring islands,
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ืขื›ืฉื™ื•, ื“ื™ื™ื’ื™ื ืžื”ืื™ื™ื ื”ืฉื›ื ื™ื,
06:07
they once hunted these manta rays
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ื”ื ื“ื’ื• ืคืขื ืืช ื”ื˜ืจื™ื’ื•ื ื™ื ื”ืืœื•
06:09
to make traditional drums from their skins.
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ื›ื“ื™ ืœื™ืฆื•ืจ ืชื•ืคื™ื ืžืกื•ืจืชื™ื™ื ืžืขื•ืจื•ืชื™ื™ื”ื.
06:12
Today, they are the most ardent conservation champions
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ื”ื™ื•ื, ื”ื ื”ืžืฉืžืจื™ื ื”ื›ื™ ืžืกื•ืจื™ื
06:15
and manta rays earn the Maldivian economy
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ื•ื˜ืจื™ื’ื•ื ื™ื ืžื›ื ื™ืกื™ื ืœื›ืœื›ืœื” ื”ืžืœื“ื™ื‘ื™ืช
06:18
in excess of 8 million dollars every single year.
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ื™ื•ืชืจ ืž 8 ืžืœื™ื•ืŸ ื“ื•ืœืจ ื›ืœ ืฉื ื”.
06:23
I have always wanted to travel back in time
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ืชืžื™ื“ ืจืฆื™ืชื™ ืœื—ื–ื•ืจ ื‘ื–ืžืŸ
06:25
to an era where maps were mostly blank
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ืœืขื™ื“ืŸ ื‘ื• ื”ืžืคื•ืช ื”ื™ื• ื‘ืขื™ืงืจ ืจื™ืงื•ืช
06:28
or they read, "There be dragons."
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ืื• ืืžืจื•, "ื™ืฉ ืฉื ื“ืจืงื•ื ื™ื."
06:30
And today, the closest I've come is visiting remote atolls
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ื•ื”ื™ื•ื, ื”ื›ื™ ืงืจื•ื‘ ืฉื”ื’ืขืชื™ ื–ื” ืœื‘ืงืจ ื‘ืื˜ื•ืœื™ื ืžืจื•ื—ืงื™ื
06:33
in the western Indian Ocean.
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ื‘ืื•ืงื™ื™ื ื•ืก ื”ื”ื•ื“ื™ ื”ืžืขืจื‘ื™.
06:35
Far, far away from shipping lanes and fishing fleets,
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ืจื—ื•ืง ืžืื•ื“ ืžืงื•ื•ื™ ื”ืกืคื ื•ืช ื•ืฆื™ื™ ื”ื“ื™ื™ื’,
06:38
diving into these waters is a poignant reminder
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ืฆืœื™ืœื” ืœืชื•ืš ื”ืžื™ื ื”ืืœื• ื–ื” ืชื–ื›ื•ืจืช ื ื•ืงื‘ืช
06:42
of what our oceans once looked like.
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ืœืื™ืš ืฉื”ืื•ืงื™ื™ื ื•ืกื™ื ืฉืœื ื• ื ืจืื• ืคืขื.
06:44
Very few people have heard of Bassas da India,
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ืžืขื˜ ืžืื•ื“ ืื ืฉื™ื ืฉืžืขื• ืขืœ ื‘ืกืืก ื“ื” ืื™ื ื“ื™ื”,
06:47
a tiny speck of coral in the Mozambique Channel.
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ื’ืจื’ื™ืจ ืืœืžื•ื’ ื–ืขื™ืจ ื‘ืชืขืœืช ืžื•ื–ืžื‘ื™ืง.
06:51
Its reef forms a protective outer barrier
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ื”ืฉื•ื ื™ืช ื”ื–ื• ื™ื•ืฆืจืช ืžื—ืกื•ื ื—ื™ืฆื•ื ื™ ืžื’ืŸ
06:54
and the inner lagoon is a nursery ground
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ื•ื”ืœื’ื•ื ื” ื”ืคื ื™ืžื™ืช ื”ื™ื ื‘ื™ืช ื’ื™ื“ื•ืœ
06:57
for Galapagos sharks.
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ืœื›ืจื™ืฉื™ ื’ืœืคื’ื•ืก.
06:58
These sharks are anything but shy, even during the day.
