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<v ->All right. Aloha kākou.</v>

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Mahalo for joining us today

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for a wonderful Third Thursday presentation webinar.

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We have a very special guest for you today.

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Our own Office of National Marine Sanctuaries director,

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John Armor,

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who's going to be giving a presentation titled,

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"National Marine Sanctuaries: Where We've Been

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and Where We're Headed."

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So we should really look forward to this.

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It's our 50th anniversary this year,

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half a century of National Marine Sanctuaries.

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But before we get started,

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a couple of quick housekeeping things,

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if you are having trouble with your audio,

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generally, the problem is that

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you don't have the correct microphone or speakers selected.

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So in the control panel, in the upper right hand corner,

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just make sure that you have the right speakers,

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whether you're using a headset

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or whether you're using computer speakers.

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That's generally where the audio problems arise.

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And if you're still having problems,

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please type into the question box

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and we'll see if we are able to help you connect

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or resolve any of those audio issues.

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And also, if you do have questions during the presentation,

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also type those into the question box

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and we will get to as many of those as we can

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at the end of the presentation.

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And also in the chat, we'll be posting resources and links

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related to what we're covering in the webinar,

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so please check that and see,

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and go to visit those sites as we post them.

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Also, if you can't connect via your computer audio,

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there is a dial-in number and access code on this slide,

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so if you're still having problems,

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you can try to connect via phone line.

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So with that,

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in Hawaii, it's customary to set the place

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to create a space for learning, for openness,

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and so we start often our meetings and presentations

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with a chant or, in this case, Mele no Papahānaumokuākea,

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a name song for Papahānaumokuākea.

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So I'm going turn it over to Malia Evans

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who's going present this to you.

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Over to you, Malia.

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<v ->All right, mahalo, Andy.</v>

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And aloha mai kakou and welcome to all of you.

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So I'll begin through Hawaiian culture protocol

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by setting this space,

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this space of a'o aku, it's the giving,

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and a'o mai, the receiving of information and knowledge

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from our director, John Armor,

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as we celebrate 50 years of trusteeship and protection

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through the Office of National Marine Sanctuaries.

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As we honor Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument

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through this oli, through this chant,

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I invite all of you to reflect

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on the natural and culture environments in your community

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that you hold dear and value.

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So I'm gonna turn off my camera as I oli.

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<v ->Mahalo, Malia.</v>

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I'm sorry for the hiccup.

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I had my computer advanced too fast.

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Anyway, we are here.

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We work for the NOAA Office of National Marine Sanctuaries.

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And here is a map of our system.

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We cover sites across the United States

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and here in the Pacific.

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We have 15 National Marine Sanctuaries,

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Marine National Monument.

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We also have two sites,

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they're in National Marine Sanctuary designation process.

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Well, actually three now,

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we have Lake Ontario, which is one of the more recent ones,

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Hudson Bay, which isn't even on this map,

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we'll talk about a little bit later,

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but it's being proposed National Marine Sanctuary,

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and Papahānaumokuākea,

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which is also now proposed National Marine Sanctuary.

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But we have sites on the East Coast,

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Stellwagen Bank, Monitor, Gray's Reef, Florida Keys,

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Flower Garden Banks.

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we have sites such as Monterey Bay, Channel Islands,

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Olympic Coast.

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And out here in the Pacific,

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we have two National Marine Sanctuaries,

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the Hawaii Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary,

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and all the way down South,

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American's National Marine Sanctuary of American Samoa.

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So we cover quite a vast area of ocean and Great Lakes,

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and we're expanding,

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as you can see, it's pretty exciting.

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And Justin will post in the chat,

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how to participate in the Hudson Bay,

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proposed Hudson Bay National Marine Sanctuary,

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which is just announced on World Ocean Day,

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so just this week.

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We're also celebrating 50 years

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of National Marine Sanctuaries, which is just incredible.

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Half-century of protecting your ocean

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and Great Lakes treasures.

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And we're gonna have many events across the system.

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If you go to that link at the bottom,

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which we'll also post in the chat,

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you can participate in some of these events

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in your area,

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or some of them are virtual,

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so we hope you celebrate with us

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this incredible achievement.

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But our site

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is the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument,

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and we cover 582,578 square miles of ocean

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and we cover 582,578 square miles of ocean

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and ocean area.

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And so the largest,

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fully-protected marine protected area on the planet.

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And we just celebrated 16 years of our site,

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yesterday was our birthday, sweet 16.

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If you were to cover, lay it over the United States,

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we cover an area about from Little Rock to Las Vegas,

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so it's a huge area of the Pacific Ocean that we protect.

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getting back to our original National Marine Sanctuary map,

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Athline just reminded me that I forgot to mention

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the Chumash Heritage,

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proposed National Marine sanctuary on the West Coast.

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So that's not even on our map either,

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so we need to get an updated map.

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So we're expanding, which is really exciting.

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Our oceans need this expanded protection.

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And so our hosts today are myself, Andy Collins,

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I'm the education coordinator

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for Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument,

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Malia Evans, who presented the oli earlier,

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who's our O'ahu Education and Outreach

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under the National Marine Sanctuary Foundation,

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and Justin Umholtz who's our education coordinator

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at Mokupāpapa Discovery Center in Hilo, Hawaii.

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we just reopened after two years of closure.

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our center in Hilo was closed,

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but we just reopened last Saturday

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with a World Ocean Day event.

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And we're really excited to be able to greet the public

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in our facility again.

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We have a wonderful facility

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with 3,500 gallons saltwater aquarium,

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incredible exhibits in ōlelo Hawaii or the Hawaiian language

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and in English.

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So we hope if you get over to Hilo

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But across the system,

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we protect these areas for their biodiversity,

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also to provide shelter

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for threatened and endangered species

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and species that don't have any other place

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where they can go to raise their young.

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in Papahānaumokuākea, the first two islands,

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Nihoa and Makumanamana, have some incredible cultural sites.

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This is a picture from Makumanamana, which is called,

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the sacred site called heiau or shrine

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on top of this island and the entire island

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is covered in these ceremonial sites.

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Also, incredible maritime heritage.

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Some of our sites are dedicated to the preservation

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of maritime heritage, such as in the Great Lakes.

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the Monitor.

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we have many shipwreck sites that we protect and manage.

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We also conduct extensive research on the environment

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and the animals that live in these environments,

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and study how they change over time due to impacts

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such as from climate change.

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to restore some of those sites and do coral outplanting,

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which is very complex procedure,

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but it's really exciting process

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to try to restore some of those coral reefs.

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And, of course, we do education like this webinar series

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and outreach events in the community to connect people

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to our national marine sanctuaries.

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but through an extensive volunteer network.

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if you live near a national marine sanctuary,

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if you're able to, we'd love to have you as a volunteer,

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or even some virtual opportunities

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for volunteering.

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But I think a lot of us learned during the pandemic

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that it is important to protect our spiritual connection

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to these places,

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and that's one of the reasons why we protect these places,

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to have a place to go to renew our spirit

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and to reconnect with nature.

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So they're just these incredible

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environment, places across the country.

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But today I'm gonna ask John to turn on his webcam.

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We have a special presenter, John Armor, who's a director

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of the NOAA Office of National Marine Sanctuaries.

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And I'm going to turn it over to our superintendent,

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Athline Clark, who will introduce John for the talk today.

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<v ->Aloha no kākou.</v>

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As Andy said,

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yesterday was our 16th anniversary of Papahānaumokuākea.

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It is also the 50th anniversary

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of the Office of National Marine Sanctuaries,

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and also the anniversary of several other pivotal coastal

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and clean water act designations,

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and also the 50th anniversary

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of the UNESCO World Heritage Convention.

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And as you know,

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Papahānaumokuākea is also a mixed World Heritage Site,

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the only one in the United States.

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So many reasons to celebrate,

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including having John Armor here.

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We're thrilled to have him as our presenter today.

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As Andy said, he is the director

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of the Office of National Marine Sanctuaries.

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And you already heard what that entails

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in terms of the sites.

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In this capacity, he provides strategic vision

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for the program and overall policy direction.

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Mr. Armor, John,

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has worked with the National Marine Sanctuaries Program

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since 2000,

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and many of us have been in and out of this program with him

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in several different roles as we work through this process.

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And John has a lot of experience having worked with us

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in the early stages of the development of Papahānaumokuākea,

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and many stories that each of us could tell

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of what was going on during those early days.

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So that's me, ad-libbing in his bio,

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and long connection to Papahānaumokuākea.

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with the Office of National Marine Sanctuaries,

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he worked for the Florida

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Department of Environmental Protection

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to implement state, wetland, and estuary protection.

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With that, I'm gonna go ahead and turn it over to John

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so that you can hear from him

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what our strategic direction looks like for the future.

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So, mahalo for tuning into us today.

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<v ->Yeah, mahalo, Athline.</v>

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Thank you so much for that wonderful introduction.

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Talofa to everyone in American Samoa.

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Aloha to everybody in Hawaii.

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And hello to everyone in the mainland,

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good evening, good afternoon, good morning.

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Thank you so much for being here.

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And, you know,

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Athline, I really appreciate that introduction.

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And Andy, you know, something you said really,

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somebody recently asked me for,

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what's your verb for national marine sanctuaries?

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And I think the individual was expecting me

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to say something like protect or conserve or preserve.

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And we do do those things as you mentioned.

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But I think one of the things that we do best is connect.

