A Shifting Paradigm in the Galápagos | Jack Grove | TEDxGettysburgCollege

The Galápagos is changing, and not for the best. Jack Grove, a marine biologist, professional naturalist, and marine photographer, discusses the paradigm shift that could effect the future stability of the Galápagos and the world around us.

A marine biologist and professional naturalist, Jack has spent two decades traveling on and lecturing about the world's oceans. He is the co-founder of Zegrahm Expeditions, a research associate at the Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History, and a leading authority on the fishes and marine environments of the eastern tropical Pacific. Jack lived in the Galápagos for seven years, where he studied marine biology. In 1997, Stanford University Press published his work, The Fishes of the Galápagos Islands, and he received his PhD from Pacific Western University. A Fellow of The Explorers Club, Jack has led expeditions to remote corners of the world and has worked as a marine naturalist and photographer. Jack is a certified dive master and conservationist. In 2002, he was one of 57 scientists invited by the World Conservation Union (IUCN) to participate in a conference discussing a strategy to preserve marine biodiversity. He manages his own photography business in the Florida Keys.

[dcgor]

that is a great message!! "As a canary on a coal mine" well said!

[zachariasavery]

Thank you Jack Grove for your very informative conference on Galapagos to raise our awareness of the great threats on the archipelagos! We need to keep Galapagos biodiversity alive!

[iguanawomanclaudiahodari]

Jack next time you are in town of Puerto Villamil on Isabela island please take notice of the local Marine Iguana populations drastic decline including on Tintoreras islet . I am worried about Amblyrhynchus cristatus albemarlensis of RAMSAR Wetlands region sustainability. Keep up the vital work you do . gracias Claudia

[atalanteism]

As Humans, we all have the responsibility of the damages caused to the Biodiversity of the Oceans everywhere on our Planet all along those years and so, in Galapagos! The Marine life is essential for the Health of the Oceans! So, we must preserve it with all our Strengths, all our means because this the Future of the Planet, the Future of Next Generations that would be jeopardized forever. FOREVER means FOREVER! if we do nothing, there would be no next step!

[JackGroveable]

As this administration continues to reject the reality of climate change ... I decided to share this Ted talk once again.