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All right, aloha, everybody,
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and welcome to our Third Thursday presentation for April.
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And we are in Earth Week,
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so leading up to day this Saturday.
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So we have a great presentation for you today
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with Dr. Daniel Wagner,
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who works for Ocean Exploration Trust
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and on aboard the E/V Nautilus.
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So he'll give a presentation about the research season,
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the 2023 research season, where the ship is going,
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and what they're going to be highlighting for this year.
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So thank you for joining us.
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And just before we get started,
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a couple logistical things.
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And if you do have any questions or problems
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please type that into the question bar
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and we'll do our best to help you.
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And if you have any questions
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that hopefully we'll get to you at the end
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for Dan to answer,
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we will please type those into the question bar
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and we'll do our best to answer those.
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But before we get started,
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in Hawai'i it's proper to open with protocols
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to open our minds and spirits to this knowledge.
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And with that,
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I'm going to turn it over to Malia Evans
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to open this space for us.
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Over to you, Malia.
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Aloha mai kākou!
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Welcome to all of you and thank you for joining us.
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So I will begin by setting that space
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for that aʻo aku, aʻo mai,
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that reciprocity of information and knowledge.
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So I'm gonna turn off my camera
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so you can enjoy the beautiful imagery.
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(Malia chanting in Hawaiian)
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(Malia speaking in Hawaiian)
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Mahalo, Malia.
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And again, thank you everybody for joining us.
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We have people joining us from all across the world
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and almost every continent.
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And thank you for taking time out of your day
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to learn more about what we're doing in the Pacific.
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Before we get started,
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a little bit about
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our Office of National Marine Sanctuaries.
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So we are a system of 15 national marine sanctuaries,
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five proposed national marine sanctuaries,
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and two marine national monuments across the United States.
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So these are your National Marine Sanctuary system.
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It includes places like the Monitor,
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which is the first national marine sanctuary
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on the East Coast of the United States.
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Florida Keys, Flower Garden Banks in the Gulf of Mexico,
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Monterey Bay, Olympic Coast in the West Coast,
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and of course the area that we work in,
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Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument
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in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands
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in Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary
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all the way down to American Samoa.
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And we actually have a new proposed
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national marine sanctuary here in the Pacific.
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For Earth Week, it seems like the timing
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was very well planned for Earth Week,
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but the largest protected area on the planet,
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777,000 square miles, is being proposed in the Pacific
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for the Pacific Remote Islands.
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And we are accepting comments on this proposed sanctuary
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through June 2nd, 2023.
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If you click that QR code,
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you can learn more and learn how to comment
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on this proposed national marine sanctuary,
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which is in the same area
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as Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument.
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So please go to that website to learn more
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and learn how you can participate in this process.
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But we work for (indistinct), Malia and I, and Dan.
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Dan used to work for our office,
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and he still does in kind of a way.
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We are Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument.
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And at present, we are the largest fully protected area
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on the planet, 582,000 square miles.
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It's a vast area of the older Hawaiian Islands
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or Kūpuna Hawaiian Islands,
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which stretches from a hundred miles past Kaua'i,
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all the way out to areas like Midway and Kure Atoll.
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If you overlay this over the United States,
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we cover an area from about New Orleans to Las Vegas.
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So that's the whole Hawaiian archipelago,
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but it's a vast area that we work to protect
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and educate people about
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and practice cultural practices and research
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and many other things,
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but we protect it for its special
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and unique characteristics.
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So Malia and I are your hosts for today.
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I'm the education coordinator.
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I work over here at Mokupāpapa Discovery Center in Hilo
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and Malia is our O'ahu education and outreach person
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working under the National Marine Sanctuary Foundation.
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And here in Hilo,
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we have a wonderful 30,000 square foot discovery center
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all about the Northwestern Hawaiian Island
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in Papahānaumokuākea.
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So if you're in Hilo, please come visit us.
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We have a beautiful 3,500 gallon saltwater aquarium
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as well as exhibits in ʻŌlelo Hawai'i and English
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and beautiful artwork, life size models,
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information about shipwrecks, marine degree art exhibit.
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So if you're in Hilo, please come to see us.
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Tuesday through Saturday, nine to four,
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we're open and we're free to the public.
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But our national sanctuary systems
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around the United States
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protect the biodiversity of these special places,
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provide shelter and protected spaces
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for endangered and threatened species
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like this green sea turtle and Hawaiian monk seal,
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enjoying the moment at French Frigate Shoals, Lalo.
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The cultural heritage in Papahānaumokuākea,
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we have some incredible sacred sites
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such as this Mokumanamana
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which is a heiau or a ceremonial site on that island.
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We also protect maritime heritage,
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many shipwrecks throughout the system.
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Some sites are really about the shipwrecks
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such as Thunder Bay in the Great Lakes
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and the Monitor on East Coast.
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We conduct research in these areas
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to better study and understand
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the organisms that are living there and the habitats
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and how we can better manage those places.
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We monitor for things like changes
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like human-driven changes, climate change,
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marine debris impact, other things
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and see what we can do to help mitigate those.
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We also conduct research, resource protection efforts.
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In the Florida Keys,
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we have a really great program called Mission: Iconic Reefs
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where they're out planting corals
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in some of the damaged coral reef areas down there
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and trying to restore several sites across the Florida Keys.
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We conduct education programs such as this one
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and outreach programs.
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We had a really great outreach
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at the Merrie Monarch Festival here in Hilo last week,
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so we're still recovering from that
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and really had a great,
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lot of great interactions with people.
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But we can't do any of this without our volunteers.
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So if you are inclined,
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please reach out and volunteer
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at one of your local sanctuaries or contact us
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to see if there are other ways that you can volunteer.
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And again, we protect these places
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for their natural and cultural values,
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but also as places
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where we can all go to reconnect with our own spirits
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and reconnect with the natural world.
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So they're very special places.
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So today we are blessed with Daniel Wagner
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to come talk to us about Ocean Exploration Trust.
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So Dan serves as the chief scientist
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for the Ocean Exploration Trust.
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He's conducted field work on deep sea ecosystems since 2006
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and has participated
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in 27 multidisciplinary research expeditions,
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exploring deep sea habitat throughout Indo-Pacific,
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Atlantic, and Southern Ocean.
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Dan grew up in Ecuador where at a young age,
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he interned at Galapagos National Park
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and experience where he developed a deep fascination
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for nature in the ocean.
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Then he moved to Hawai'i
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where he earned a bachelor of science in biology
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from Hawaiʻi Pacific University
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and a masters, and PhD and PhD degrees at oceanography
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from the University of Hawai'i at Mānoa.
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So currently, he works as the chief scientist
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for Ocean Exploration Trust
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and he is going tell us about their research season
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in the Pacific and tell us how you can connect.
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So over to you, Dan.
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I'm gonna switch the presenter to you
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and you should have control now.
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I'm going turn off my camera.
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Okay, looks good.
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Over to you.
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Perfect.
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Well, thank you so much Andy and Malia
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for that wonderful introduction.
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It's an absolute privilege to be here and share with you
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a little bit about our upcoming work ahead.
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So we're just a few days
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from the start of a jam-packed field season
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that will bring Exploration Vessel Nautilus
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to some of the most remote and spectacular places
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around the Pacific.
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And today I'm really gonna just provide an overview
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about what our plants are for the field season,
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and then really highlight how each and every one of you
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can be part of our explorations.
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But just as a bit of an introduction,
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I know that for this audience and in general,
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there's a growing realization and just awareness
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that we live on a largely ocean planet,
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but I think there's still a large portion of the population
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that is not aware that how much of that ocean
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is really remote, deep, unexplored, and completely unknown.
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So for the...
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This big part of our ocean that covers close
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to three quarters of our surface of our planet,
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only about 20% of that sea floor has been mapped
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with modern technologies.
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So all those areas there that you can see in this map
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that are in those dark black colors,
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these are all places where we don't yet have
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good maps of the sea floor,
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and this is a huge portion.
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80% of it, we don't yet have good maps.
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And if we look at the portion of the planet
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that has been mapped,
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has been imaged with modern technologies
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such as submersibles
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where we actually got video of the sea floor,
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that shrinks to a much, much, much smaller portion.
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A fraction of the percent of the sea floor
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is all that we've really shed light on
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and taken a close look at what's on the sea floor.
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So there's this vast part of our planet
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that we really know very little about.
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And this is an issue for a lot of problems.
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If you don't understand, 99% of your oceans,
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you're not gonna really understand
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how many things of our planet work.
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And so exploring and doing work in these areas
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really has tremendous benefits
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for many different disciplines.
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So exploration has really basic benefits
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in terms of understanding how our planet works,
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how our processes works,
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things like nutrient cyclings, climate change.
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You can't really predict and understand these processes
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if you only have a very small knowledge
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of a small part of the sea floor.
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Also exploration has really applied benefits.
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So it has a lot of implications for fishery
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and resource management and conservation.
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You can't really conserve or protect places
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that you don't know,
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or manage fisheries if you don't really know what's there.
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And then it also has even more applied purposes
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such as biotechnology and the development of new drugs.
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Currently, the rates of new drug discoveries
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derived from marine products is two to threefold higher
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than what you have from terrestrial products.
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So there's also a lot of implications there.