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ื”ื›ืจื™ืฉื™ื ื”ืืœื” ื”ื ื”ื›ืœ ื—ื•ืฅ ืžื‘ื™ื™ืฉื ื™ื, ืืคื™ืœื• ื‘ืžื”ืœืš ื”ื™ื•ื.
07:03
I had a bit of a hunch that they'd be even bolder
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ื”ื™ื” ืœื™ ื—ื•ืฉ ืฉื”ื ื™ื”ื™ื• ื ื•ืขื–ื™ื ื™ื•ืชืจ
07:05
and more abundant at night.
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ื•ื ืคื•ืฆื™ื ื™ื•ืชืจ ื‘ืœื™ืœื”.
07:08
(Music)
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(ืžื•ื–ื™ืงื”)
07:16
Never before have I encountered
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ืžืขื•ืœื ืœืคื ื™ ื›ืŸ ืœื ื ืชืงืœืชื™
07:18
so many sharks on a single coral outcrop.
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ื‘ื›ืœ ื›ืš ื”ืจื‘ื” ื›ืจื™ืฉื™ื ืขืœ ืฆืžื™ื—ืช ืืœืžื•ื’ื™ื ื™ื—ื™ื“ื”.
07:21
Capturing and sharing moments like this --
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ืœื›ื™ื“ืช ื•ืฉื™ืชื•ืฃ ืจื’ืขื™ื ื›ืžื• ื–ื” --
07:25
that reminds me why I chose my path.
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ื–ื” ืžื–ื›ื™ืจ ืœื™ ืœืžื” ื‘ื—ืจืชื™ ืืช ื”ื“ืจืš ืฉืœื™.
07:29
Earlier this year, I was on assignment for National Geographic Magazine
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ืžื•ืงื“ื ื™ื•ืชืจ ื”ืฉื ื”, ื–ื›ื™ืชื™ ื‘ืžืฉื™ืžื” ืœืžื’ื–ื™ืŸ ื ืฉื™ื•ื ืœ ื’ืื•ื’ืจืคื™ืง
07:33
in Baja California.
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ื‘ื‘ืื—ื” ืงืœื™ืคื•ืจื ื™ื”.
07:34
And about halfway down the peninsula on the Pacific side
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ื•ื‘ืขืจืš ื‘ืืžืฆืข ื—ืฆื™ ื”ืื™ ื‘ืฆื“ ื”ืคืกื™ืคื™
07:37
lies San Ignacio Lagoon,
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ื ืžืฆืืช ืœื’ื•ื ืช ืกืŸ ืื™ื’ื ืกื™ื•,
07:39
a critical calving ground for gray whales.
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ืื–ื•ืจ ืœื™ื“ื” ืงืจื™ื˜ื™ ืœืœื•ื•ื™ืชื ื™ื ืืคื•ืจื™ื.
07:41
For 100 years, this coast was the scene of a wholesale slaughter,
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ื‘ืžืฉืš 100 ืฉื ื”, ื”ื—ื•ืฃ ื”ื–ื” ื”ื™ื” ื”ื–ื™ืจื” ืœื˜ื‘ื— ื”ืžื•ื ื™,
07:45
where more than 20,000 gray whales were killed,
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ื‘ื• ื™ื•ืชืจ ืž 20,000 ืœื•ื•ื™ืชื ื™ื ื ื”ืจื’ื•,
07:48
leaving only a few hundred survivors.
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ื•ื”ืฉืื™ืจื• ืจืง ื›ืžื” ืžืื•ืช ืฉื•ืจื“ื™ื.
07:50
Today the descendents of these same whales
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ื”ื™ื•ื ื”ืฆืืฆืื™ื ืฉืœ ืื•ืชื ืœื•ื•ื™ืชื ื™ื
07:53
nudge their youngsters to the surface
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ื“ื•ื—ืคื™ื ืืช ื”ืฆืขื™ืจื™ื ื‘ื™ื•ืชืจ ืœืคื ื™ ื”ืฉื˜ื—
07:55
to play and even interact with us.
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ื›ื“ื™ ืœืฉื—ืง ื•ืœืชืงืฉืจ ืื™ืชื ื•.
07:59
(Music)
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(ืžื•ื–ื™ืงื”)
08:08
This species truly has made a remarkable comeback.
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ื”ืžื™ืŸ ื”ื–ื” ื‘ืืžืช ืขืฉื” ื—ื–ืจื” ื™ื•ืฆืืช ื“ื•ืคืŸ.
