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TED Talk: Protecting Our Oceans, One Island at a Time

Photo via Anderson Smith2010 The Mission Blue Voyage held by TED earlier this year brought together some of the most respected and admirable people working on protecting our oceans. The catalyst behind the voyage was Sylvia Earle’s TED wish , which was to boost the number of “hope spots” or protected marine areas globally. As one of the TED speakers, Greg Stone, poin… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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TED Talk: The Incredible Ways Marine Mammals Use Sound

Image via Mike Johnston We know that sound is vital to marine mammals, who use it for navigating, communication with one another, hunting and more. But much of their use of sound and what different sounds mean is mysterious. Peter Tyack of Woods Hole was on the TED Mission Blue Voyage and in this short but fascinating TED talk, he explains the intriguing ways marine life uses sound. Click through to watch. … Read the full story on TreeHugger

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TED Talk: Ocean Photographer Brian Skerry Reveals Amazing Images (Video)

Image via TED video TED’s Mission Blue Voyage to the Galapagos put some of the best scientists and advocates of the oceans in one place to discuss what’s happening to our seas – the good and the bad. But a picture is worth a thousand words, as they say, so the TED Talk given by photographer Brian Skerry holds a particularly hefty weight. In fact, he even states that he wanted to make his photographic endeavors more like war photography, with harder-hitting pictur… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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