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And then explorations throughout the history of humanity
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has been really an important catalyzer
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for technology development.
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And so there's a lot of different reasons
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why exploration is is so important.
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But I also like to think that exploration
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has an even more fundamental reason for being there
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and really more important benefit.
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And that exploration is one of these few things in our world
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that can really bring together people
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from all kinds of different backgrounds,
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no matter where you're from, where you grew up,
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what age you are, what kind of profession you pursue,
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exploration is one of these few things
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where we can all be captivated
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and all be sharing in this moment and in this joy.
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And this is a really big part of what we do
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at the Ocean Exploration Trust,
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is use exploration as a way
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to bring people together and work together
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that do not typically work together.
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That can be a very powerful and (indistinct)
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in bringing together people from different backgrounds,
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different parts of the world,
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and all have a common purpose.^
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So I work for the Ocean Exploration Trust
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and our mission is really to explore the ocean,
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unknown parts of the ocean to seek out new discoveries
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while pushing the boundaries of technology,
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outreach and education.
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And we do this by owning and operating primarily
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our main platform, which is the Exploration Vessel Nautilus,
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which is a absolutely wonderful platform to work on.
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220 feet research vessel equipped with a whole suite
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of different state-of-the-art exploration technologies.
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It has several state-of-the-art
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sea floor and water column mapping sonars,
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that are mounted on hull of the ship.
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And these are really important when you go to places
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that have never been mapped or characterized.
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Getting a good map of the sea floor
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is really the foundation to do following work.
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In addition to mapping sonars,
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the ship is also equipped
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with several remotely operated vehicles.
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These are submersibles that are not crewed,
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so there's no one living or traveling on them,
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and they are just wonderful tools for exploration
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equipped with a whole suite
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of different high definition
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and standard definition cameras,
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sensors that can measure, temperature, oxygen,
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whatever your favorite environmental parameter is.
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Also manipulator arms that are able to,
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where you can collect physical specimens.
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And as I mentioned, these are uncrewed systems,
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so they are tethered to the ship,
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so they actually work as a team.
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You have two of these submersible working in tandem.
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The bottom here is remotely operated vehicle Hercules,
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which sits on the bottom,
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then you have a tow sled above it,
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which provides this illumination and view from the top.
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And then that vehicle is then tethered
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to the top of the ship where in the control van,
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you'll have about a dozen or so people
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that are controlling the hold operations,
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the pilots that navigate these two vehicles on the sea floor
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and communicate with the people
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that drive the ship, scientists, video engineers,
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and all that make all this operation possible.
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Now, another wonderful thing
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about the Exploration Vessel Nautilus
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is this white dome that you see
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towards the back of the ship.
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This allows us to have a high bandwidth internet
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and this is a really a wonderful way
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to share what we do out there in real time
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with basically anyone that has an internet connection.
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So I showed you that image previously
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of what a setup would look like
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when you're sitting right on the control van,
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but people on shore can basically see and mimic
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the similar kind of displays and see,
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pull up different video feeds and pull up any of the cameras
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that are shown from the sea floor.
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And this is really a wonderful tool
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to just harness intellectual capacity
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that it's not just in the couple dozen or so scientists
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that we can bring on any one of our missions,
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but in fact we can have scientists from around the world
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participate in real time
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and view exactly what we're seeing on the ship,
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be connected with people on the ship,
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and that will help guide the explorations.
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In addition to as a tool for science and exploration,
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having this telepresence is also a really spectacular tool
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for outreach and education, inspiring the next generation.
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Anyone with an internet connection
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is really able to share in the excitement and discovery.
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And on pretty much every one of our missions,
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we livestream our video feeds,
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and that provides a wonderful tool for anyone
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to participate with what we do.
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In terms of our general priorities, so we are...
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Most of our work is really about basic exploration.
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So mapping and exploring poorly known areas of the ocean.
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And as I mentioned before,
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that is not so difficult to do
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because the vast majority of our oceans are unexplored,
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but it does require some advanced technologies to do so.
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And that takes me to that second bullet,
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integrating emergent technologies.
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There's just a wonderful plethora of different technologies
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that are being developed
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and are being just integrated little by little.
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And so we also serve as a platform
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to test and integrate some of these emergent technologies,
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and then blend them with some of the traditional approaches
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that have withstood the test of time.
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Then we're also, a lot of our work
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is really about supporting,
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not just gathering more information,
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but gathering information
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that can help support informed management decisions.
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So collecting data that can be directly relevant
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to resource management.
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The fourth bullet is really important to what we do,
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especially here in the Pacific.
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So we're really, one of our guiding pillars
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is to co-develop our expeditions
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so it has locally relevant
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and it's uses culturally appropriate ways of doing things.
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There's this common misconception
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that places that are uninhabited,
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that they're not important to people,
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and this is really not the case.
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These places, while you might not have permanent residents,
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they are in many cases sacred and really important.
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And so we take that to heart
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and really try to co-develop our work
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with the local and cultural knowledge at hand.
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Then we also strive to engage,
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and engage not just scientists and engineers
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and technical ex experts,
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but really everyone bring what we do
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to audiences around the world.
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And last but certainly not least,
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we are also committed
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to making our data publicly accessible.
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So we realize that we are one of the few privileged folks
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that get to visit some of these remote places,
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and in many cases, it's the first time
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that we get to go there.
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And many people might not be able to go back,
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or scientists, for years to decades to come,
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so we really try to strive
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to archive all of our data in places
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that the broader community,
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scientists, resource managers, and anyone
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can access them, and then enable follow on work.
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So I mentioned that we're just here about to start
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a very exciting field season
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that will bring EV Nautilus
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throughout some of the most remote places
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in the Central Pacific,
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then also doing some work of British Columbia
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in support of the Ocean Networks Canada.
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And so it's a jam-packed season
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that will have visits the most fascinating places
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that we have here in the Pacific Ocean.
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In terms of just broad areas
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and things that we might be serving this year,
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these are some of the most exciting things
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that we'll be exploring.
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So many sea mount communities
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where we expect to find some coral and sponge
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and other gardens
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where you have really dense associations of communities.
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We'll also be visiting some hydrothermal vents,
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both in Hawai'i and off British Columbia,
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serving some pretty striking geological formations.
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And then we're also planning a few surveys
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of shipwrecks and underwater cultural heritage sites.
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So whatever your interest may be,
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we will be visiting likely a site
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that may be of interest to you.
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In terms of how we operate,
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so I mentioned that a big part of what we do
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is mapping and characterizing
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places that are poorly known or unknown,
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and most of our expeditions
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are really using these three tools here.
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So I talked about the sonars
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that are mounted on the hull of the ship.
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On pretty much every one of our expeditions,
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we map places and we plan these expeditions
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to map over areas that have not yet been mapped,
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and then those maps are really important to inform
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where you might wanna do more dedicated surveys,
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and this is where
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our remotely operated vehicles come through.
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So we pick places where there's interesting topography,
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and then deploy our remotely operated vehicles
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in those places.
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And then last but certainly not least,
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we use telepresence technologies
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to beam the data and images from those sea floor surveys
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to people around the world
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so that everyone can be part
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in the science operations of our expeditions.
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Now, this is our standard mode of operations,
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and we'll have a lot of that this year,
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but in addition to that,
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we'll also be integrating a whole suite
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of very exciting tools.
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And thanks through the NOAA
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Ocean Exploration Cooperative Institute
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that is supporting a lot of our expeditions,
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this year, we'll be testing and integrating
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many different technologies.
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This year, we'll be showcasing, there on top left,
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this is a new piece of equipment for the very first season.
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We'll have a new sonar that is not...
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It's purpose is not to map the sea floor
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but rather to map what's in the water column.
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So this is a fishery sonar,
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provides you information
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in terms of where you might have abundances
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of big schools of fish
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and other features of interest in the water column.
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We'll also be deploying on several expeditions.
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This red vehicle here in the middle of the top panel,
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this is the uncrewed surface vehicle, DriX,
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by the University of New Hampshire.
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So this is another uncrewed vehicle
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that can act as a second ship, if you will,
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that is equipped with other sonars and is basically can...
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You can launch it from the ship
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and then it can do mapping operations away from the ship
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and then free the ship to do more mapping.
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Then we'll also be deploying on one of expeditions Mesobot.
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This yellow robot here towards the top right.
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This is another uncrewed system
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and it's specialized to exploring the water column.
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So those species
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that are freely living in the water column,
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we'll be deploying that in one of our missions.
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Then we'll also be deploying, the top right here,
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a (indistinct) profiler developed by folks
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at the University of Hawai'i,
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and we'll be deploying that
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here around the Hawaiian Islands.
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And then two on the bottom,
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we'll have a deep autonomous profiler.
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This is a lander.
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This is a piece of equipment that can be deployed
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for up to a day at a time.
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It collects continuous environmental data and imageries,
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so allows you to collect data over a higher time span
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than than many of the things like submersibles.
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And then we'll also be mounting several pieces of equipment
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on our remotely operated vehicle.
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One that I'll talk more in detail here is this,
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on the bottom right, this is a spectrometer.
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They'll be mounting on our remotely operated vehicle.