08:14
Now, on the other side of the peninsula lies Cabo Pulmo,
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ืขื›ืฉื™ื•, ื‘ืฆื“ ื”ืฉื ื™ ืฉืœ ื—ืฆื™ ื”ืื™ ื ืžืฆื ืงืื‘ื• ืคื•ืœืžื•,
08:17
a sleepy fishing village.
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ื›ืคืจ ื“ื™ื™ื’ื™ื ื™ืฉื ื•ื ื™.
08:19
Decades of overfishing had brought them close to collapse.
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ืขืฉื•ืจื™ื ืฉืœ ื“ื™ื’ ื™ืชืจ ื”ื‘ื™ืื• ืื•ืชื ืงืจื•ื‘ ืœืงืจื™ืกื”.
08:22
In 1995, local fisherman convinced the authorities
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ื‘ 1995, ื“ื™ื™ื’ื™ื ืžืงื•ืžื™ื™ื ืฉื›ื ืขื• ืืช ื”ืจืฉื™ื•ื™ื•ืช
08:25
to proclaim their waters a marine reserve.
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ืœื”ืฆื”ื™ืจ ืขืœ ื”ืžื™ื ืฉืœื”ื ืฉืžื•ืจื” ื™ืžื™ืช.
08:27
But what happened next was nothing short of miraculous.
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ืื‘ืœ ืžื” ืฉืงืจื” ืœืื—ืจ ืžื›ืŸ ื”ื™ื” ืœื ืคื—ื•ืช ืžื ืก.
08:31
In 2005, after only a single decade of protection,
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ื‘ 2005, ืื—ืจื™ ืจืง ืขืฉื•ืจ ื‘ื•ื“ื“ ืฉืœ ื”ื’ื ื”,
08:35
scientists measured the largest recovery of fish ever recorded.
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ืžื“ืขื ื™ื ืžื“ื“ื• ืืช ื”ื”ืฉืชืงืžื•ืช ื”ื›ื™ ื’ื“ื•ืœื” ืฉืœ ื“ื’ื™ื ืฉืื™ ืคืขื ืชื•ืขื“ื”.
08:39
But don't take my word for it -- come with me.
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ืื‘ืœ ืืœ ืชืงื—ื• ืืช ื”ืžื™ืœื” ืฉืœื™ ืœื–ื” -- ื‘ื•ืื• ืื™ืชื™.
08:42
On a single breath, swim with me in deep,
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ื‘ื ืฉื™ืžื” ื‘ื•ื“ื“ืช, ืฉื—ื• ืื™ืชื™ ื‘ืžืขืžืงื™ื,
08:45
into one of the largest and densest schools of fish
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ืœืื—ืช ืžืœื”ืงื•ืช ื”ื“ื’ื™ื ื”ื›ื™ ื’ื“ื•ืœื” ื•ื“ื—ื•ืกื”
08:48
I have ever encountered.
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ื‘ื” ืื™ ืคืขื ื ืชืงืœืชื™.
08:51
(Music)
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(ืžื•ื–ื™ืงื”)
09:03
We all have the ability to be creators of hope.
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ืœื›ื•ืœื ื• ื™ืฉ ืืช ื”ื™ื›ื•ืœืช ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ื™ื•ืฆืจื™ื ืฉืœ ืชืงื•ื•ื”.
09:05
And through my photography,
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ื•ื“ืจืš ื”ืฆื™ืœื•ื ืฉืœื™,
09:07
I want to pass on the message that it is not too late for our oceans.
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ืื ื™ ืจื•ืฆื” ืœื”ืขื‘ื™ืจ ืืช ื”ืžืกืจ ืฉื–ื” ืœื ืžืื•ื—ืจ ืžื“ื™ ืœืื•ืงื™ื™ื ื•ืกื™ื ืฉืœื ื•.
09:11
And particularly, I want to focus on nature's resilience
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ื•ื‘ืขื™ืงืจ, ืื ื™ ืจื•ืฆื” ืœื”ืชืžืงื“ ื‘ื™ื›ื•ืœืช ื”ืฉื™ืงื•ื ืฉืœ ื”ื˜ื‘ืข
09:14
in the face of 7.3 billion people.
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ืžื•ืœ 7.3 ืžื™ืœื™ืืจื“ ืื ืฉื™ื.