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And webinars like this that we've been holding,

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and, you know, kudos to you, Andy and to Malia,

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and to Justin and the team

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at the Mokupāpapa Discovery Center

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for connecting people across time and space,

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because I really do think that

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that is one of the real key values

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that National Marine Sanctuaries bring to ocean conservation

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and to communities around the country.

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So I love it.

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Thank you so much.

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As Andy said, as Athline introduced, I'm John Armor.

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I'm the director of NOAA's Office

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of National Marine Sanctuaries.

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And I'm pretty sure I have the coolest job

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in the federal government right now.

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I love it.

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And if you're not convinced,

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I hope by the end of my presentation,

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I hope you're convinced that the national marine sanctuaries

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are a phenomenal system of sites across the country.

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I hope you are inspired to if you haven't to get out

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and visit one and enjoy one and recharge and rejuvenate.

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But I'm here to talk to you about,

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as the title implies here,

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where we've been and where we're going.

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I'm gonna try to spend a little bit more time

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on where we're going,

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because I feel 50th anniversaries for a program like ours

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is sure, it's a great opportunity to look back,

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but I think it's really more about our future.

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But let's start by looking back.

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Let's go way back.

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1872, Yellowstone National Park

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was created by President Ulysses S. Grant.

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And in that, establishing that first is really,

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when the United States federal government finally woke up

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to the value of protecting some of these natural places

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in United States.

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And obviously, very controversial history initially,

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especially with tribes and indigenous communities

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in that area,

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but the park itself really represented

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something of an awakening in terms of protecting places

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on land.

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Now in 1872, I should tell you,

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in the ocean, I think it was largely,

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there was still commercial whaling happening,

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especially in Alaska and other places,

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and the ocean was still primarily thought of as a place

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for commerce and war and for,

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and as I said, whaling.

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This is a picture, not from 1872,

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but this is a picture from about 2016 or so,

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with my family in Yellowstone National Park.

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The picture's a little dated, as you can see,

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that was probably about 20 pounds ago for me,

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and the young man in the yellow sweatshirt

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is now over 20 years old,

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I can't believe it, but anyways.

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So that, the concept started a long time ago.

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the oil spill off the coast of California and Santa Barbara

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really gave a sense of urgency to protecting the ocean.

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And there were some other things as well,

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but this is really where people started to wake up and say,

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we have to do something about the ocean too.

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There was a commission formed.

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The Stratton Commission looked really hard

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at our national parks and said, you know,

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asked the question,

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can we apply that same logic from the national parks on land

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to the ocean?

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So they wrote a report,

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and the Stratton Commission also established an agency.

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in 1970, I should say,

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the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

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was formed.

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And so here's the question,

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in 1972,

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this is our first polling question.

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I'm sorry, Malia, you're gonna ask the question.

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Sorry, I jumped the gun.

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Take over question one.
<v Malia>Sure thing.</v>

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All right, friends, here we go.

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In 1972, which president signed the Marine Protection,

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Research, and Sanctuaries Act,

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a key piece of legislation that would have profound impacts

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on the nation's marine conservation?

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So, I'm launching the poll.

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Go ahead and register your vote.

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You got four options.

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Richard M. Nixon,

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Lyndon B. Johnson,

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Gerald R. Ford,

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or John F. Kennedy.

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So go ahead.

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There's about 40% of you.

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Oh, we're going higher.

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It's almost 50%.

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We'll give it about five more seconds

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for you to register your vote.

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And we are gonna do a three, two, one.

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And let's see what the audience results are.

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Okay, John.

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So here's our results.

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72% said Richard Nixon,

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13 said Johnson,

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8% each for Ford and Kennedy.

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What do you think?

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What do you think about our audience?

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<v ->I think they're pretty smart.</v>

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Richard Nixon was the president

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that signed the Marine Protection, Research,

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and Sanctuaries Act.

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Let's see, can I advance?

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Here we go.

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Oops.

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There we go, there he is.

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And there is President Nixon on October 23rd 1972,

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signing the Marine Protection,

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Research, and Sanctuaries Act.

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Actually, I have to be honest,

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I'm not sure that picture is of him signing that law,

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but anyways, that's him signing a law,

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and that is right.

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So 72% of you, I really appreciate that.

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Title III, just to be technical,

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Title III of the Marine Protection, Research,

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and Sanctuaries Act,

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that created the National Marine Sanctuary System

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way back in 1972.

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And right off the bat,

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the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration or NOAA

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got to work right away.

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On January 30th 1975,

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NOAA designated the very first sanctuary

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to protect the wreckage of the USS Monitor.

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And for those Civil War buffs out there,

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you may remember that the Monitor was a Union vessel

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that fought a Confederate vessel, the Merrimack,

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in the James River, Virginia.

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And it was a stalemate,

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but it really was a sign of the times during the Civil War,

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the Monitor was a marvel of engineering.

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It was moving away from wooden hole vessels

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to steel hole vessels.

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And the Monitor was subsequent to that battle,

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was lost in a storm off the coast of North Carolina

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and lost for years.

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And so it was discovered by a team of scientists

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at Duke University,

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and then designated as our first sanctuary in 1975.

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So that was our first sanctuary.

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But here's our second question.

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Malia, over to you.

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<v Malia>Oops, let me get my mic on.</v>

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How many square miles of protected ocean

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and Great Lakes waters are there

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in today's National Marine Sanctuary System?

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Go ahead and register your vote.

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And our numbers are climbing.

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All right, your answers,

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1 million square miles,

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240,000 square miles,

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620,000 square miles,

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or 730 square miles.

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I am gonna close out this poll

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so we can keep everything moving.

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Let's see what our results are.

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Okay, John, we've got 16% who said,

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1 million square miles, excuse me,

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11% said, 240,000 square miles,

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39%, 620 square miles, 620,000,

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and a close 34% said, 730,000 square miles.

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So what is the correct answer?

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<v ->Well, we're growing as Andy said,</v>

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but currently, as of today,

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we are at 620,000 square miles.

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So congratulations.

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I think it was,

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I forgot how many, but great, great guess.

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So here's, since Monitor was,

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since the Sanctuaries Act was established in 1972,

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and the Monitor was established or was designated in 1975,

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as I've already discussed,

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here is all of the designations

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that have taken place over the course

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of our almost 50-year history of the Sanctuary System.

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You can see there was Key Largo in the Florida Keys,

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and then several there in the early 1980s.

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And then you can see that if you look at this timeline,

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one of the things you might notice is that

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around in the late '90s, there was a bit of a law,

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and we really kind of scaled back on the process.

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And so in 2014,

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we recognized the fact that we weren't done yet,

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the United States was not done yet,

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in terms of protecting special treasure places in the ocean,

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so we established a community-based nomination process

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in 2014

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that allowed communities to nominate sites.

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And that really lit a spark and has us got going again

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in designating more sanctuaries.

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We designated Mallows Bay right here

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in my home state of Maryland in 2019.

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And then our newest sanctuary designated

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was Wisconsin Shipwreck Coast, as the name implies,

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off the coast of Wisconsin in Lake Michigan.

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Here's what the Sanctuary System looks like right now.

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Andy, I gotta get you this map,

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I'll replace your map for your opening,

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but this is our all 620,000 square miles

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of the National Marine Sanctuary System,

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from Stellwagen Bank off the coast of New England,

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down to National Marine Sanctuary of American Samoa

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in American Samoa.

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And we currently are working on designating

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four national marine sanctuaries right now

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in Lake Ontario in the Great Lakes,

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Hudson Canyon off the coast of New York and New Jersey,

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Chumash Heritage in Central California,

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and then as Andy mentioned,

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we're also working on a sanctuary designation

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for Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument.

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So this is an incredibly exciting time

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to be a part of the Sanctuary System, for sure.

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And not the least of which,

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because of our 50th anniversary coming up here in October

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of this year.

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And Andy mentioned it a little bit.

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I'm gonna talk a little bit about

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some of the things that we're doing to celebrate,

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and then I really want to end on

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using this milestone that we have as the 50th anniversary

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to sure, take a peek back at our history,

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celebrate a little bit, learn a little bit,

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but more so, pivot to the future,

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and talk about where we need to head

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with ocean conservation,

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and with community wellbeing,

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00:26:19.380 --> 00:26:22.500
and where sanctuaries can play a role in that.

528
00:26:22.500 --> 00:26:24.547
Like any government agency,

529
00:26:24.547 --> 00:26:27.000
we launched our 50th website,

530
00:26:27.000 --> 00:26:28.950
which I have to say is pretty awesome.

531
00:26:28.950 --> 00:26:30.390
So if you haven't seen it,

532
00:26:30.390 --> 00:26:33.180
I'm sure it's in the chat or it will be in the chat.

533
00:26:33.180 --> 00:26:34.680
Go check, there it is.

534
00:26:34.680 --> 00:26:36.870
Thanks, Justin. You're good.

535
00:26:36.870 --> 00:26:38.160
It's in the chat box,

536
00:26:38.160 --> 00:26:40.950
go click on our website and check it out.

537
00:26:40.950 --> 00:26:43.140
We've got so many really cool things on there.

538
00:26:43.140 --> 00:26:44.820
We got a video,

539
00:26:44.820 --> 00:26:46.800
and we've got this really cool timeline.

540
00:26:46.800 --> 00:26:50.580
If you're a nerd like me, you can click on that timeline.

541
00:26:50.580 --> 00:26:53.790
And some of the things that I included in my presentation

542
00:26:53.790 --> 00:26:56.010
are on that timeline.

543
00:26:56.010 --> 00:26:57.303
So check that out.