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And this is a wonderful piece of technology
534
00:27:44.760 --> 00:27:48.450
that gives you a lot of information about the substrate,
535
00:27:48.450 --> 00:27:49.800
the chemical composition,
536
00:27:49.800 --> 00:27:52.200
and physical properties of things
537
00:27:52.200 --> 00:27:56.070
without you having to collect a sample.
538
00:27:56.070 --> 00:27:57.671
So, in short here,
539
00:27:57.671 --> 00:28:01.194
we'll be doing a lot of ROV and mapping operations.
540
00:28:01.194 --> 00:28:02.790
But in addition to that,
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00:28:02.790 --> 00:28:04.350
we'll be bringing a whole suite
542
00:28:04.350 --> 00:28:08.261
of other very exciting cutting edge technologies
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00:28:08.261 --> 00:28:10.563
onto our operations.
544
00:28:14.400 --> 00:28:17.410
In terms of our field season,
545
00:28:17.410 --> 00:28:20.130
So we'll start our field season here.
546
00:28:20.130 --> 00:28:21.390
In the Hawaiian Islands,
547
00:28:21.390 --> 00:28:23.460
we'll have a couple shakedown expeditions
548
00:28:23.460 --> 00:28:26.040
starting next Monday,
549
00:28:26.040 --> 00:28:29.103
and these are mostly just to test our systems.
550
00:28:29.103 --> 00:28:31.740
And then we'll be having an expedition
551
00:28:31.740 --> 00:28:34.050
around Kingman and Palmyra
552
00:28:34.050 --> 00:28:37.140
before heading out to British Columbia,
553
00:28:37.140 --> 00:28:39.600
and then returning back
554
00:28:39.600 --> 00:28:43.225
to the Central Pacific for some very exciting expeditions,
555
00:28:43.225 --> 00:28:46.980
both in the Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument
556
00:28:46.980 --> 00:28:50.103
as well as in the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument
557
00:28:52.920 --> 00:28:55.798
So what I would like to do is just highlight here,
558
00:28:55.798 --> 00:28:58.993
these three expeditions
559
00:28:58.993 --> 00:29:03.284
that are really going to be very exciting.
560
00:29:03.284 --> 00:29:07.260
And since this is a sanctuary's webinar series,
561
00:29:07.260 --> 00:29:12.240
as Andy mentioned, there is a public process underway
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00:29:12.240 --> 00:29:15.271
for electing comments on the potential designation
563
00:29:15.271 --> 00:29:19.656
of the Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Sanctuary.
564
00:29:19.656 --> 00:29:22.585
So I just wanted to highlight these three expeditions here
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00:29:22.585 --> 00:29:24.269
that will be going to places
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00:29:24.269 --> 00:29:27.360
that are being considered for sanctuary.
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00:29:27.360 --> 00:29:29.967
And it's very exciting because we'll be serving these places
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00:29:29.967 --> 00:29:33.630
and collecting information that could help inform
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00:29:33.630 --> 00:29:35.220
that designation process.
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00:29:35.220 --> 00:29:37.290
And as I mentioned previously,
571
00:29:37.290 --> 00:29:38.370
you will all be able
572
00:29:38.370 --> 00:29:40.809
to participate in those expeditions remotely,
573
00:29:40.809 --> 00:29:43.410
view what we see on the ship,
574
00:29:43.410 --> 00:29:47.913
and that way inform that sanctuary designation process.
575
00:29:49.470 --> 00:29:51.810
So the first of our expeditions
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00:29:51.810 --> 00:29:53.970
that will be fully televised,
577
00:29:53.970 --> 00:29:55.830
this starts in mid-May
578
00:29:55.830 --> 00:29:58.620
and will be going to one of the most remote places
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00:29:58.620 --> 00:30:00.022
in the Pacific Ocean.
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00:30:00.022 --> 00:30:02.490
So Kingman and Palmyra,
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00:30:02.490 --> 00:30:05.880
these are two of the seven emergent land features
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00:30:05.880 --> 00:30:07.350
in the central Pacific.
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00:30:07.350 --> 00:30:11.790
These tiny specs of land with tiny atolls
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00:30:11.790 --> 00:30:16.790
that stick out of a really large piece of US real estate.
585
00:30:17.370 --> 00:30:20.430
And those tiny islands there, Kingman and Palmyra,
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00:30:20.430 --> 00:30:22.140
there have been surveys around them
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00:30:22.140 --> 00:30:23.781
for quite some time,
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00:30:23.781 --> 00:30:25.890
and those surveys have all found
589
00:30:25.890 --> 00:30:28.724
some pretty extraordinary biodiversity
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00:30:28.724 --> 00:30:30.715
both in terms of seabirds
591
00:30:30.715 --> 00:30:34.200
and other terrestrial animals and flora.
592
00:30:34.200 --> 00:30:36.990
And then in terms of the shallow water coral reefs
593
00:30:36.990 --> 00:30:39.689
in these places are some of the most pristine places
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00:30:39.689 --> 00:30:42.211
that we have in the Pacific.
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00:30:42.211 --> 00:30:45.187
And the information from those surveys we're used
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00:30:45.187 --> 00:30:47.700
to underpin the designation
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00:30:47.700 --> 00:30:49.770
of what is the Pacific Remote Islands
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00:30:49.770 --> 00:30:52.290
Marine National Monument back in 2009
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00:30:52.290 --> 00:30:55.633
and the subsequent expansion in 2014.
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00:30:55.633 --> 00:30:59.870
However, the vast majority of the US EEZ in this area
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00:30:59.870 --> 00:31:01.380
is in really deep waters
602
00:31:01.380 --> 00:31:04.200
where we have very little information.
603
00:31:04.200 --> 00:31:08.295
In fact, when we look at this area, Kingman and Palmyra,
604
00:31:08.295 --> 00:31:10.741
and there's a US exclusive economic zone
605
00:31:10.741 --> 00:31:15.741
of close to 350,000 square kilometers,
606
00:31:15.959 --> 00:31:20.712
and we've only done 25 dives in this area in total.
607
00:31:20.712 --> 00:31:24.540
So these are historic dives by different programs
608
00:31:24.540 --> 00:31:27.450
including the Hawaiʻi Underwater Research Laboratory,
609
00:31:27.450 --> 00:31:29.580
the Okeanos Explorer did a couple surveys here
610
00:31:29.580 --> 00:31:31.260
during Capstone.
611
00:31:31.260 --> 00:31:33.912
The Schmidt Ocean Institute also did a dive
612
00:31:33.912 --> 00:31:35.910
right around Palmyra
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00:31:35.910 --> 00:31:38.970
as well as an international waters right outside of it.
614
00:31:38.970 --> 00:31:40.233
And then we in the Nautilus
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00:31:40.233 --> 00:31:42.951
have been privileged to do some work
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00:31:42.951 --> 00:31:45.206
here in the last several years.
617
00:31:45.206 --> 00:31:46.860
But as like you can see,
618
00:31:46.860 --> 00:31:50.700
outside, what is the current monument,
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00:31:50.700 --> 00:31:54.300
there's a lot of real estate that is completely on surveyed.
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00:31:54.300 --> 00:31:56.175
We have some mapping data available,
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00:31:56.175 --> 00:31:59.930
but in terms of dives that have imaged the seafloor,
622
00:31:59.930 --> 00:32:02.490
there's only a couple to date.
623
00:32:02.490 --> 00:32:05.575
And this is something that will look to improve,
624
00:32:05.575 --> 00:32:08.820
get more data in these dark places here
625
00:32:08.820 --> 00:32:11.329
where we have very little information.
626
00:32:11.329 --> 00:32:12.750
So we'll have...
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00:32:12.750 --> 00:32:14.782
This is our first ROV expedition,
628
00:32:14.782 --> 00:32:17.850
May 16th to June 14th.
629
00:32:17.850 --> 00:32:21.389
We'll be focusing the expedition on ROV explorations.
630
00:32:21.389 --> 00:32:23.760
In these blue areas,
631
00:32:23.760 --> 00:32:28.153
these are places where there's some interesting topography
632
00:32:28.153 --> 00:32:31.438
and suggests that there's some really interesting biology
633
00:32:31.438 --> 00:32:33.297
as well as geology,
634
00:32:33.297 --> 00:32:35.111
and so we'll be deploying the ROV
635
00:32:35.111 --> 00:32:38.460
as well as doing mapping surveys over there
636
00:32:38.460 --> 00:32:40.173
to collect some more information.
637
00:32:41.100 --> 00:32:43.331
In terms of what we expect to find and see,
638
00:32:43.331 --> 00:32:46.920
so a lot of these surveys will be targeting areas
639
00:32:46.920 --> 00:32:51.920
where we expect to find interesting geology and biology.
640
00:32:52.029 --> 00:32:54.214
So do a lot of these surveys
641
00:32:54.214 --> 00:32:58.170
over places where we find heart topography
642
00:32:58.170 --> 00:33:01.050
and topography that has a lot of complexity
643
00:33:01.050 --> 00:33:03.027
from previous surveys in this area.
644
00:33:03.027 --> 00:33:06.137
these host really interesting geological features
645
00:33:06.137 --> 00:33:11.137
as well as in some cases, pretty dense communities.
646
00:33:11.520 --> 00:33:14.640
And then one interesting twist of this expedition
647
00:33:14.640 --> 00:33:16.359
is that it will be the first time
648
00:33:16.359 --> 00:33:19.860
that we integrate this Raman spectroscopy
649
00:33:19.860 --> 00:33:22.590
into our operations.
