Name: Glimpses of a pristine ocean
Uploaded: 2010-05-12T08:52:00Z
Duration: 19 min 38 s
Description: Enric Sala shares glorious images -- and surprising insights and data -- from some of the most pristine areas of the ocean. He shows how we can restore more of our oceans to this healthy, balanced state, and the powerful ecological and economic benefits of doing so.

Enric Sala shares glorious images -- and surprising insights and data -- from some of the most pristine areas of the ocean. He shows how we can restore more of our oceans to this healthy, balanced state, and the powerful ecological and economic benefits of doing so.

Enric Sala: Glimpses of a pristine ocean

Glimpses of a pristine ocean

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