544
00:26:58.530 --> 00:27:01.710
One of the things that I really think is cool is we,

545
00:27:01.710 --> 00:27:04.050
as part of the campaign,

546
00:27:04.050 --> 00:27:09.000
is we have our artists developing commemorative posters

547
00:27:09.000 --> 00:27:11.790
for each of the national marine sanctuaries in the system

548
00:27:11.790 --> 00:27:14.640
and going in order of their designation.

549
00:27:14.640 --> 00:27:16.140
So far, Matt,

550
00:27:16.140 --> 00:27:18.930
and kudos to Matt McIntosh if he's on the line,

551
00:27:18.930 --> 00:27:21.690
I want to give him a huge props

552
00:27:21.690 --> 00:27:23.610
for developing these posters.

553
00:27:23.610 --> 00:27:25.380
He's an incredibly talented artist

554
00:27:25.380 --> 00:27:30.380
that works with the local team and the community

555
00:27:30.390 --> 00:27:34.590
to develop a poster that's relevant for that site,

556
00:27:34.590 --> 00:27:37.320
but again, reflects the overall benefits

557
00:27:37.320 --> 00:27:38.310
of being part of the system.

558
00:27:38.310 --> 00:27:40.950
So far, Matt's done Monitor, Channel Islands,

559
00:27:40.950 --> 00:27:42.690
Greater Farallones, Gray's Reef,

560
00:27:42.690 --> 00:27:45.540
American Samoa, and Cordell Bank.

561
00:27:45.540 --> 00:27:47.670
And we've got many more to go.

562
00:27:47.670 --> 00:27:49.233
So, Matt's busy.

563
00:27:50.280 --> 00:27:51.120
Matt, if you're listening,

564
00:27:51.120 --> 00:27:52.620
great job, my friend.

565
00:27:52.620 --> 00:27:54.450
The other thing Matt did,

566
00:27:54.450 --> 00:27:55.283
and I don't know if I can just,

567
00:27:55.283 --> 00:27:56.520
yeah, I guess I can click on this,

568
00:27:56.520 --> 00:27:58.500
is we updated our branding.

569
00:27:58.500 --> 00:28:00.600
You could see I'm wearing actually a dated shirt.

570
00:28:00.600 --> 00:28:01.433
I'm a little embarrassed.

571
00:28:01.433 --> 00:28:04.530
I should be wearing a shirt with the updated brand.

572
00:28:04.530 --> 00:28:07.230
But we changed our logo just ever so slightly.

573
00:28:07.230 --> 00:28:10.620
This video shows you how we did it.

574
00:28:10.620 --> 00:28:12.450
And Matt, again,

575
00:28:12.450 --> 00:28:15.570
Matt McIntosh, our artist here at ONMS headquarters

576
00:28:15.570 --> 00:28:17.850
is amazing talent and helped us develop that new logo.

577
00:28:17.850 --> 00:28:21.300
is amazing talent and helped us develop that new logo.

578
00:28:22.350 --> 00:28:24.213
So we're pretty excited about that.

579
00:28:25.504 --> 00:28:26.370
And let me get,

580
00:28:26.370 --> 00:28:27.270
yeah, there we go.

581
00:28:28.320 --> 00:28:29.280
The other thing we're doing

582
00:28:29.280 --> 00:28:31.920
is a partnership with our nonprofit organization,

583
00:28:31.920 --> 00:28:33.960
the National Marine Sanctuary Foundation,

584
00:28:33.960 --> 00:28:36.063
which is a key partner of ours,

585
00:28:36.990 --> 00:28:41.220
with whom we work side by side in managing these places

586
00:28:41.220 --> 00:28:46.220
and exposing them to people around the world really.

587
00:28:46.800 --> 00:28:50.430
So we have a co-branded theme

588
00:28:52.050 --> 00:28:53.580
with the National Marine Sanctuary Foundation

589
00:28:53.580 --> 00:28:56.160
called Save Spectacular.

590
00:28:56.160 --> 00:28:58.260
And we have,

591
00:28:58.260 --> 00:29:00.300
over the course of the year,

592
00:29:00.300 --> 00:29:04.110
leading up to and past October of this year,

593
00:29:04.110 --> 00:29:07.080
we are focusing on different aspects of spectacular.

594
00:29:07.080 --> 00:29:11.700
So we celebrated spectacular back in October,

595
00:29:11.700 --> 00:29:16.080
we're discovering spectacular in the spring.

596
00:29:16.080 --> 00:29:19.230
We're really getting in there and doing a lot of research

597
00:29:19.230 --> 00:29:22.920
and exploration in April to June.

598
00:29:22.920 --> 00:29:26.130
We're enjoying spectacular in July and September,

599
00:29:26.130 --> 00:29:28.680
reflecting on the fact that many of these places

600
00:29:28.680 --> 00:29:31.080
are places that,

601
00:29:31.080 --> 00:29:34.140
are there to be loved and there to be appreciated.

602
00:29:34.140 --> 00:29:36.510
In order to do that, you gotta get in there,

603
00:29:36.510 --> 00:29:40.590
you have to learn about them, and explore them,

604
00:29:40.590 --> 00:29:42.210
and enjoy these places.

605
00:29:42.210 --> 00:29:44.550
And then finally, ending with the key,

606
00:29:44.550 --> 00:29:47.160
the signature theme, Save Spectacular,

607
00:29:47.160 --> 00:29:50.550
recognizing the enormous fragility and importance

608
00:29:50.550 --> 00:29:53.100
of these places that we're charged with protecting.

609
00:29:54.000 --> 00:29:55.440
Just some key dates.

610
00:29:55.440 --> 00:29:59.190
And I can't wait to get my hands on that Reyn Spooner

611
00:29:59.190 --> 00:30:01.620
aloha shirt there in the lower right hand corner

612
00:30:01.620 --> 00:30:04.710
that we're doing with them.

613
00:30:04.710 --> 00:30:07.230
But just some key dates here on the screen

614
00:30:07.230 --> 00:30:09.750
of things that we're doing.

615
00:30:09.750 --> 00:30:11.580
One thing I wanna point out,

616
00:30:11.580 --> 00:30:15.000
and Athline mentioned it in the intro,

617
00:30:15.000 --> 00:30:16.358
but I think it's worth pointing out,

618
00:30:16.358 --> 00:30:17.850
is the National Marine Sanctuaries Act

619
00:30:17.850 --> 00:30:22.290
was not the only law that was enacted in 1972.

620
00:30:22.290 --> 00:30:25.950
In fact, there were a number of environmental

621
00:30:25.950 --> 00:30:30.390
and important ocean and coastal conservation laws

622
00:30:30.390 --> 00:30:33.270
that were enacted that year beyond,

623
00:30:33.270 --> 00:30:34.890
aside from the National Marine Sanctuaries Act,

624
00:30:34.890 --> 00:30:37.140
it was the Coastal Zone Management Act,

625
00:30:37.140 --> 00:30:39.090
the Marine Mammal Protection Act,

626
00:30:39.090 --> 00:30:40.560
and the Clean Water Act.

627
00:30:40.560 --> 00:30:44.010
So we're also celebrating the 50th anniversaries

628
00:30:44.010 --> 00:30:47.850
of those other laws with our colleagues in NOAA,

629
00:30:47.850 --> 00:30:49.830
and the US Fish and Wildlife Service,

630
00:30:49.830 --> 00:30:52.650
and the Marine Mammal Commission as well.

631
00:30:52.650 --> 00:30:56.820
So there's a lot to celebrate this year as we look forward.

632
00:30:56.820 --> 00:31:00.150
But I wanna pivot now,

633
00:31:00.150 --> 00:31:03.420
and think about where this Sanctuary System is headed,

634
00:31:03.420 --> 00:31:07.260
and I'll start here with this slide

635
00:31:07.260 --> 00:31:12.210
that shows you the Sanctuary System as it exists,

636
00:31:12.210 --> 00:31:13.350
the map that I've already shown,

637
00:31:13.350 --> 00:31:18.300
but on here, I'm also showing some of the areas

638
00:31:18.300 --> 00:31:22.500
that have been put forward as a community-based nomination,

639
00:31:22.500 --> 00:31:26.400
I mentioned that earlier, for designation.

640
00:31:26.400 --> 00:31:27.930
This map actually now I'm realizing,

641
00:31:27.930 --> 00:31:29.250
is also a little bit dated,

642
00:31:29.250 --> 00:31:31.770
'cause Hudson Canyon should be a blue square,

643
00:31:31.770 --> 00:31:33.390
so I apologize for that.

644
00:31:33.390 --> 00:31:35.790
But we are,

645
00:31:35.790 --> 00:31:38.490
so in addition to actively designating

646
00:31:38.490 --> 00:31:40.080
those four sites that I mentioned,

647
00:31:40.080 --> 00:31:41.550
again, Hudson Canyon,

648
00:31:41.550 --> 00:31:43.380
off the coast of New York and New Jersey,

649
00:31:43.380 --> 00:31:47.520
Lake Ontario, Chumash Heritage, and Papahānaumokuākea.

650
00:31:47.520 --> 00:31:50.670
We also have Alagum Kanuux,

651
00:31:50.670 --> 00:31:53.520
which is in St. George Unangan Heritage,

652
00:31:53.520 --> 00:31:57.000
which are two sites in the Pribilof Islands of Alaska.

653
00:31:57.000 --> 00:32:00.270
We also have a site in Lake Erie

654
00:32:00.270 --> 00:32:02.010
off the coast of Pennsylvania.