650
00:33:22.590 --> 00:33:27.150
This Raman spectroscopy is a technology
651
00:33:27.150 --> 00:33:29.222
that has been used for a long time,
652
00:33:29.222 --> 00:33:32.490
but more in the terrestrial and the lap environment,
653
00:33:32.490 --> 00:33:34.080
not in situ.
654
00:33:34.080 --> 00:33:36.840
And so a big part of this mission will be for the first time
655
00:33:36.840 --> 00:33:40.833
testing this new piece of equipment in the field.
656
00:33:42.090 --> 00:33:46.012
So yeah, very exciting first expedition of the year.
657
00:33:46.012 --> 00:33:48.360
Then we'll have a couple expeditions
658
00:33:48.360 --> 00:33:52.350
that will completely shift gears and go to British Columbia
659
00:33:52.350 --> 00:33:54.965
before returning to the Central Pacific
660
00:33:54.965 --> 00:33:57.150
where we have a second expedition
661
00:33:57.150 --> 00:33:58.350
that will also do work
662
00:33:58.350 --> 00:34:01.020
in the Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument,
663
00:34:01.020 --> 00:34:04.362
but this time in the Johnston Atoll unit.
664
00:34:04.362 --> 00:34:07.530
This area here in the center.
665
00:34:07.530 --> 00:34:10.080
Johnston Atoll has the unique distinction
666
00:34:10.080 --> 00:34:13.650
in that it is the most remote atoll in the world.
667
00:34:13.650 --> 00:34:16.170
And similar to what I just mentioned
668
00:34:16.170 --> 00:34:18.150
about Palmyra and Kingman,
669
00:34:18.150 --> 00:34:20.943
there is a couple pieces of land
670
00:34:20.943 --> 00:34:24.000
that stick out of the ocean
671
00:34:24.000 --> 00:34:27.030
that host some really fascinating seabirds
672
00:34:27.030 --> 00:34:29.087
and other flora and fauna.
673
00:34:29.087 --> 00:34:31.869
They're surrounded by some really pristine
674
00:34:31.869 --> 00:34:33.683
and unique coral reefs,
675
00:34:33.683 --> 00:34:36.818
but the vast majority in this real estate is in deep waters
676
00:34:36.818 --> 00:34:40.950
and has only peripherally been surveyed
677
00:34:40.950 --> 00:34:44.433
if we look at historical explorations to this area.
678
00:34:44.433 --> 00:34:48.030
So all the same vehicles that I mentioned previously
679
00:34:48.030 --> 00:34:49.170
have done work here.
680
00:34:49.170 --> 00:34:51.300
There's also been a few dives were done here
681
00:34:51.300 --> 00:34:54.690
by the Alvin previously,
682
00:34:54.690 --> 00:34:56.700
but you can see that there's a large piece
683
00:34:56.700 --> 00:35:01.290
of land here of water that has never been explored.
684
00:35:01.290 --> 00:35:05.884
And so in August, we'll be going to this area here in blue
685
00:35:05.884 --> 00:35:10.884
and adding to hopefully to the information that we have.
686
00:35:11.760 --> 00:35:13.170
Important to mention is,
687
00:35:13.170 --> 00:35:15.120
you can't see it here in this map,
688
00:35:15.120 --> 00:35:16.890
but this top area,
689
00:35:16.890 --> 00:35:21.890
there is a huge ridge that goes for several thousand miles,
690
00:35:22.020 --> 00:35:23.790
and that ridge is known as Necker Ridge
691
00:35:23.790 --> 00:35:25.350
and it connects actually,
692
00:35:25.350 --> 00:35:27.990
the Hawaiian archipelago to Johnston.
693
00:35:27.990 --> 00:35:30.720
So for a long time we have understood
694
00:35:30.720 --> 00:35:33.957
that the biodiversity of Johnston and Hawai'i
695
00:35:33.957 --> 00:35:35.400
is connected.
696
00:35:35.400 --> 00:35:39.690
We have big overlap of species across these areas.
697
00:35:39.690 --> 00:35:42.300
This has been shown also with oceanographic data
698
00:35:42.300 --> 00:35:44.040
as well as with genetic data.
699
00:35:44.040 --> 00:35:46.075
However, those surveys have all been kind of restricted
700
00:35:46.075 --> 00:35:48.300
to shallow water.
701
00:35:48.300 --> 00:35:49.890
And so this is gonna be
702
00:35:49.890 --> 00:35:53.946
one of the first times that will be able to go
703
00:35:53.946 --> 00:35:56.330
to the extension of the Necker Ridge
704
00:35:56.330 --> 00:35:57.930
in just in the periphery
705
00:35:57.930 --> 00:36:01.110
and see how the biodiversity compares
706
00:36:01.110 --> 00:36:04.170
to that of the Hawaiian archipelago.
707
00:36:04.170 --> 00:36:06.450
In terms of what we'll be bringing,
708
00:36:06.450 --> 00:36:09.510
so this will be, again, a mapping an ROV expedition.
709
00:36:09.510 --> 00:36:12.126
But in addition to ROV and mapping,
710
00:36:12.126 --> 00:36:16.530
we will also be bringing uncrewed surface vehicle DriX
711
00:36:16.530 --> 00:36:21.235
on this expedition that will a add a really powerful tool
712
00:36:21.235 --> 00:36:23.891
of being able to map more
713
00:36:23.891 --> 00:36:27.180
than we could just do with mapping with the Nautilus.
714
00:36:27.180 --> 00:36:29.310
So Nautilus will be mapping on this mission,
715
00:36:29.310 --> 00:36:33.060
but then we'll have a second uncrewed surface vehicle
716
00:36:33.060 --> 00:36:35.100
that will be able to map.
717
00:36:35.100 --> 00:36:36.957
And so that will be hopefully a way
718
00:36:36.957 --> 00:36:40.680
that we can map more of that dark area
719
00:36:40.680 --> 00:36:42.660
where we don't yet have maps,
720
00:36:42.660 --> 00:36:45.794
and then we'll be able to plan our ROV surveys
721
00:36:45.794 --> 00:36:49.193
and survey a whole suite of different areas.
722
00:36:49.193 --> 00:36:52.037
So there's many seamount in that area
723
00:36:52.037 --> 00:36:55.410
that we know from similar places where we surveyed,
724
00:36:55.410 --> 00:36:59.940
they host some really interesting biology,
725
00:36:59.940 --> 00:37:01.050
as well as geology.
726
00:37:01.050 --> 00:37:05.190
So that area is a somewhat of a confused area
727
00:37:05.190 --> 00:37:07.470
in terms of geological context
728
00:37:07.470 --> 00:37:08.820
where there's several places
729
00:37:08.820 --> 00:37:12.393
where we don't really understand how these seamounts formed.
730
00:37:15.030 --> 00:37:18.180
Now, after that expedition,
731
00:37:18.180 --> 00:37:20.310
well be going to a different monument.
732
00:37:20.310 --> 00:37:22.082
And in September,
733
00:37:22.082 --> 00:37:25.290
we'll be going to the Papahānaumokuākea
734
00:37:25.290 --> 00:37:29.094
Marine National Monument that Andy and Malia work for.
735
00:37:29.094 --> 00:37:31.530
So we're very excited to go
736
00:37:31.530 --> 00:37:35.700
to this very special, as Malia and Andy alluded to,
737
00:37:35.700 --> 00:37:39.033
sacred place for many reasons,
738
00:37:40.042 --> 00:37:42.419
a lot of extraordinary biodiversity
739
00:37:42.419 --> 00:37:46.500
including many species that are found nowhere on the planet.
740
00:37:46.500 --> 00:37:49.890
But just like what I mentioned about Johnson and Palmyra,
741
00:37:49.890 --> 00:37:53.610
a lot of our knowledge and the images that we show
742
00:37:53.610 --> 00:37:54.870
about these special places
743
00:37:54.870 --> 00:37:56.760
are really about the shallow water,
744
00:37:56.760 --> 00:37:58.990
but the vast majority of this monument
745
00:37:58.990 --> 00:38:02.790
is in really deep water where we still have,
746
00:38:02.790 --> 00:38:06.540
only explored a small portion of it.
747
00:38:06.540 --> 00:38:09.870
Now, this area, there's been a lot of explorations
748
00:38:09.870 --> 00:38:11.340
right next to the island.
749
00:38:11.340 --> 00:38:13.567
So these are again historic explorations
750
00:38:13.567 --> 00:38:16.568
by other programs and ours to date.
751
00:38:16.568 --> 00:38:18.810
You can see a lot of these dots
752
00:38:18.810 --> 00:38:22.710
are right around the islands, and then the periphery.
753
00:38:22.710 --> 00:38:27.710
But in the more northwestern portion of the monument,
754
00:38:27.905 --> 00:38:31.830
there's large, large portions that have never been explored.
755
00:38:31.830 --> 00:38:33.837
And so this will be a very exciting time
756
00:38:33.837 --> 00:38:37.110
that we'll be able to, in September,
757
00:38:37.110 --> 00:38:38.277
targeting that blow area.
758
00:38:38.277 --> 00:38:42.720
And there, this is the most remote part of the monument,
759
00:38:42.720 --> 00:38:46.783
and that is, in large part, not been mapped or explored.
