And so I will leave it to him to tell that story of success and continued possibility for expansion of caring for and protecting our oceans that is unprecedented. Claudio Campagna : Well, that image actually was helping me because this is being stretched like that so the animal was looking a little bit larger. Yet, Elephant Seals are 5 meters long and that was a particularly big one, so it was helping me but in the right direction.
There needed to be a fisheries base there for patrols. Claudio Campagna : Tango. Tango.
There needed to be a fisheries base there for patrols. Claudio Campagna : Yes. Very much, the head of the National Parks of Argentina today, Patricia Gandini is a person that understands the ocean.
There needed to be a fisheries base there for patrols. Claudio Campagna : Yeah. Caleb McClennon: So there has been ways that weíve worked together as well.
There needed to be a fisheries base there for patrols. Claudio Campagna : So and today I was just coming and all of a sudden we say .
There needed to be a fisheries base there for patrols. Claudio Campagna : Most of my life I dedicated to doing work that was helpful for coastal protection, thatís what I did.
There needed to be a fisheries base there for patrols. Claudio Campagna : Yeah. Male #3: Is the trip restricted to Google employees or what about qualified friends?
There needed to be a fisheries base there for patrols. Claudio Campagna : Let me just say one thing more about your question about what you can do.
There needed to be a fisheries base there for patrols. Claudio Campagna : Yes. It is.
And I'm talking about the 1880s. Your people were from Campagna , and you're tired of Campagnian food? Walk five blocks that way, and you'd be in China.
We have two esteemed scientists here with us from the Wildlife Conservation Society whoís gonna tell us about our oceans. Weíve got Claudio Campagna , Doctor Claudio Campagna , and, um, Dr. Caleb McClennon both from the Wildlife Conservation Society. Dr. Claudio Campagna is the leading scientist of the Wildlife Conservation Societyís Patagonian Sea Program.
There needed to be a fisheries base there for patrols. Male #1: Oh right Claudio Campagna : Yeah.
Weíve got Claudio Campagna , Doctor Claudio Campagna , and, um, Dr. Caleb McClennon both from the Wildlife Conservation Society. Dr. Claudio Campagna is the leading scientist of the Wildlife Conservation Societyís Patagonian Sea Program. He specializes in the biology and conservation of marine mammals.
There needed to be a fisheries base there for patrols. of the oceans. Claudio Campagna : You can help the NGOs that are doing ocean conservation, no, this is more than that, itís much more.
There needed to be a fisheries base there for patrols. a sea mound. Claudio Campagna : Did that, does it answer?
There needed to be a fisheries base there for patrols. Caleb McClennon: Yeah. Claudio Campagna : And we can help guide that.
ensure larger protection for the overarching marine ecosystem in a country in Central Africa which is unprecedented for Africa, so incredible hope for a place that has been generally under prioritized. And now we get to Claudio Campagna and some of the work on the Southern Elephant Seal and the Patagonia Sea. I think a story youíll hear from Claudio today in understanding these animals and the understanding of what can be done to restore oceans.
There needed to be a fisheries base there for patrols. Yeah? Stay here. Claudio Campagna : Oh.
And for those of you who are here to hear about the trip to Belize, heís gonna talk to us about that. So without further ado letís give a very warm welcome to our guests, Dr. Claudio Campagna and Dr. Caleb McClennon. Caleb McClennon: Thank you, Winnie, and thanks everyone for taking some time out of your busy day to be here with us.
Let me illustrate very quickly what I have said because perhaps you will get some better idea, itís better to take home messages if I go very, very quickly. Yeah. So I was here and I was saying, imagine youíre walking here along the coast Claudio Campagna : And all of a sudden you see a killer whale stranded trying to get sea lions. Well, the other beauty is not just about individuals, itís about colonies.