655
00:32:02.010 --> 00:32:03.900
And then the Marianas Trench.

656
00:32:03.900 --> 00:32:06.090
All of these are sites that

657
00:32:06.090 --> 00:32:08.760
we are not actively working on at the moment,

658
00:32:08.760 --> 00:32:13.320
but these are sites that have been proposed to NOAA

659
00:32:13.320 --> 00:32:15.510
from a community, a local community,

660
00:32:15.510 --> 00:32:17.550
that feels like they should be part

661
00:32:17.550 --> 00:32:19.550
of the National Marine Sanctuary System.

662
00:32:20.670 --> 00:32:24.480
I should also mention that the president

663
00:32:24.480 --> 00:32:26.070
and the administration

664
00:32:26.070 --> 00:32:28.770
is very focused on this issue right now.

665
00:32:28.770 --> 00:32:32.947
And many of you may have heard about President Biden's

666
00:32:32.947 --> 00:32:36.630
"Conserving and Restoring America the Beautiful" initiative,

667
00:32:36.630 --> 00:32:38.970
which is part of that initiative

668
00:32:38.970 --> 00:32:43.970
is to conserve 30% of our lands and waters by 2030.

669
00:32:44.700 --> 00:32:48.300
So it's called the 30 by 30 initiative.

670
00:32:48.300 --> 00:32:51.690
We are, in NOAA, we are heavily involved in that.

671
00:32:51.690 --> 00:32:54.522
I'm personally heavily involved in that

672
00:32:54.522 --> 00:32:57.000
in terms of trying to figure out,

673
00:32:57.000 --> 00:33:01.170
okay, where are we now as a nation in this

674
00:33:01.170 --> 00:33:02.910
and where do we need to go?

675
00:33:02.910 --> 00:33:05.700
And one of the things that

676
00:33:05.700 --> 00:33:08.880
the president's report specifically calls out

677
00:33:08.880 --> 00:33:12.450
as being consistent with all of its principles

678
00:33:12.450 --> 00:33:16.230
of collaborative, voluntary protection

679
00:33:16.230 --> 00:33:21.090
that respects the rights of Native American tribes,

680
00:33:21.090 --> 00:33:23.070
indigenous communities around the country,

681
00:33:23.070 --> 00:33:25.440
the National Marine Sanctuaries process

682
00:33:25.440 --> 00:33:28.260
is really called out explicitly

683
00:33:28.260 --> 00:33:31.923
in the president's initiative.

684
00:33:33.360 --> 00:33:36.207
But there's also something I want point out here,

685
00:33:36.207 --> 00:33:38.413
and that is about the expectations

686
00:33:38.413 --> 00:33:41.820
that are out there right now for the Sanctuary System,

687
00:33:41.820 --> 00:33:44.910
not just from the administration,

688
00:33:44.910 --> 00:33:49.170
but there are, in fact, there are two bills in Congress

689
00:33:49.170 --> 00:33:53.280
to establish a national sanctuary off of Alabama.

690
00:33:53.280 --> 00:33:55.770
There's other rumors of other bills going on

691
00:33:55.770 --> 00:33:59.670
to establish sanctuaries in other parts of the country.

692
00:33:59.670 --> 00:34:04.290
We have enormous pressure right now from other partners,

693
00:34:04.290 --> 00:34:06.540
from the recreation and tourism industry,

694
00:34:06.540 --> 00:34:10.890
that is putting a ton of pressure on our system right now

695
00:34:10.890 --> 00:34:14.470
to both expand and to enhance the management of the places

696
00:34:14.470 --> 00:34:18.900
to both expand and to enhance the management of the places

697
00:34:18.900 --> 00:34:20.193
that we have already.

698
00:34:21.120 --> 00:34:23.190
But I have to be honest, there's a bit of a mismatch here.

699
00:34:23.190 --> 00:34:24.303
This is our budget.

700
00:34:25.980 --> 00:34:29.490
As you look at it and the president's request there,

701
00:34:29.490 --> 00:34:32.010
you can see that our appropriations

702
00:34:32.010 --> 00:34:35.880
over the last several years have been relatively flat

703
00:34:35.880 --> 00:34:40.317
compared to the expectations and the demands that we have.

704
00:34:40.317 --> 00:34:42.350
And the president has recognized that

705
00:34:42.350 --> 00:34:47.070
in his Fiscal Year '23 Request of Congress,

706
00:34:47.070 --> 00:34:49.890
a substantial increase to our appropriations,

707
00:34:49.890 --> 00:34:54.890
again, reflective of the demands that are on the system.

708
00:34:56.220 --> 00:34:59.223
We also, sort of in that same theme,

709
00:35:00.360 --> 00:35:02.580
we also worked with the National Academy

710
00:35:02.580 --> 00:35:05.040
of Public Administration here in DC

711
00:35:05.040 --> 00:35:06.990
to do a review,

712
00:35:06.990 --> 00:35:08.970
to feed into our 50th anniversary.

713
00:35:08.970 --> 00:35:10.740
And basically, we asked NAPA that,

714
00:35:10.740 --> 00:35:13.110
again, the National Academy of Public Administration,

715
00:35:13.110 --> 00:35:14.583
not the auto parts store,

716
00:35:15.480 --> 00:35:19.830
to look hard at our system and provide us with really,

717
00:35:19.830 --> 00:35:22.020
a hard look at how we're doing,

718
00:35:22.020 --> 00:35:24.180
how we've done over the last 50 years,

719
00:35:24.180 --> 00:35:27.240
and some of the things that we need to think about.

720
00:35:27.240 --> 00:35:29.160
There was also the National Marine Sanctuary Foundation

721
00:35:29.160 --> 00:35:31.800
also worked with the Meridian Institute

722
00:35:31.800 --> 00:35:33.240
to do something very similar,

723
00:35:33.240 --> 00:35:34.710
different methodology,

724
00:35:34.710 --> 00:35:36.183
but they both came back,

725
00:35:37.320 --> 00:35:39.660
among their recommendations and observations,

726
00:35:39.660 --> 00:35:42.210
one of the things that they both came back with

727
00:35:42.210 --> 00:35:45.870
is the Sanctuary System is woefully underfunded right now,

728
00:35:45.870 --> 00:35:47.820
compared to comparables.

729
00:35:47.820 --> 00:35:52.820
If you use appropriation dollars per acre,

730
00:35:53.490 --> 00:35:55.560
you look at the National Park System,

731
00:35:55.560 --> 00:35:57.450
and I think most people would agree,

732
00:35:57.450 --> 00:35:59.760
fairly underfunded, right?

733
00:35:59.760 --> 00:36:02.130
A lot of people are looking at what's going on right now

734
00:36:02.130 --> 00:36:03.330
in Yellowstone.

735
00:36:03.330 --> 00:36:04.950
A lot of people are reflecting

736
00:36:04.950 --> 00:36:06.600
on their own experiences with national parks

737
00:36:06.600 --> 00:36:09.540
around the country and saying, they could use more funding.

738
00:36:09.540 --> 00:36:11.610
But when you look at what their funding is,

739
00:36:11.610 --> 00:36:14.370
dollars per acre, it's almost $30 per acre.

740
00:36:14.370 --> 00:36:16.920
If you are familiar with Wildlife Refuge System,

741
00:36:16.920 --> 00:36:18.960
it's about $25 per acre.

742
00:36:18.960 --> 00:36:20.760
And for folks inside NOAA,

743
00:36:20.760 --> 00:36:22.740
the National Estuarine Research Reserve System,

744
00:36:22.740 --> 00:36:25.890
which is a partnership between NOAA and Coastal States,

745
00:36:25.890 --> 00:36:28.505
their funding is about $28 per acre.

746
00:36:28.505 --> 00:36:31.833
The National Marine Sanctuary System, 14 cents per acre,

747
00:36:33.330 --> 00:36:35.700
14 cents per acre, right?

748
00:36:35.700 --> 00:36:37.200
And so nobody,

749
00:36:37.200 --> 00:36:38.970
I don't want anybody to look at this graph,

750
00:36:38.970 --> 00:36:40.770
and take away the impression that

751
00:36:40.770 --> 00:36:44.520
these other systems are overfunded or have,

752
00:36:44.520 --> 00:36:46.830
you know, all the resources they need, they don't.

753
00:36:46.830 --> 00:36:49.200
But I think relative to the Sanctuary System,

754
00:36:49.200 --> 00:36:51.660
this is something that you should take home

755
00:36:51.660 --> 00:36:53.739
and recognize that, you know,

756
00:36:53.739 --> 00:36:57.660
the President's Request of Congress for Fiscal '23

757
00:36:57.660 --> 00:37:00.330
is gonna help close some of that gap.

758
00:37:00.330 --> 00:37:01.163
But what are we doing?

759
00:37:01.163 --> 00:37:05.220
Beyond that, beyond just crying about the resources,

760
00:37:05.220 --> 00:37:08.310
what are we doing to really reinvent

761
00:37:08.310 --> 00:37:11.490
how National Marine Sanctuaries work in the communities,

762
00:37:11.490 --> 00:37:14.520
how do they contribute to ocean conservation generally?

763
00:37:14.520 --> 00:37:16.350
And there's really four things

764
00:37:16.350 --> 00:37:18.060
that we're focused on right now

765
00:37:18.060 --> 00:37:20.823
to really improve how we do what we do.