760
00:38:50.160 --> 00:38:52.051
In terms of what we expect to find,
761
00:38:52.051 --> 00:38:57.051
this is an area where we have several seamounts coming out.
762
00:38:57.270 --> 00:38:58.843
And then in fact last year,
763
00:38:58.843 --> 00:39:03.060
we did these three dots here that are inside
764
00:39:03.060 --> 00:39:04.320
of this area that we're exploring.
765
00:39:04.320 --> 00:39:06.750
We did some dives there,
766
00:39:06.750 --> 00:39:07.860
and what we found there
767
00:39:07.860 --> 00:39:11.740
is some of the most extraordinary biological communities
768
00:39:11.740 --> 00:39:14.787
that have been surveyed in the Pacific.
769
00:39:14.787 --> 00:39:18.804
So in terms of densities of animals,
770
00:39:18.804 --> 00:39:20.700
those top two picture
771
00:39:20.700 --> 00:39:22.560
are pictures from last year's surveys
772
00:39:22.560 --> 00:39:26.640
where on a couple of dives at depths about 1500 meters,
773
00:39:26.640 --> 00:39:29.730
we came across densities of coral, sponges,
774
00:39:29.730 --> 00:39:32.790
and other invertebrates that really rival similar densities
775
00:39:32.790 --> 00:39:35.400
of what you would see on a shallow water coral reef,
776
00:39:35.400 --> 00:39:37.250
but in much deeper water.
777
00:39:37.250 --> 00:39:40.014
And there's also several seamounts in that area
778
00:39:40.014 --> 00:39:43.859
that are likely not formed of the Hawaiian hotspot,
779
00:39:43.859 --> 00:39:46.500
or I should say, definitely the not form
780
00:39:46.500 --> 00:39:49.770
of the Hawaiian hotspot and their origin is unclear,
781
00:39:49.770 --> 00:39:53.673
so we'll be collecting geological samples to help age them.
782
00:39:54.510 --> 00:39:57.810
And then last but certainly not least,
783
00:39:57.810 --> 00:40:00.907
this area, that blue box that I showed you previously,
784
00:40:00.907 --> 00:40:05.907
was the stage for one of most pivotal events
785
00:40:06.570 --> 00:40:08.610
in World War II history.
786
00:40:08.610 --> 00:40:11.610
So the Battle of Midway is largely considered
787
00:40:11.610 --> 00:40:14.700
as one of the most important events
788
00:40:14.700 --> 00:40:16.890
that turned the tide in in World War II.
789
00:40:16.890 --> 00:40:19.350
And while a lot of that happened close to shore
790
00:40:19.350 --> 00:40:20.880
around Midway Atoll,
791
00:40:20.880 --> 00:40:22.920
a big part of the battle was also fought
792
00:40:22.920 --> 00:40:24.870
hundreds of miles offshore,
793
00:40:24.870 --> 00:40:28.710
and several large carriers and vessels were sunk.
794
00:40:28.710 --> 00:40:31.472
And so we hoping to, for the first time,
795
00:40:31.472 --> 00:40:35.313
survey some of these archeological sites.
796
00:40:36.791 --> 00:40:40.800
And this expedition as the previous,
797
00:40:40.800 --> 00:40:43.350
we're very privileged that we've been able to go
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to Papahānaumokuākea several times.
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In fact, EV Nautilus, this will be the seventh time
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going to Papahānaumokuākea.
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And thanks to these previous missions,
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we've really been very fortunate
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to work with staff and partners of the monument.
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And so this upcoming expeditions
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00:41:00.720 --> 00:41:02.910
were really built on the great relationships
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and the great momentum we've built in the past.
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And so we're very fortunate to continue this.
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So we've already developed, or I should say,
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the Monument Cultural Working Group worked hard
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to develop a expedition name for this expedition.
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And then we'll also, like in previous years,
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we'll be taking to see a cultural liaison
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from Hawai'i Science Communication fellows
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00:41:33.330 --> 00:41:36.577
as well as interns to help us incorporate
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Hawaiian worldview values and perspectives
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00:41:40.380 --> 00:41:42.730
into the planning and execution of the mission.
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00:41:43.590 --> 00:41:47.163
And this as previous expedition to Papahānaumokuākea
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will also seek to build several resources,
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not just in English and Spanish like we do,
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but also in Ōlelo Hawai'i.
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And so who can participate on our expeditions?
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00:42:01.470 --> 00:42:04.050
And the the answer is really anyone
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00:42:04.050 --> 00:42:06.570
that has an internet connection.
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So this is one thing I hope you all can take away
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from this presentation.
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So if you get one thing out of this presentation,
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is I hope that you spend a little bit of time
828
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to look through our website.
829
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So nautiluslive.org is really a portal
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to a whole plethora of information
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00:42:24.210 --> 00:42:26.749
related to deep sea exploration.
832
00:42:26.749 --> 00:42:30.487
And so when we are doing our expeditions
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00:42:30.487 --> 00:42:33.060
on our landing page, we'll have,
834
00:42:33.060 --> 00:42:35.610
right there, you'll be able to see
835
00:42:35.610 --> 00:42:37.950
what the Nautilus is doing.
836
00:42:37.950 --> 00:42:39.420
If the ROVs are in the water,
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you'll be able to see exactly what is happening,
838
00:42:43.380 --> 00:42:45.120
some stats there.
839
00:42:45.120 --> 00:42:47.762
And so anyone can really listen in
840
00:42:47.762 --> 00:42:51.603
and follow along as we explore these places.
841
00:42:53.430 --> 00:42:55.680
And then in addition to that,
842
00:42:55.680 --> 00:42:58.859
we also have a pretty robust education and outreach program,
843
00:42:58.859 --> 00:43:00.870
and this is going to be very active
844
00:43:00.870 --> 00:43:03.750
throughout all of our expeditions this year.
845
00:43:03.750 --> 00:43:05.670
There will be interns sailing
846
00:43:05.670 --> 00:43:07.770
on each and every one of our expeditions,
847
00:43:07.770 --> 00:43:10.380
getting at-sea experience.
848
00:43:10.380 --> 00:43:12.960
They'll be professional educators
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00:43:12.960 --> 00:43:15.630
or what we call science communication fellows.
850
00:43:15.630 --> 00:43:16.920
So these are professional
851
00:43:16.920 --> 00:43:20.460
formal and informal educators that sail on our expedition
852
00:43:20.460 --> 00:43:23.190
and help us package the information
853
00:43:23.190 --> 00:43:24.810
and the data that we collect in a way
854
00:43:24.810 --> 00:43:28.860
that it's can be understood by audiences around the world.
855
00:43:28.860 --> 00:43:30.360
We'll also have
856
00:43:30.360 --> 00:43:33.270
what we call live ship-to-shore interactions.
857
00:43:33.270 --> 00:43:35.940
So anyone can request these.
858
00:43:35.940 --> 00:43:37.200
So these are, in essence,
859
00:43:37.200 --> 00:43:40.530
Zoom or Google Meet calls with the ship
860
00:43:40.530 --> 00:43:41.862
where you can interact directly
861
00:43:41.862 --> 00:43:44.391
with personnel in the ship.
862
00:43:44.391 --> 00:43:48.090
So for those of you who are teachers or educators,
863
00:43:48.090 --> 00:43:51.175
you can basically schedule these Zoom calls,
864
00:43:51.175 --> 00:43:55.980
and then have a conversation with people on board
865
00:43:55.980 --> 00:43:58.083
and bring that to your audiences.
866
00:43:58.083 --> 00:43:59.280
On our website,
867
00:43:59.280 --> 00:44:03.240
we also have a lot of K through 12 educational resources
868
00:44:03.240 --> 00:44:05.430
as well as media production
869
00:44:05.430 --> 00:44:10.023
and are also active on six different social media channels.
870
00:44:11.271 --> 00:44:14.542
Now, for those who are interested in participating
871
00:44:14.542 --> 00:44:17.640
in our expeditions a little bit more hands on
872
00:44:17.640 --> 00:44:20.078
and not just passively listen to what's happening,
873
00:44:20.078 --> 00:44:23.760
but actually participate in a two-way setting
874
00:44:23.760 --> 00:44:26.332
and actually communicate with scientists on the ship
875
00:44:26.332 --> 00:44:29.490
and help guide and plan our expedition,
876
00:44:29.490 --> 00:44:33.600
we have our Scientists Ashore Program.
877
00:44:33.600 --> 00:44:37.018
So Scientists Ashore are people that have an expertise
878
00:44:37.018 --> 00:44:39.180
related to the mission
879
00:44:39.180 --> 00:44:42.270
and they help plan and execute missions.
880
00:44:42.270 --> 00:44:44.250
People that sign up as Scientists Ashore
881
00:44:44.250 --> 00:44:45.690
receive daily updates
882
00:44:45.690 --> 00:44:48.750
in terms of what we're planning and doing on the ship,
883
00:44:48.750 --> 00:44:50.190
and then they will have access
884
00:44:50.190 --> 00:44:52.950
to two-way communications with the ship
885
00:44:52.950 --> 00:44:56.549
and are able to then help inform what we do.