09:18
My hope is that in the future,
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ื”ืชืงื•ื•ื” ืฉืœื™ ื”ื™ื ืฉื‘ืขืชื™ื“,
09:20
I will have to search much, much harder
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ืื ื™ ืืฆื˜ืจืš ืœื—ืคืฉ ื”ืจื‘ื” ื”ืจื‘ื” ื™ื•ืชืจ
09:22
to make photographs like this,
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ื›ื“ื™ ืœืฆืœื ืชืžื•ื ื•ืช ื›ืืœื•,
09:24
while creating images that showcase
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ื‘ืขื•ื“ื™ ื™ื•ืฆืจ ืชืžื•ื ื•ืช ืฉืžืจืื•ืช
09:27
our respectful coexistence with the ocean.
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ืืช ื“ื• ื”ืงื™ื•ื ื‘ื›ื‘ื•ื“ ืขื ื”ืื•ืงื™ื™ื ื•ืก.
09:30
Those will hopefully become an everyday occurrence for me.
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ืืœื” ื‘ืชืงื•ื•ื” ื™ื”ืคื›ื• ืœื”ืชืจื—ืฉื•ืช ื™ื•ื ื™ื•ืžื™ืช ื‘ืฉื‘ื™ืœื™.
09:34
To thrive and survive in my profession,
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ื›ื“ื™ ืœืฉื’ืฉื’ ื•ืœืฉืจื•ื“ ื‘ืžืงืฆื•ืข ืฉืœื™,
09:37
you really have to be a hopeless optimist.
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ืืชื ื‘ืืžืช ืฆืจื™ื›ื™ื ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืขืœื™ ืชืงื•ื•ื” ื—ืกืจืช ืชืงื ื”.
09:40
And I always operate on the assumption
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ื•ืื ื™ ืชืžื™ื“ ืคื•ืขืœ ืขืœ ื”ื”ื ื—ื”
09:42
that the next great picture that will effect change
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ืฉื”ืชืžื•ื ื” ื”ืžืขื•ืœื” ื”ื‘ืื” ืฉืชืฉืคื™ืข ืขืœ ื”ืฉื™ื ื•ื™
09:45
is right around the corner,
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ื”ื™ื ืžืžืฉ ืžืกื‘ื™ื‘ ืœืคื™ื ื”,
09:47
behind the next coral head,
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ืžืื—ื•ืจื™ ืืœืžื•ื’ ื”ืจืืฉ ื”ื‘ื,
09:49
inside the next lagoon
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ื‘ืชื•ืš ื”ืœื’ื•ื ื” ื”ื‘ืื”
09:51
or possibly, in the one after it.
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ืื• ืื•ืœื™, ื‘ื–ื• ืฉืื—ืจื™ื”.
09:54
(Music)
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(ืžื•ื–ื™ืงื”)
ืขืœ ืืชืจ ื–ื”

ืืชืจ ื–ื” ื™ืฆื™ื’ ื‘ืคื ื™ื›ื ืกืจื˜ื•ื ื™ YouTube ื”ืžื•ืขื™ืœื™ื ืœืœื™ืžื•ื“ ืื ื’ืœื™ืช. ืชื•ื›ืœื• ืœืจืื•ืช ืฉื™ืขื•ืจื™ ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ื”ืžื•ืขื‘ืจื™ื ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ืžื•ืจื™ื ืžื”ืฉื•ืจื” ื”ืจืืฉื•ื ื” ืžืจื—ื‘ื™ ื”ืขื•ืœื. ืœื—ืฅ ืคืขืžื™ื™ื ืขืœ ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ื”ืžื•ืฆื’ื•ืช ื‘ื›ืœ ื“ืฃ ื•ื™ื“ืื• ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืคืขื™ืœ ืืช ื”ืกืจื˜ื•ืŸ ืžืฉื. ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื’ื•ืœืœื•ืช ื‘ืกื ื›ืจื•ืŸ ืขื ื”ืคืขืœืช ื”ื•ื•ื™ื“ืื•. ืื ื™ืฉ ืœืš ื”ืขืจื•ืช ืื• ื‘ืงืฉื•ืช, ืื ื ืฆื•ืจ ืื™ืชื ื• ืงืฉืจ ื‘ืืžืฆืขื•ืช ื˜ื•ืคืก ื™ืฆื™ืจืช ืงืฉืจ ื–ื”.

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