766
00:37:21.750 --> 00:37:23.340
One of the things that we're doing

767
00:37:23.340 --> 00:37:26.730
is we're trying to work very closely with the recreation

768
00:37:26.730 --> 00:37:30.240
and tourism industry, because we recognize that national,

769
00:37:30.240 --> 00:37:32.010
excuse me, national marine sanctuaries

770
00:37:32.010 --> 00:37:33.750
much like national parks

771
00:37:33.750 --> 00:37:38.750
are really key to tourism and recreation

772
00:37:39.150 --> 00:37:40.704
in the communities where they are,

773
00:37:40.704 --> 00:37:44.850
some contributing to billions of dollars

774
00:37:44.850 --> 00:37:48.000
of economic activity in those areas.

775
00:37:48.000 --> 00:37:49.410
I think about the Florida Keys

776
00:37:49.410 --> 00:37:53.220
and the $4 billion tourism industry down there,

777
00:37:53.220 --> 00:37:54.090
and the role that

778
00:37:54.090 --> 00:37:56.430
a healthy Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary

779
00:37:56.430 --> 00:37:57.903
plays in supporting that.

780
00:37:59.100 --> 00:38:01.440
Okay, so there's recreation and tourism.

781
00:38:01.440 --> 00:38:04.440
We're also really thinking deeply

782
00:38:04.440 --> 00:38:07.350
about our relationship with tribal

783
00:38:07.350 --> 00:38:10.110
and indigenous communities around the country.

784
00:38:10.110 --> 00:38:15.110
We recognize that we are relative newcomers to these places.

785
00:38:15.270 --> 00:38:17.470
We have to respect with humility

786
00:38:18.690 --> 00:38:20.430
that many of these communities

787
00:38:20.430 --> 00:38:24.060
have been managing these places successfully for millennia.

788
00:38:24.060 --> 00:38:29.060
So how are we working with them with respect,

789
00:38:29.250 --> 00:38:33.350
listening, understanding how it is that we're,

790
00:38:35.910 --> 00:38:39.960
managing our places in line with tribes,

791
00:38:39.960 --> 00:38:42.540
and respectful of tribes and indigenous communities

792
00:38:42.540 --> 00:38:43.980
around the country.

793
00:38:43.980 --> 00:38:47.970
And, of course, there's climate change, right?

794
00:38:47.970 --> 00:38:51.736
We have to acknowledge that the wildlife populations

795
00:38:51.736 --> 00:38:53.610
We have to acknowledge that the wildlife populations

796
00:38:53.610 --> 00:38:57.240
in the very fabric of these places are changing.

797
00:38:57.240 --> 00:39:00.590
As we speak, the picture there in the lower left hand corner

798
00:39:00.590 --> 00:39:02.940
is from American Samoa.

799
00:39:02.940 --> 00:39:06.150
And you can see a vibrant coral on the left

800
00:39:06.150 --> 00:39:07.710
and a bleached coral on the right

801
00:39:07.710 --> 00:39:10.320
that's responding to higher water temperatures.

802
00:39:10.320 --> 00:39:12.240
You think about ocean acidification

803
00:39:12.240 --> 00:39:14.460
and its effect on shellfish.

804
00:39:14.460 --> 00:39:16.860
You think about sea level rise.

805
00:39:16.860 --> 00:39:18.330
All of these things are,

806
00:39:18.330 --> 00:39:20.490
you think about wildlife populations,

807
00:39:20.490 --> 00:39:22.590
moving fisheries populations,

808
00:39:22.590 --> 00:39:25.440
all of these things are factors into

809
00:39:25.440 --> 00:39:28.050
we need to make sure that

810
00:39:28.050 --> 00:39:30.870
we're managing sanctuaries of the future,

811
00:39:30.870 --> 00:39:32.880
taking climate change into account.

812
00:39:32.880 --> 00:39:35.280
We also have to look at ourselves,

813
00:39:35.280 --> 00:39:37.500
and make sure that the things that we're doing,

814
00:39:37.500 --> 00:39:39.213
our on-water operations,

815
00:39:40.890 --> 00:39:44.910
and our on-shore operations are as green as possible,

816
00:39:44.910 --> 00:39:49.083
and that we are being cognizant of our emissions.

817
00:39:49.920 --> 00:39:51.630
And finally,

818
00:39:51.630 --> 00:39:56.040
we have to really look at who we are as a program.

819
00:39:56.040 --> 00:40:00.300
Are we reflective of the communities where we work?

820
00:40:00.300 --> 00:40:05.300
And we have to think deeply about access, equity,

821
00:40:05.700 --> 00:40:08.010
diversity, justice, inclusion,

822
00:40:08.010 --> 00:40:10.560
and making sure that we really understand

823
00:40:10.560 --> 00:40:12.360
and internalize those terms,

824
00:40:12.360 --> 00:40:14.220
not just thinking about our workforce,

825
00:40:14.220 --> 00:40:15.540
which that's important.

826
00:40:15.540 --> 00:40:17.520
We need to make sure our workforce is reflective

827
00:40:17.520 --> 00:40:19.290
of the communities we serve.

828
00:40:19.290 --> 00:40:22.590
But are our education programs relevant

829
00:40:22.590 --> 00:40:24.750
and accessible to communities?

830
00:40:24.750 --> 00:40:28.470
Are our regulatory and our management programs accessible?

831
00:40:28.470 --> 00:40:30.270
Are they relevant?

832
00:40:30.270 --> 00:40:34.170
And our science and research and monitoring programs,

833
00:40:34.170 --> 00:40:37.980
are they accessible to all parts of the community?

834
00:40:37.980 --> 00:40:39.540
And these are things that are causing us

835
00:40:39.540 --> 00:40:43.110
to really think differently about how we do a lot of things,

836
00:40:43.110 --> 00:40:44.880
including advisory council meetings,

837
00:40:44.880 --> 00:40:48.663
including how we do our education and outreach programming.

838
00:40:50.130 --> 00:40:52.800
And so I'm close to the end here,

839
00:40:52.800 --> 00:40:54.513
but I just wanna say that,

840
00:40:55.770 --> 00:40:59.230
as I see it, we're at this pivot point right now

841
00:41:00.600 --> 00:41:01.650
in our country.

842
00:41:01.650 --> 00:41:05.220
I really believe that we have an opportunity

843
00:41:05.220 --> 00:41:06.960
to use the 50th anniversary

844
00:41:06.960 --> 00:41:08.340
of the National Marine Sanctuaries Act,

845
00:41:08.340 --> 00:41:10.860
and these other laws that I mentioned before.

846
00:41:10.860 --> 00:41:13.530
We have an opportunity to support the president's

847
00:41:13.530 --> 00:41:15.630
America the Beautiful initiative.

848
00:41:15.630 --> 00:41:20.370
We have an opportunity to be a leader in ocean conservation

849
00:41:20.370 --> 00:41:25.020
and to use sanctuaries for ocean conservation,

850
00:41:25.020 --> 00:41:27.333
and for community wellbeing and health.

851
00:41:28.830 --> 00:41:30.847
And are we gonna invest in it?

852
00:41:30.847 --> 00:41:33.120
If you think of it like a garden,

853
00:41:33.120 --> 00:41:35.340
are we gonna add fertilizer and water

854
00:41:35.340 --> 00:41:39.750
and let that garden grow or are we gonna keep it small?

855
00:41:39.750 --> 00:41:41.940
And it's not to say one's right or wrong.

856
00:41:41.940 --> 00:41:44.430
I acknowledge there are a lot of competing priorities

857
00:41:44.430 --> 00:41:46.050
in our nation right now,

858
00:41:46.050 --> 00:41:47.640
and sometimes it can be hard

859
00:41:47.640 --> 00:41:49.050
to be talking about these things

860
00:41:49.050 --> 00:41:51.510
when we have so many other challenges in our life,

861
00:41:51.510 --> 00:41:53.220
but I honestly, in my heart of hearts,

862
00:41:53.220 --> 00:41:56.100
I believe we're at a pivot point right now

863
00:41:56.100 --> 00:41:57.360
where we have to make a choice,

864
00:41:57.360 --> 00:42:02.360
are we gonna do this or are we gonna keep it small?

865
00:42:03.510 --> 00:42:07.380
So I think you can tell what my recommendation would be,

866
00:42:07.380 --> 00:42:08.553
but we do have,

867
00:42:10.590 --> 00:42:12.750
okay, I think I already gave this one away, Malia,

868
00:42:12.750 --> 00:42:15.363
but over to you for, I think, the final question.

869
00:42:16.350 --> 00:42:18.390
Let's see if people were listening.

870
00:42:18.390 --> 00:42:21.180
<v Malia>Yes, let's see who was paying attention.</v>

871
00:42:21.180 --> 00:42:22.290
So here we go.

872
00:42:22.290 --> 00:42:25.470
Let's launch the last poll.

873
00:42:25.470 --> 00:42:28.530
What is the date of the 50th anniversary

874
00:42:28.530 --> 00:42:31.080
of the National Marine Sanctuaries?

875
00:42:31.080 --> 00:42:35.190
So go ahead and register your vote,

876
00:42:35.190 --> 00:42:38.463
and we shall see who is paying attention.

877
00:42:39.420 --> 00:42:42.420
All right, our numbers are climbing.

878
00:42:42.420 --> 00:42:44.850
We have about, half of you have voted.

879
00:42:44.850 --> 00:42:47.313
We'll give it a few more seconds,

880
00:42:48.510 --> 00:42:52.950
and let's see what our results are.

881
00:42:52.950 --> 00:42:57.603
Three, two, one, I'm gonna close down the poll.