886
00:44:56.549 --> 00:45:00.203
And they also have access to realtime data streams,
887
00:45:00.203 --> 00:45:02.370
not just the video,
888
00:45:02.370 --> 00:45:03.580
but a higher quality video
889
00:45:03.580 --> 00:45:07.732
and as well as a whole bunch of different data streams.
890
00:45:07.732 --> 00:45:09.900
So this is kind of what it looks like
891
00:45:09.900 --> 00:45:12.720
when you sign up for our Scientists Ashore.
892
00:45:12.720 --> 00:45:15.540
You'll get access to a science portal,
893
00:45:15.540 --> 00:45:17.073
and that will basically,
894
00:45:17.073 --> 00:45:21.360
you'll be able to pull up all the different data streams
895
00:45:21.360 --> 00:45:23.550
that people on the ship see,
896
00:45:23.550 --> 00:45:27.273
and that way actively participate with the explorations.
897
00:45:28.740 --> 00:45:32.074
Now, public data and making data publicly accessible
898
00:45:32.074 --> 00:45:35.673
is a big part of our mission.
899
00:45:35.673 --> 00:45:38.310
Now, we realize again that we're fortunate
900
00:45:38.310 --> 00:45:39.900
to be able to do work,
901
00:45:39.900 --> 00:45:41.950
and so wanna bring that information back
902
00:45:41.950 --> 00:45:46.950
and that will help catalyze more science and research.
903
00:45:47.640 --> 00:45:49.825
So all of our data is archived in places
904
00:45:49.825 --> 00:45:52.620
where people can access it.
905
00:45:52.620 --> 00:45:55.290
So I mentioned already the Nautilus Live website.
906
00:45:55.290 --> 00:45:56.760
This is a great tool.
907
00:45:56.760 --> 00:45:58.710
So every one of our expeditions
908
00:45:58.710 --> 00:46:00.750
will have a dedicated cruise
909
00:46:00.750 --> 00:46:02.970
that will link a whole bunch of resources
910
00:46:02.970 --> 00:46:06.150
relating to that cruise, including background information,
911
00:46:06.150 --> 00:46:09.135
highlight images and educational material.
912
00:46:09.135 --> 00:46:11.810
Then all of the ROV video is,
913
00:46:11.810 --> 00:46:13.672
we have a YouTube channel
914
00:46:13.672 --> 00:46:16.590
where you can not just watch it live
915
00:46:16.590 --> 00:46:19.020
but pull up previous videos
916
00:46:19.020 --> 00:46:22.538
and actually you can rewind within a day also.
917
00:46:22.538 --> 00:46:25.238
So if you join a dive late,
918
00:46:25.238 --> 00:46:28.380
you can actually rewind it and view it
919
00:46:28.380 --> 00:46:29.973
from last 12 hours on.
920
00:46:31.080 --> 00:46:33.120
All of our mapping and environmental data
921
00:46:33.120 --> 00:46:35.428
is put here in a couple repositories
922
00:46:35.428 --> 00:46:38.649
about two months after an expedition.
923
00:46:38.649 --> 00:46:42.090
That is put there for anyone to access.
924
00:46:42.090 --> 00:46:44.400
And then in terms of the samples we collect,
925
00:46:44.400 --> 00:46:47.100
they are all also housed in archives
926
00:46:47.100 --> 00:46:50.238
where they can be requested by anyone on loan
927
00:46:50.238 --> 00:46:52.566
and people can go visit these archives.
928
00:46:52.566 --> 00:46:56.640
Some of these museums have fellowship programs
929
00:46:56.640 --> 00:46:57.750
where you can apply,
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00:46:57.750 --> 00:47:01.110
and then go study the the samples there.
931
00:47:01.110 --> 00:47:05.487
And then last also, some of these repositories,
932
00:47:05.487 --> 00:47:08.358
it might take a little time for it to get there.
933
00:47:08.358 --> 00:47:12.960
If you need data on a more urgent request,
934
00:47:12.960 --> 00:47:16.953
you can always request that from us after expeditions.
935
00:47:18.240 --> 00:47:21.273
Now, I wanna just finish this talk
936
00:47:21.273 --> 00:47:25.405
by just hopefully with call to action.
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00:47:25.405 --> 00:47:27.692
I hope that there's something in this
938
00:47:27.692 --> 00:47:29.970
for each and every one of you.
939
00:47:29.970 --> 00:47:33.360
And there's many different ways for you to all get involved
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00:47:33.360 --> 00:47:34.920
whether you are a scientist,
941
00:47:34.920 --> 00:47:39.543
a cultural knowledge holder, or an educator,
942
00:47:40.650 --> 00:47:42.360
whatever your background may be
943
00:47:42.360 --> 00:47:44.350
or your interests may be,
944
00:47:44.350 --> 00:47:47.105
hopefully we'll have some tools
945
00:47:47.105 --> 00:47:50.940
that will help you access our information
946
00:47:50.940 --> 00:47:52.978
and engage with our information.
947
00:47:52.978 --> 00:47:55.920
So I'll ask Malia to put here in the chat
948
00:47:55.920 --> 00:47:58.920
links to a whole bunch of different resources
949
00:47:58.920 --> 00:48:01.470
for you to dive in a little bit deeper.
950
00:48:01.470 --> 00:48:03.479
Of course the link to our website,
951
00:48:03.479 --> 00:48:06.904
the links to where you can request data,
952
00:48:06.904 --> 00:48:10.500
links to reviewing the plans for this season.
953
00:48:10.500 --> 00:48:12.954
So we have documents that basically outline everything
954
00:48:12.954 --> 00:48:15.560
I talked about expeditions in more detail
955
00:48:15.560 --> 00:48:19.050
and have more dedicated plans of what we're planning
956
00:48:19.050 --> 00:48:21.420
on each one of these expeditions.
957
00:48:21.420 --> 00:48:25.991
Links to sign up as a Scientist Ashore, which if you do so,
958
00:48:25.991 --> 00:48:28.650
and I encourage each and every one of you
959
00:48:28.650 --> 00:48:30.060
that might have an interest,
960
00:48:30.060 --> 00:48:33.240
to be diving bit deeper, to sign up.
961
00:48:33.240 --> 00:48:34.560
That will give you access
962
00:48:34.560 --> 00:48:37.987
to whole plethora of information including,
963
00:48:37.987 --> 00:48:41.730
you'll be invited to participate in planning webinars.
964
00:48:41.730 --> 00:48:44.610
You can also request ship-to-shore interactions.
965
00:48:44.610 --> 00:48:47.460
So for those of you are teachers or educators
966
00:48:47.460 --> 00:48:50.100
or work in a museum exhibit,
967
00:48:50.100 --> 00:48:51.840
you could request an interaction.
968
00:48:51.840 --> 00:48:52.920
And so while we're at sea,
969
00:48:52.920 --> 00:48:57.000
you could have a conversation with us on board.
970
00:48:57.000 --> 00:48:58.980
And last, but certain not least,
971
00:48:58.980 --> 00:49:02.220
we are active on six different social media channels.
972
00:49:02.220 --> 00:49:04.932
So that's also a way for you to stay up to date
973
00:49:04.932 --> 00:49:06.543
with what we're planning.
974
00:49:07.980 --> 00:49:11.103
And with that, I just really wanted to mahalo you,
975
00:49:12.442 --> 00:49:15.150
to thank all of you for taking some time out of your day
976
00:49:15.150 --> 00:49:19.230
to learn about what we have ahead of us,
977
00:49:19.230 --> 00:49:21.453
and I hope that all of you will be able to join
978
00:49:21.453 --> 00:49:24.630
our exciting expeditions.
979
00:49:24.630 --> 00:49:27.156
So with that, I'll take any questions
980
00:49:27.156 --> 00:49:32.156
and you can also always email us at science@oet.org.
981
00:49:32.160 --> 00:49:33.153
Thank you so much.
982
00:49:35.100 --> 00:49:36.390
Hi, mahalo, Dan.
983
00:49:36.390 --> 00:49:40.140
That was a really interesting and in-depth view
984
00:49:40.140 --> 00:49:42.480
of the all the things Nautilus is doing.
985
00:49:42.480 --> 00:49:45.300
It's incredible, and we really look forward
986
00:49:45.300 --> 00:49:50.160
to what's gonna go on the Pacific for this season.
987
00:49:50.160 --> 00:49:51.390
And hopefully my audio is better.
988
00:49:51.390 --> 00:49:53.580
Somebody told me I sounded like I was underwater.
989
00:49:53.580 --> 00:49:56.160
I think my air conditioning unit
990
00:49:56.160 --> 00:49:58.410
was spinning a bunch of noise my way.
991
00:49:58.410 --> 00:50:00.210
But we do have a few questions for you
992
00:50:00.210 --> 00:50:02.250
and we do have time for those.
993
00:50:02.250 --> 00:50:05.219
Well, the first question I have for you is,
994
00:50:05.219 --> 00:50:08.490
do the sonars that you were talking about
995
00:50:08.490 --> 00:50:10.833
do they disturb whales and other sea life?
996
00:50:12.390 --> 00:50:14.130
So, yeah, it's an excellent question
997
00:50:14.130 --> 00:50:16.200
and one that we get often.
998
00:50:16.200 --> 00:50:18.060
So the short answer is that
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00:50:18.060 --> 00:50:20.790
whales and sea life do hear it.
