Title: State of the Planet's Oceans: Lessons in Success - The Dry Tortugas Marine Sanctuary
Added: Jun 13, 2011
Author: Screenscope
Duration: 2:35
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The Dry Tortugas in the Florida Keys is the only barrier reef in North America. It's an ecosystem that provides refuge to hundreds of fish species and endangered sea turtles. Not long ago, the reefs along the Keys began to suffer as increased boating activities, population pressures, and over-fishing overwhelmed its health. To prevent their obliteration, the Tortugas was declared a 200 square-mile national marine sanctuary in 2001. Marine protected areas are one of the most important tools that we have to protect the basic biological richness of the seas. Coral reefs and fish populations rebounded and the Tortugas has become one the most successful marine reserves in the world.
Once considered an inexhaustible source of food, the oceans are now in danger of being significantly depleted. Matt Damon hosts "The State of the Planet's Oceans" as award-winning filmmakers Hal and Marilyn Weiner investigate the health and sustainability of the world's oceans and the issues affecting marine preserves, fisheries, and coastal ecosystems worldwide.
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