882
00:42:58.800 --> 00:43:01.500
Okay, John, let's see the results.

883
00:43:01.500 --> 00:43:04.680
We've got interesting mixture.

884
00:43:04.680 --> 00:43:09.680
We've got 13% who said October 12th 2022.

885
00:43:10.110 --> 00:43:14.820
27% said October 23rd 2021.

886
00:43:14.820 --> 00:43:17.253
Oops, what happened to our results?

887
00:43:21.143 --> 00:43:24.570
4% said December 23rd 2021,

888
00:43:24.570 --> 00:43:29.433
and 56%, over half said, October 23rd 2022.

889
00:43:29.433 --> 00:43:31.263
Were they paying attention?

890
00:43:33.690 --> 00:43:34.920
<v ->They were indeed.</v>

891
00:43:34.920 --> 00:43:37.080
Yes, well done.

892
00:43:37.080 --> 00:43:39.533
October 23rd 2022.

893
00:43:39.533 --> 00:43:41.610
That is our 50th anniversary.

894
00:43:41.610 --> 00:43:42.443
Well done.

895
00:43:44.100 --> 00:43:45.510
I think,

896
00:43:45.510 --> 00:43:47.100
let's see.

897
00:43:47.100 --> 00:43:48.810
I just have a couple of things here, you know,

898
00:43:48.810 --> 00:43:50.130
if folks are interested

899
00:43:50.130 --> 00:43:51.990
in learning more about the Sanctuary System,

900
00:43:51.990 --> 00:43:55.320
the website is a great place to go.

901
00:43:55.320 --> 00:43:56.700
I would encourage folks to read

902
00:43:56.700 --> 00:43:59.640
the National Academy of Public Administration's Report.

903
00:43:59.640 --> 00:44:04.640
And we also just released a document called Our Blue Legacy,

904
00:44:04.710 --> 00:44:07.680
which has a lot of the information that I just related

905
00:44:07.680 --> 00:44:08.580
in this presentation,

906
00:44:08.580 --> 00:44:11.760
but is also a great sort of recap of our program.

907
00:44:11.760 --> 00:44:14.670
So Andy, and Malia, and Justin,

908
00:44:14.670 --> 00:44:16.650
I think with that,

909
00:44:16.650 --> 00:44:18.660
I am done with my presentation.

910
00:44:18.660 --> 00:44:21.363
So I would love to open it up to questions.

911
00:44:22.680 --> 00:44:23.850
<v ->Yeah, mahalo, John.</v>

912
00:44:23.850 --> 00:44:26.880
Thank you for a wonderful retrospective

913
00:44:26.880 --> 00:44:28.770
and looking forward into the future.

914
00:44:28.770 --> 00:44:29.970
It's a very,

915
00:44:29.970 --> 00:44:33.150
I could say it's a very exciting time and dynamic time

916
00:44:33.150 --> 00:44:34.230
as the public should tell,

917
00:44:34.230 --> 00:44:36.390
since they didn't even have the most updated map

918
00:44:36.390 --> 00:44:37.950
of the National Marine Sanctuaries

919
00:44:37.950 --> 00:44:39.303
and what's being proposed.

920
00:44:40.350 --> 00:44:42.330
I've been with the program for 20 years,

921
00:44:42.330 --> 00:44:45.510
and this is definitely the most exciting time,

922
00:44:45.510 --> 00:44:48.150
aside from our own monument designation,

923
00:44:48.150 --> 00:44:50.370
but wow, it's incredible,

924
00:44:50.370 --> 00:44:52.156
that changing the process involving so much more community,

925
00:44:52.156 --> 00:44:55.737
that changing the process involving so much more community,

926
00:44:55.737 --> 00:44:58.350
and that's a big thing we like to do in Sanctuaries

927
00:44:58.350 --> 00:45:00.570
is engaging our communities

928
00:45:00.570 --> 00:45:02.850
and hearing what they have to say.

929
00:45:02.850 --> 00:45:04.230
I think we have a few questions.

930
00:45:04.230 --> 00:45:06.720
I'm gonna turn it over to Justin.

931
00:45:06.720 --> 00:45:07.703
You know, we have a couple questions here.

932
00:45:07.703 --> 00:45:09.123
Justin, what do you think?

933
00:45:10.200 --> 00:45:11.550
<v Justin>Yeah, let's see.</v>

934
00:45:11.550 --> 00:45:12.960
The first one is,

935
00:45:12.960 --> 00:45:15.390
are the sanctuaries managed only by NOAA

936
00:45:15.390 --> 00:45:18.213
or does it include local governments as well?

937
00:45:20.100 --> 00:45:23.370
<v ->Yeah, really, really good question.</v>

938
00:45:23.370 --> 00:45:26.160
Sanctuaries are, at their heart,

939
00:45:26.160 --> 00:45:29.070
a collaborative management approach.

940
00:45:29.070 --> 00:45:32.640
So many sanctuaries have co-management agreements

941
00:45:32.640 --> 00:45:35.670
with the states.

942
00:45:35.670 --> 00:45:37.680
Some also include their local governments.

943
00:45:37.680 --> 00:45:41.212
The one here in Maryland includes the local county

944
00:45:41.212 --> 00:45:45.000
where the sanctuary is located.

945
00:45:45.000 --> 00:45:48.090
And some also involved, as I mentioned before,

946
00:45:48.090 --> 00:45:50.043
tribes and indigenous communities.

947
00:45:51.960 --> 00:45:53.850
The Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary

948
00:45:53.850 --> 00:45:56.850
in the Pacific Northwest comes to mind immediately

949
00:45:56.850 --> 00:46:01.850
as a really good example of collaborative management

950
00:46:01.860 --> 00:46:03.117
with tribes as well.

951
00:46:03.117 --> 00:46:04.923
But yeah, really great question.

952
00:46:07.410 --> 00:46:08.243
<v Justin>Great.</v>

953
00:46:08.243 --> 00:46:11.460
We have several that are asking specifically about

954
00:46:11.460 --> 00:46:13.800
the nomination for Papahānaumokuākea Marine

955
00:46:13.800 --> 00:46:14.913
National Monument,

956
00:46:16.920 --> 00:46:21.420
just in terms of expansion and expanded funding

957
00:46:21.420 --> 00:46:23.760
or other benefits that would come from becoming

958
00:46:23.760 --> 00:46:25.110
a national marine sanctuary.

959
00:46:25.110 --> 00:46:27.420
We do have some of that information on our website,

960
00:46:27.420 --> 00:46:30.170
but I don't know if you would wanna add anything, John.

961
00:46:31.980 --> 00:46:34.050
<v ->Yeah, I'd be happy to, Justin.</v>

962
00:46:34.050 --> 00:46:35.760
Also, great question.

963
00:46:35.760 --> 00:46:38.943
And I was kind of hoping I would get one of those.

964
00:46:42.630 --> 00:46:43.890
I agree with Justin,

965
00:46:43.890 --> 00:46:45.750
I would encourage you to go to the website

966
00:46:45.750 --> 00:46:48.750
for some of the sort of the official points on this.

967
00:46:48.750 --> 00:46:53.190
But in my mind, it really is about durability.

968
00:46:53.190 --> 00:46:55.230
It's about durability.

969
00:46:55.230 --> 00:46:57.750
The Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument

970
00:46:57.750 --> 00:47:01.110
was designated by at least two, I think,

971
00:47:01.110 --> 00:47:03.390
at least two different presidents

972
00:47:03.390 --> 00:47:06.330
through their authority under the Antiquities Act.

973
00:47:06.330 --> 00:47:11.330
And that authority is one that allows the president

974
00:47:11.940 --> 00:47:15.540
to use that authority to protect objects and areas

975
00:47:15.540 --> 00:47:19.707
that are, you know, in the US control, right?

976
00:47:19.707 --> 00:47:24.000
And so President Bush did it back in 2006,

977
00:47:24.000 --> 00:47:27.741
the original monument, which was roughly 50 nautical miles

978
00:47:27.741 --> 00:47:30.090
around the island chain.

979
00:47:30.090 --> 00:47:33.963
And then President Obama expanded it to its size today.

980
00:47:36.510 --> 00:47:41.370
I think what the sanctuary brings is a level of durability

981
00:47:41.370 --> 00:47:46.370
and stability to those designations over time.

982
00:47:47.022 --> 00:47:50.340
And so we wanna make sure that

983
00:47:50.340 --> 00:47:52.203
the sanctuary designation takes time,

984
00:47:53.100 --> 00:47:55.800
and sanctuaries have never been undone.

985
00:47:55.800 --> 00:47:59.310
And so we wanna make sure this place is so special,

986
00:47:59.310 --> 00:48:02.730
we wanna make sure that the sanctuary will come on

987
00:48:02.730 --> 00:48:06.120
and will maintain the current status,

988
00:48:06.120 --> 00:48:09.330
and the level of protections that are afforded

989
00:48:09.330 --> 00:48:12.180
by President Bush and President Obama,

990
00:48:12.180 --> 00:48:16.383
but that they endure over time regardless of, you know,

991
00:48:17.400 --> 00:48:19.560
regardless of sort of which way the political winds

992
00:48:19.560 --> 00:48:21.690
are blown at any given moment,

993
00:48:21.690 --> 00:48:25.380
the sanctuary designation will provide a level of durability

994
00:48:25.380 --> 00:48:26.213
and stability.

995
00:48:26.213 --> 00:48:27.630
And that's what we're looking for.