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We do have a whole suite of different protocols
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to mitigate any adverse impacts.
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00:50:27.000 --> 00:50:29.790
One of which is that there's a soft startup.
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So these things are not blasted,
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but it builds up over time.
1005
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We also stand watch around the clock
1006
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to make sure that there are no marine mammals
1007
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directly near to the ship
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before we do our mapping operations.
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00:50:45.420 --> 00:50:47.490
And so, yeah, there's a whole suite
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of best management practices to try to avoid any impacts.
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00:50:52.527 --> 00:50:54.697
One important thing to mention is that,
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you know, the sea floor mapping sonars
1013
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are very different to some of the acoustic systems
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00:50:59.991 --> 00:51:04.770
that are used for military applications.
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00:51:04.770 --> 00:51:09.317
So, while sea life does hear it,
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it's very different impact.
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Great.
1018
00:51:14.760 --> 00:51:15.990
And there are a couple of questions
1019
00:51:15.990 --> 00:51:20.990
around how many new species you discover in each expedition.
1020
00:51:21.390 --> 00:51:22.690
I know that's a tough one.
1021
00:51:24.480 --> 00:51:26.460
Yeah, it is a tough one to answer
1022
00:51:26.460 --> 00:51:30.150
because from the time when you collect a sample
1023
00:51:30.150 --> 00:51:31.710
to the time you can verify
1024
00:51:31.710 --> 00:51:34.009
that it's actually a new species,
1025
00:51:34.009 --> 00:51:37.410
to the time it takes to then write it up and publish it,
1026
00:51:37.410 --> 00:51:41.250
that can take years, to decades, to centuries.
1027
00:51:41.250 --> 00:51:44.670
In terms of what Nautilus has done,
1028
00:51:44.670 --> 00:51:46.163
now, just last year,
1029
00:51:46.163 --> 00:51:49.784
there were six new species that were described.
1030
00:51:49.784 --> 00:51:54.784
And to date, we've had close to 50 species being described
1031
00:51:55.680 --> 00:51:57.810
from what we've collected.
1032
00:51:57.810 --> 00:52:00.180
But in terms of what we've collected
1033
00:52:00.180 --> 00:52:03.960
as likely new species and just will take time,
1034
00:52:03.960 --> 00:52:07.590
that's probably orders of magnitude higher.
1035
00:52:07.590 --> 00:52:11.370
So a lot of these things are still sitting in museums
1036
00:52:11.370 --> 00:52:14.310
waiting for scientists to properly analyze it
1037
00:52:14.310 --> 00:52:17.375
compared to already described species.
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But last thing I'll just say is that I can guarantee you
1039
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that in each and every one of our expeditions,
1040
00:52:23.970 --> 00:52:26.250
this year, we'll definitely find things
1041
00:52:26.250 --> 00:52:29.950
where we didn't know existed in these places,
1042
00:52:29.950 --> 00:52:31.713
including new species.
1043
00:52:33.330 --> 00:52:34.287
Yeah, thanks for that.
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00:52:34.287 --> 00:52:35.700
And I'll add to that,
1045
00:52:35.700 --> 00:52:38.160
that our Cultural Working Group
1046
00:52:38.160 --> 00:52:40.530
also works closely with the scientists
1047
00:52:40.530 --> 00:52:45.070
to develop Hawaiian names for some of these species,
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00:52:45.070 --> 00:52:47.942
or some new species but also some existing species
1049
00:52:47.942 --> 00:52:50.070
that may not have Hawaiian names.
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00:52:50.070 --> 00:52:52.770
So there's that parallel process
1051
00:52:52.770 --> 00:52:55.470
and working closely with the scientists
1052
00:52:55.470 --> 00:52:59.188
to understand the behavior and biology of these organisms
1053
00:52:59.188 --> 00:53:02.880
to have Hawaiian named for it.
1054
00:53:02.880 --> 00:53:05.624
So it's a wonderful biocultural process
1055
00:53:05.624 --> 00:53:07.350
that's going on there,
1056
00:53:07.350 --> 00:53:10.727
learning through both two different lenses.
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Same lens, different perspective,
1058
00:53:13.080 --> 00:53:14.572
depends on how you look at it.
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00:53:14.572 --> 00:53:16.230
One thing...
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00:53:16.230 --> 00:53:18.000
So someone wants to know
1061
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how do we know when to watch the live stream.
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So, excellent question.
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00:53:23.370 --> 00:53:26.243
So I mean, through our website,
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00:53:26.243 --> 00:53:28.307
basically, you'll have...
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00:53:28.307 --> 00:53:33.307
Anytime you log in, you'll be able to see what's happening.
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00:53:33.930 --> 00:53:36.404
So if the REs are not in the water,
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00:53:36.404 --> 00:53:39.690
you'll see cameras from top side.
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00:53:39.690 --> 00:53:41.683
So basically just logging in our website
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00:53:41.683 --> 00:53:44.849
is the quickest way of seeing what's happening.
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00:53:44.849 --> 00:53:47.122
For our Scientists Ashore,
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00:53:47.122 --> 00:53:50.181
we also are able to provide a bit of a prediction
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00:53:50.181 --> 00:53:52.465
of when we're deploying the vehicles
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00:53:52.465 --> 00:53:56.130
and when they'll be pulled from the water.
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00:53:56.130 --> 00:53:58.473
But the quickest thing is just,
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00:53:59.310 --> 00:54:04.310
the materials that Malia will share through the chat,
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00:54:04.322 --> 00:54:07.920
including our website as well as document.
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00:54:07.920 --> 00:54:09.480
There's a Google document link there,
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00:54:09.480 --> 00:54:11.940
our expedition overview plans
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00:54:11.940 --> 00:54:13.680
that will give you the dates of everyone,
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00:54:13.680 --> 00:54:16.140
our expeditions, general timelines
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00:54:16.140 --> 00:54:18.720
of when we expect to be diving.
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00:54:18.720 --> 00:54:22.080
And, yeah, but the quickest way is, yeah,
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00:54:22.080 --> 00:54:25.473
is look on the website and see what's happening.
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00:54:26.940 --> 00:54:30.150
Yeah, I've found that there's an incredible community
1085
00:54:30.150 --> 00:54:32.940
of very deep sea nerds who follow on Twitter
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00:54:32.940 --> 00:54:34.680
and I know not everybody's not,
1087
00:54:34.680 --> 00:54:36.840
Twitter's not the favorite thing for a lot of people,
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00:54:36.840 --> 00:54:37.697
but that's like,
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00:54:37.697 --> 00:54:39.810
if you wanna know when things are happening,
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00:54:39.810 --> 00:54:41.610
that's the platform to go to
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00:54:41.610 --> 00:54:44.370
'cause it's real up to the moment information
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00:54:44.370 --> 00:54:46.530
and screenshots of some of the cool critters
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00:54:46.530 --> 00:54:48.205
that you guys find.
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00:54:48.205 --> 00:54:50.617
Let's see, one other question is,
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"Since you're visiting so many places,
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00:54:52.590 --> 00:54:54.819
how do you prevent cross-contamination
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00:54:54.819 --> 00:54:57.537
by organisms on the hull?"
1098
00:54:58.680 --> 00:55:00.330
Yeah, so excellent question
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00:55:00.330 --> 00:55:03.063
and one that we are very, very much aware of
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and we take very seriously.
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00:55:06.481 --> 00:55:10.033
So, especially before we go to these monuments
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00:55:10.033 --> 00:55:14.520
and protected areas, as part of our permit requirements,
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00:55:14.520 --> 00:55:17.554
we are required to have a thorough hull inspection
1104
00:55:17.554 --> 00:55:22.554
to make sure that there's no unwanted organisms
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00:55:22.890 --> 00:55:27.210
trying to hitch a ride with us.
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00:55:27.210 --> 00:55:31.235
So there's thorough hull inspections
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00:55:31.235 --> 00:55:34.620
and other inspections that happen on board.
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00:55:34.620 --> 00:55:35.891
Then in between sites
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00:55:35.891 --> 00:55:38.340
when we dive in the different places,
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00:55:38.340 --> 00:55:41.460
all the vehicles are rinsed down
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00:55:41.460 --> 00:55:44.674
and let air drive so that we're not cross contaminating
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00:55:44.674 --> 00:55:47.190
from one site to the next.
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00:55:47.190 --> 00:55:49.490
So, yeah, it is absolutely an important thing,
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00:55:49.490 --> 00:55:52.200
biosecurity in these places.
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00:55:52.200 --> 00:55:55.200
These are very special places and very unique,
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00:55:55.200 --> 00:55:58.815
and a lot of that is because they haven't yet been altered
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00:55:58.815 --> 00:56:00.480
by human impact.
1118
00:56:00.480 --> 00:56:03.090
And, yeah, we don't wanna do that either,
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00:56:03.090 --> 00:56:06.513
and so we adhere to these best management practices.
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00:56:07.380 --> 00:56:08.940
Great, and I know you have to go at one,
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00:56:08.940 --> 00:56:11.280
so I'll give you one more question, and then we'll...
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00:56:11.280 --> 00:56:12.900
Any other questions will be answered.
