Video: Lessons from Ocean Explorers – Why Conservation Needs Exploration
March 15, 2009 by Ocean Doctor
A Special ExpeditionCasts Presentation: Lessons from Ocean Explorers: Why Conservation Needs Exploration. Renowned ocean explorers and adventurers gathered at the Carnegie Institution for Science on March 7, 2009 to kick off the Blue Vision Summit, a project of the Blue Frontier Campaign. With stunning imagery and stories from the deep, this unique panel discusses the importance of ocean exploration, its future, and how exploration is vital to the advancement of the conservation of the oceans. (You can watch this video below or on your iPod or compatible MP3 player by subscribing free to ExpeditionCasts in iTunes.)
Introductions
David Helvarg (Executive Director, Blue Frontier Campaign)
Moderator: Dr. David E. Guggenheim (The “Ocean Doctor,” 1planet1ocean)
Panelists (in order of appearance):
Dr. Sylvia A. Earle (Deep Search Foundation; National Geographic Society)
Philippe Cousteau (EarthEcho International)
CAPT Philip G. Renaud (Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation)
Dr. Enric Sala (National Geographic Society)
Adam Ravetch (Arctic Bear Productions; “Arctic Tale”)
Roz Savage (Ocean Rower, Eco-Adventurer)
Wrapup
David Helvarg
Included in this Podcast are videos and visual materials produced by Greenpeace, the National Geographic Society, Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation, National Geographic Films/Arctic Bear Productions, and Roz Savage.
ExpeditionCasts are a project of 1planet1ocean. An Ocean Doctor production.
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