996
00:48:27.630 --> 00:48:30.630
There are, of course, other benefits as well,

997
00:48:30.630 --> 00:48:33.693
but that's really the main thing at least that I think of.

998
00:48:35.307 --> 00:48:36.510
<v Justin>Great, thank you.</v>

999
00:48:36.510 --> 00:48:39.510
And Malia, just put the link to more information

1000
00:48:39.510 --> 00:48:43.484
on designation for Papahānaumokuākea there so.

1001
00:48:43.484 --> 00:48:44.363
Thanks for finding it for us.
<v ->Thanks, Malia.</v>

1002
00:48:45.780 --> 00:48:47.580
<v Justin>Here's another great question.</v>

1003
00:48:47.580 --> 00:48:49.650
Are there any other conservation

1004
00:48:49.650 --> 00:48:51.450
or marine policy organizations

1005
00:48:51.450 --> 00:48:53.373
that sanctuaries works heavily with?

1006
00:48:56.224 --> 00:48:58.800
<v ->Do you mean, I assume that aside from</v>

1007
00:48:58.800 --> 00:49:01.470
the National Marine Sanctuary Foundation, I think?

1008
00:49:01.470 --> 00:49:02.580
I'm assuming.

1009
00:49:02.580 --> 00:49:04.110
<v Justin>Yeah, I'm assuming as well.</v>

1010
00:49:04.110 --> 00:49:05.220
<v ->Okay.</v>

1011
00:49:05.220 --> 00:49:06.300
Yeah, absolutely.

1012
00:49:06.300 --> 00:49:08.545
I mean, we work with dozens of organizations

1013
00:49:08.545 --> 00:49:12.750
I mean, we work with dozens of organizations

1014
00:49:12.750 --> 00:49:16.500
all around the country on management of our places,

1015
00:49:16.500 --> 00:49:18.840
at the both the local regional and national

1016
00:49:18.840 --> 00:49:21.960
and international level as well.

1017
00:49:21.960 --> 00:49:24.960
You know, thinking about some of our partners

1018
00:49:24.960 --> 00:49:26.040
at the international level

1019
00:49:26.040 --> 00:49:29.160
like Conservation International, for example,

1020
00:49:29.160 --> 00:49:33.060
we work with The Nature Conservancy, The Ocean Conservancy,

1021
00:49:33.060 --> 00:49:35.310
a number of nonprofits,

1022
00:49:35.310 --> 00:49:39.720
we work with a lot of zoos and aquaria

1023
00:49:39.720 --> 00:49:41.730
around the country as well.

1024
00:49:41.730 --> 00:49:42.573
We have,

1025
00:49:44.670 --> 00:49:47.370
somebody's gonna kill me 'cause I'm blanking on the number.

1026
00:49:47.370 --> 00:49:48.360
It's late in the day here,

1027
00:49:48.360 --> 00:49:49.920
you guys are gonna have to forgive me,

1028
00:49:49.920 --> 00:49:52.260
but we have dozens of partnerships

1029
00:49:52.260 --> 00:49:57.260
with zoos and aquarium around the country where we go,

1030
00:49:59.310 --> 00:50:04.310
we have messaging and exhibitry in their places

1031
00:50:04.650 --> 00:50:07.290
where we can expose the benefits

1032
00:50:07.290 --> 00:50:08.220
of national marine sanctuaries

1033
00:50:08.220 --> 00:50:12.780
to millions and millions of visitors around the country.

1034
00:50:12.780 --> 00:50:13.613
And then finally,

1035
00:50:13.613 --> 00:50:14.927
in addition to the National Marine Sanctuary Foundation

1036
00:50:14.927 --> 00:50:16.770
at the national level,

1037
00:50:16.770 --> 00:50:21.030
many sanctuaries have specific sort of friends groups,

1038
00:50:21.030 --> 00:50:23.250
that work just on those sites.

1039
00:50:23.250 --> 00:50:25.710
So I could list them all,

1040
00:50:25.710 --> 00:50:26.940
but I'd probably be here all night.

1041
00:50:26.940 --> 00:50:30.930
We have a number of really, really powerful partnerships

1042
00:50:30.930 --> 00:50:33.810
with all kinds of institutions and organizations

1043
00:50:33.810 --> 00:50:34.760
around the country.

1044
00:50:37.440 --> 00:50:38.280
<v Justin>Great, thanks.</v>

1045
00:50:38.280 --> 00:50:41.010
And folks can reach out to your nearest

1046
00:50:41.010 --> 00:50:43.800
National Marine Sanctuary site or look on their websites

1047
00:50:43.800 --> 00:50:46.530
and it'll probably connect them there, correct?

1048
00:50:46.530 --> 00:50:48.030
<v ->Yep.</v>

1049
00:50:48.030 --> 00:50:49.470
<v Justin>All right, do I have time for another question,</v>

1050
00:50:49.470 --> 00:50:50.303
Andy?

1051
00:50:51.810 --> 00:50:53.820
<v Andy>Yeah, I think we can do one or one or two more.</v>

1052
00:50:53.820 --> 00:50:55.229
Two the most.

1053
00:50:55.229 --> 00:50:56.180
<v Justin>All right.</v>

1054
00:50:56.180 --> 00:50:58.440
So John, what are some of the biggest threats

1055
00:50:58.440 --> 00:51:00.440
to our National Marine Sanctuary System?

1056
00:51:04.380 --> 00:51:07.890
<v ->I'm tempted to say underfunding justice, but I won't,</v>

1057
00:51:07.890 --> 00:51:09.300
I'm gonna put that one aside

1058
00:51:09.300 --> 00:51:12.090
just 'cause I think I've drilled that one hard enough.

1059
00:51:12.090 --> 00:51:12.930
I mean, you know,

1060
00:51:12.930 --> 00:51:15.630
I think it's really two things.

1061
00:51:15.630 --> 00:51:20.340
I think it's clearly climate change, of course,

1062
00:51:20.340 --> 00:51:21.900
is tops of the list.

1063
00:51:21.900 --> 00:51:25.620
You know, what are we doing about climate change

1064
00:51:25.620 --> 00:51:26.910
in our sanctuaries?

1065
00:51:26.910 --> 00:51:28.863
Are we, you know,

1066
00:51:29.863 --> 00:51:30.780
when I think of climate change

1067
00:51:30.780 --> 00:51:32.880
and I think of national marine sanctuaries,

1068
00:51:32.880 --> 00:51:34.410
I really think of the benefits

1069
00:51:34.410 --> 00:51:37.110
in a couple of different areas.

1070
00:51:37.110 --> 00:51:41.820
One is I think of sanctuaries as canaries in the coal mine.

1071
00:51:41.820 --> 00:51:44.610
We also call them sentinel sites.

1072
00:51:44.610 --> 00:51:47.760
These are places where we could do research and monitoring

1073
00:51:47.760 --> 00:51:49.680
over long periods of time

1074
00:51:49.680 --> 00:51:51.697
to really sound that alarm bell of change,

1075
00:51:51.697 --> 00:51:53.287
of change in wildlife populations,

1076
00:51:53.287 --> 00:51:55.893
change of ocean chemistry, et cetera.

1077
00:51:57.000 --> 00:51:58.170
But I also think about,

1078
00:51:58.170 --> 00:51:59.940
so beyond the sentinel site aspect,

1079
00:51:59.940 --> 00:52:01.380
I also think about sanctuaries

1080
00:52:01.380 --> 00:52:03.840
in terms of the value that they have,

1081
00:52:03.840 --> 00:52:07.830
local communities focusing their understanding

1082
00:52:07.830 --> 00:52:11.580
of the impacts of climate change on the ocean in a place,

1083
00:52:11.580 --> 00:52:13.110
because the impacts can be so,

1084
00:52:13.110 --> 00:52:15.870
everybody's heard of sea level rise,

1085
00:52:15.870 --> 00:52:18.480
so many people have heard about ocean acidification,

1086
00:52:18.480 --> 00:52:22.530
but what sanctuaries can do is make that real.

1087
00:52:22.530 --> 00:52:25.110
They can make that real in a place.

1088
00:52:25.110 --> 00:52:26.790
And so, you know,

1089
00:52:26.790 --> 00:52:29.130
so, I think, and then finally of course,

1090
00:52:29.130 --> 00:52:32.400
you know, sanctuaries also are about resilience.

1091
00:52:32.400 --> 00:52:37.080
And so while sanctuaries can't stop climate change,

1092
00:52:37.080 --> 00:52:39.960
our role is not to regulate greenhouse gas emissions

1093
00:52:39.960 --> 00:52:41.550
or these kinds of things,

1094
00:52:41.550 --> 00:52:45.600
but what we can do is give the wildlife

1095
00:52:45.600 --> 00:52:48.450
and the habitat in these places a fighting chance.

1096
00:52:48.450 --> 00:52:52.990
So can we minimize the non climate stressors

1097
00:52:52.990 --> 00:52:56.760
to sanctuaries so that they are more resilient

1098
00:52:56.760 --> 00:53:01.760
to the changes that are coming at it from climate?

1099
00:53:01.950 --> 00:53:04.140
So I would say climate's the biggest thing.

1100
00:53:04.140 --> 00:53:07.652
Beyond that is really more, and I touched on this too,

1101
00:53:07.652 --> 00:53:10.290
is really more about our relevance

1102
00:53:10.290 --> 00:53:12.780
to African American communities,

1103
00:53:12.780 --> 00:53:16.170
to all types of Hispanic communities

1104
00:53:16.170 --> 00:53:19.080
in the places where that we work.