1123
00:56:12.900 --> 00:56:14.370
We're gonna send these all to Dan
1124
00:56:14.370 --> 00:56:16.680
and we'll get back the results out
1125
00:56:16.680 --> 00:56:18.570
to everybody who registered for the webinar.
1126
00:56:18.570 --> 00:56:21.450
But one last question and I know you gotta run.
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00:56:21.450 --> 00:56:23.130
How many people are on the ship?
1128
00:56:23.130 --> 00:56:25.530
Like how many crew, what scientists,
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00:56:25.530 --> 00:56:28.443
geologists, biologists, biologists, et cetera?
1130
00:56:29.430 --> 00:56:30.543
Yeah, thanks, Andy.
1131
00:56:31.410 --> 00:56:34.860
The EV Nautilus has about 50 births.
1132
00:56:34.860 --> 00:56:38.040
So 50 people sail with us.
1133
00:56:38.040 --> 00:56:41.160
About 17 or so are crews,
1134
00:56:41.160 --> 00:56:44.460
so these are the permanent staff of the ship, if you will.
1135
00:56:44.460 --> 00:56:47.401
So that's the captain, officers, engineers,
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00:56:47.401 --> 00:56:51.295
cooks, stewards that basically run the ship
1137
00:56:51.295 --> 00:56:53.571
and the operations there.
1138
00:56:53.571 --> 00:56:57.457
And the other 33 or so are what we call mission personnel,
1139
00:56:57.457 --> 00:57:01.180
so they are specific to a mission.
1140
00:57:01.180 --> 00:57:03.843
So these include scientists,
1141
00:57:03.843 --> 00:57:07.668
they include the ROV pilots,
1142
00:57:07.668 --> 00:57:10.590
they include student interns,
1143
00:57:10.590 --> 00:57:14.482
they include fellows, education fellows.
1144
00:57:14.482 --> 00:57:16.800
Long story short here is that,
1145
00:57:16.800 --> 00:57:20.400
basically, there's a lot of depth in those 50 people,
1146
00:57:20.400 --> 00:57:22.500
a lot of different disciplines.
1147
00:57:22.500 --> 00:57:26.307
So for those of you who might not be scientists,
1148
00:57:26.307 --> 00:57:28.569
there's a lot of different avenues to go into this,
1149
00:57:28.569 --> 00:57:32.250
and, yeah, there's definitely a lot of pathways
1150
00:57:32.250 --> 00:57:33.783
to go into the ocean.
1151
00:57:35.520 --> 00:57:37.080
Great, well, mahalo, Dan,
1152
00:57:37.080 --> 00:57:38.310
and thanks for your time.
1153
00:57:38.310 --> 00:57:39.997
And I've taken back presenters.
1154
00:57:39.997 --> 00:57:41.730
So I know you need to run,
1155
00:57:41.730 --> 00:57:44.096
but thank you again so much for a wonderful presentation
1156
00:57:44.096 --> 00:57:47.151
and we look forward to connecting with Nautilus
1157
00:57:47.151 --> 00:57:48.693
this coming year.
1158
00:57:49.590 --> 00:57:51.300
Again, mahalo.
1159
00:57:51.300 --> 00:57:52.743
Thank you so much, Andy.
1160
00:57:54.150 --> 00:57:55.260
All right, aloha, everybody.
1161
00:57:55.260 --> 00:57:59.400
Well we have one more question that's kind of more from me.
1162
00:57:59.400 --> 00:58:00.870
Somebody asked what's the difference
1163
00:58:00.870 --> 00:58:03.600
between a marine national monument
1164
00:58:03.600 --> 00:58:05.244
and a national marine sanctuary.
1165
00:58:05.244 --> 00:58:07.650
And just very quickly,
1166
00:58:07.650 --> 00:58:10.663
a marine national monuments are monuments,
1167
00:58:10.663 --> 00:58:15.420
in general, are created under presidential proclamation.
1168
00:58:15.420 --> 00:58:19.650
That means president writing an executive order,
1169
00:58:19.650 --> 00:58:22.860
and that doesn't quite have as much permanence
1170
00:58:22.860 --> 00:58:24.600
as the National Marine Sanctuary,
1171
00:58:24.600 --> 00:58:26.986
which is a much kind of longer in depth process
1172
00:58:26.986 --> 00:58:29.580
and a congressional action
1173
00:58:29.580 --> 00:58:31.410
which does have more permanence.
1174
00:58:31.410 --> 00:58:35.880
It also brings with it all the regulatory structure
1175
00:58:35.880 --> 00:58:38.760
of the National Marine Sanctuary system,
1176
00:58:38.760 --> 00:58:42.917
which has very extensive and tried and true regulations
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00:58:42.917 --> 00:58:44.970
for protecting the areas,
1178
00:58:44.970 --> 00:58:49.970
protecting the bottom habitat for other methods for,
1179
00:58:50.160 --> 00:58:52.111
in case of a oil spill or things like that,
1180
00:58:52.111 --> 00:58:55.500
access to the oil pollution funds.
1181
00:58:55.500 --> 00:58:58.494
And so more permanent protection essentially is the answer,
1182
00:58:58.494 --> 00:59:00.840
is that a national sanctuary
1183
00:59:00.840 --> 00:59:04.108
will give stronger and lasting protections for these areas
1184
00:59:04.108 --> 00:59:08.280
as opposed to a marine national monument.
1185
00:59:08.280 --> 00:59:10.530
So they'll overlay the Marine National Monument.
1186
00:59:10.530 --> 00:59:11.363
It won't go away,
1187
00:59:11.363 --> 00:59:13.680
it'll be overlaid by National Marine Sanctuary
1188
00:59:13.680 --> 00:59:17.310
should either or both of those go through.
1189
00:59:17.310 --> 00:59:19.860
So with that, thank you everybody for attending.
1190
00:59:19.860 --> 00:59:22.098
That was a really great presentation by Dan.
1191
00:59:22.098 --> 00:59:23.430
He's a wonderful guy.
1192
00:59:23.430 --> 00:59:24.814
He used to work with us,
1193
00:59:24.814 --> 00:59:26.340
and I used to get the pleasure of being near him
1194
00:59:26.340 --> 00:59:28.260
and picking his brain every now and then.
1195
00:59:28.260 --> 00:59:30.540
So really great to have him.
1196
00:59:30.540 --> 00:59:32.306
But lastly, this webinar is being recorded
1197
00:59:32.306 --> 00:59:36.077
and will be archived and loaded up onto our site.
1198
00:59:36.077 --> 00:59:38.026
And that's the website there,
1199
00:59:38.026 --> 00:59:41.460
so please check to that in about 10 days.
1200
00:59:41.460 --> 00:59:44.010
Also, you will get a certificate of attendance
1201
00:59:44.010 --> 00:59:46.287
for this webinar for professional development credits
1202
00:59:46.287 --> 00:59:47.610
or things like that.
1203
00:59:47.610 --> 00:59:50.790
We'll be getting that out to you in a day or two.
1204
00:59:50.790 --> 00:59:52.800
And please join us next month.
1205
00:59:52.800 --> 00:59:56.214
We have a really great webinar on May 18th
1206
00:59:56.214 --> 00:59:57.865
with Stacy Robinson
1207
00:59:57.865 --> 01:00:01.230
from the Hawaiian Monk Seal Research Program
1208
01:00:01.230 --> 01:00:02.636
and she's going to be talking,
1209
01:00:02.636 --> 01:00:05.921
giving us an update on Hawaiian monk seal,
1210
01:00:05.921 --> 01:00:07.352
their status,
1211
01:00:07.352 --> 01:00:10.812
what they summarized from last year's field work,
1212
01:00:10.812 --> 01:00:15.199
some cool information on their critter cam program
1213
01:00:15.199 --> 01:00:17.790
and other things related to monks seals.
1214
01:00:17.790 --> 01:00:20.100
So if you want the latest and greatest information
1215
01:00:20.100 --> 01:00:23.040
on Hawaiian monk seal, this the webinar to attend.
1216
01:00:23.040 --> 01:00:24.780
So we hope to see you.
1217
01:00:24.780 --> 01:00:26.719
And lastly, please take our survey
1218
01:00:26.719 --> 01:00:28.440
because we wanna hear from you,
1219
01:00:28.440 --> 01:00:30.480
we wanna hear how we can do things better.
1220
01:00:30.480 --> 01:00:32.310
If there's any other type of webinars
1221
01:00:32.310 --> 01:00:34.920
you would like to hear, to see,
1222
01:00:34.920 --> 01:00:37.800
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1223
01:00:37.800 --> 01:00:41.520
We use this to support these webinars
1224
01:00:41.520 --> 01:00:43.770
and also to improve them.
1225
01:00:43.770 --> 01:00:45.930
So we look forward to hearing from you.
1226
01:00:45.930 --> 01:00:47.430
And with that, aloha, everybody.
1227
01:00:47.430 --> 01:00:48.660
Take care.
1228
01:00:48.660 --> 01:00:52.770
Happy Earth Week and Earth Day coming up this Saturday.
1229
01:00:52.770 --> 01:00:56.340
So remember, we're all residents of this planet,
1230
01:00:56.340 --> 01:00:58.110
so do what you can to take care
1231
01:00:58.110 --> 01:01:01.170
of our one blue marble in space.
1232
01:01:01.170 --> 01:01:02.523
Aloha, take care.