1105
00:53:19.080 --> 00:53:23.580
You know, we have people that live within a mile

1106
00:53:23.580 --> 00:53:25.380
of a national marine sanctuary, on the shore,

1107
00:53:25.380 --> 00:53:26.850
that have no idea it's there.

1108
00:53:26.850 --> 00:53:28.150
It's not relevant to them.

1109
00:53:29.449 --> 00:53:34.170
And to me that is a huge challenge going forward.

1110
00:53:34.170 --> 00:53:36.930
How do we make ocean conservation

1111
00:53:36.930 --> 00:53:39.930
in the form of National Marine Sanctuary relevant

1112
00:53:39.930 --> 00:53:41.970
to all segments of our communities?

1113
00:53:41.970 --> 00:53:43.290
And that's why, to me,

1114
00:53:43.290 --> 00:53:45.840
it's almost an existential question

1115
00:53:45.840 --> 00:53:49.800
about who we are as a program and who we serve.

1116
00:53:49.800 --> 00:53:51.720
We serve everybody in the community.

1117
00:53:51.720 --> 00:53:54.300
And so this is a real challenge for us,

1118
00:53:54.300 --> 00:53:57.554
and we're definitely working on it.

1119
00:53:57.554 --> 00:54:01.110
We're really thinking deeply about who we are as a program

1120
00:54:01.110 --> 00:54:02.463
and how we tackle that.

1121
00:54:05.010 --> 00:54:05.843
<v ->All right.</v>

1122
00:54:05.843 --> 00:54:07.500
Thank you, John.

1123
00:54:07.500 --> 00:54:09.630
One last question.

1124
00:54:09.630 --> 00:54:12.870
Somebody was wondering if we're considering any,

1125
00:54:12.870 --> 00:54:16.203
or any sites there to consider coral reef ecosystem sites

1126
00:54:16.203 --> 00:54:19.473
that are under consideration for sanctuary designation.

1127
00:54:22.020 --> 00:54:26.880
<v ->The only one on our list right now that has coral is,</v>

1128
00:54:26.880 --> 00:54:28.440
I know it says Marianas Trench

1129
00:54:28.440 --> 00:54:29.580
and you're thinking deep water,

1130
00:54:29.580 --> 00:54:32.040
but there were shallow water portions of that

1131
00:54:32.040 --> 00:54:34.743
in the Commonwealth of the North Marianas Islands.

1132
00:54:35.910 --> 00:54:38.730
But the others in Alaska,

1133
00:54:38.730 --> 00:54:42.600
obviously, Lake Erie, not much coral there.

1134
00:54:42.600 --> 00:54:44.340
So not at the moment, no,

1135
00:54:44.340 --> 00:54:47.250
but I would just encourage everybody,

1136
00:54:47.250 --> 00:54:50.460
if you have a community, that's a coral community,

1137
00:54:50.460 --> 00:54:52.080
that's interested in national marine sanctuaries,

1138
00:54:52.080 --> 00:54:54.990
please go on our website, give us a call.

1139
00:54:54.990 --> 00:54:57.030
We could certainly talk to you about the process

1140
00:54:57.030 --> 00:54:58.260
for putting in a nomination.

1141
00:54:58.260 --> 00:54:59.610
We'd love to hear from you.

1142
00:55:00.870 --> 00:55:03.450
<v ->Great, well thank you for wonderful presentation</v>

1143
00:55:03.450 --> 00:55:05.250
and for staying late,

1144
00:55:05.250 --> 00:55:08.970
I know you're getting up on seven o'clock your time,

1145
00:55:08.970 --> 00:55:10.260
so we really appreciate it.

1146
00:55:10.260 --> 00:55:15.010
I do have a couple of closing slides here

1147
00:55:16.322 --> 00:55:17.250
that I'll present.

1148
00:55:17.250 --> 00:55:18.180
Give me a second here.

1149
00:55:18.180 --> 00:55:19.950
I'll take back presenter.

1150
00:55:19.950 --> 00:55:20.783
But,

1151
00:55:22.650 --> 00:55:24.693
thank you, John, for your time.

1152
00:55:25.800 --> 00:55:29.070
So all of these presentations we've been doing

1153
00:55:29.070 --> 00:55:31.680
will be archived on our site.

1154
00:55:31.680 --> 00:55:32.820
There's the website.

1155
00:55:32.820 --> 00:55:35.280
But if you just type ONMS webinar,

1156
00:55:35.280 --> 00:55:39.210
you can go to current webinars and the recorded webinars,

1157
00:55:39.210 --> 00:55:41.190
we have an incredible resource there

1158
00:55:41.190 --> 00:55:43.920
after all the wonderful webinars we've been doing

1159
00:55:43.920 --> 00:55:44.850
during the pandemic,

1160
00:55:44.850 --> 00:55:47.670
you could practically take a college level course

1161
00:55:47.670 --> 00:55:50.817
in sanctuary through watching all of those.

1162
00:55:50.817 --> 00:55:53.940
And this one will be posted within about two weeks.

1163
00:55:53.940 --> 00:55:55.380
We've got to caption it

1164
00:55:55.380 --> 00:55:58.350
and I worked with our web team to get it online.

1165
00:55:58.350 --> 00:55:59.460
So it will be available.

1166
00:55:59.460 --> 00:56:02.730
And you'll get an email for that when it is available.

1167
00:56:02.730 --> 00:56:05.340
You're also going to get a certificate of attendance

1168
00:56:05.340 --> 00:56:07.170
for attending this webinar

1169
00:56:07.170 --> 00:56:09.390
for one hour professional development

1170
00:56:09.390 --> 00:56:10.560
if that's of use to you.

1171
00:56:10.560 --> 00:56:13.320
Teachers, certainly, can use that

1172
00:56:13.320 --> 00:56:16.800
for their ongoing professional development.

1173
00:56:16.800 --> 00:56:19.710
And we do have another upcoming webinar,

1174
00:56:19.710 --> 00:56:21.157
this one's on June 23rd,

1175
00:56:21.157 --> 00:56:23.190
"Pride in the Ocean Career Panel,"

1176
00:56:23.190 --> 00:56:25.530
celebrating diversity of voices

1177
00:56:25.530 --> 00:56:28.770
that are engaged in ocean conservation

1178
00:56:28.770 --> 00:56:31.290
and national marine sanctuaries.

1179
00:56:31.290 --> 00:56:33.450
So please, go to the website,

1180
00:56:33.450 --> 00:56:35.040
again, the webinar website,

1181
00:56:35.040 --> 00:56:36.480
and you can register for that.

1182
00:56:36.480 --> 00:56:38.610
There's a couple of other webinars coming

1183
00:56:38.610 --> 00:56:40.980
that are on there as well.

1184
00:56:40.980 --> 00:56:42.930
Also, we've had the great fortune

1185
00:56:42.930 --> 00:56:46.050
of having an incredible ocean exploration vessel

1186
00:56:46.050 --> 00:56:48.540
in our area, the Nautilus,

1187
00:56:48.540 --> 00:56:50.280
through the Ocean Exploration Trust.

1188
00:56:50.280 --> 00:56:52.350
And we've had a few recent missions

1189
00:56:52.350 --> 00:56:54.840
aboard that exploring deep sea areas,

1190
00:56:54.840 --> 00:56:57.780
and they're going to continue their missions

1191
00:56:57.780 --> 00:57:00.360
in Papahānaumokuākea and surrounding area

1192
00:57:00.360 --> 00:57:02.730
and doing some really neat mapping expeditions

1193
00:57:02.730 --> 00:57:06.330
coming up this summer and some more deep sea expeditions.

1194
00:57:06.330 --> 00:57:08.820
So please go to Nautilus Live and follow them

1195
00:57:08.820 --> 00:57:11.700
as they're exploring Papahānaumokuākea

1196
00:57:11.700 --> 00:57:13.500
and our surrounding area,

1197
00:57:13.500 --> 00:57:16.320
we did a really neat presentation from the vessel

1198
00:57:16.320 --> 00:57:18.750
in ōlelo Hawaii for the first time,

1199
00:57:18.750 --> 00:57:22.110
presenting to Hawaiian students in their own language,

1200
00:57:22.110 --> 00:57:23.790
as well as American Sign Language.

1201
00:57:23.790 --> 00:57:26.520
This last expedition was really exciting,

1202
00:57:26.520 --> 00:57:28.980
the amount of outreach from that vessel.

1203
00:57:28.980 --> 00:57:31.830
But also please fill out the form.

1204
00:57:31.830 --> 00:57:32.850
We want to hear from you.

1205
00:57:32.850 --> 00:57:35.520
We wanna know what other things you'd like to see,

1206
00:57:35.520 --> 00:57:36.930
and we'd like your feedback.

1207
00:57:36.930 --> 00:57:39.810
This is how we justify these programs,

1208
00:57:39.810 --> 00:57:42.510
so please don't skip the survey at the end.

1209
00:57:42.510 --> 00:57:44.220
We'd love to hear from you.

1210
00:57:44.220 --> 00:57:45.750
And again, mahalo for attending.

1211
00:57:45.750 --> 00:57:49.920
Happy birthday, Papahānaumokuākea, sweet 16 yesterday.

1212
00:57:49.920 --> 00:57:53.250
And have a wonderful rest of your summer.

1213
00:57:53.250 --> 00:57:54.083
Take care.

1214
00:57:54.083 --> 00:57:55.260
Be well and be safe.

1215
00:57:55.260 --> 00:57:56.093
Aloha.