00:00The ocean.
00:08From above, a simple blanket of water.
00:12But below, a complex world full of color, life, and wonder.
00:17This is the coral reef, a timeless thing of beauty for all to enjoy.
00:23And yet, mankind's actions have destroyed over one-quarter of the world's reefs.
00:28Please join me as we explore the fragile beauty of nature's underwater world.
00:35I will be your guide and your host. I'm Jean-Michel Cousteau.
00:50Coal, growing only a few centimeters a year, has taken millions of years to build the limestone skeleton of the reef.
00:59And though located in nutrient-poor waters, the coral has learned to thrive.
01:05But it hasn't done it alone.
01:08It has developed an amazing relationship with algae, a tiny plant that lives inside the coral's body.
01:15This connection is delicate, and the introduction of additional nutrients can upset this balance, leaving the reef at risk.
01:26Little fish, I'm trying to make a documentary film.
01:30A film? A film? I've always wanted to be in a film.
01:33I was just explaining the delicate balance between coral and the algae living within its body.
01:38Apology living inside the coral's body. Come on, that's creepy.
01:43No, it isn't.
01:44Yes, it is.
01:45Isn't.
01:46Isn't. Isn't.
01:47Whatever.
01:48No, it is not the whatever. It's true.
01:50How do you know? Are you a coral?
01:52I'm Jean-Michel Cousteau.
01:58And I've studied the ocean all my life.
02:00And I'm Dory. And I practically live in the ocean.
02:03Good for you. But now I must continue to make my film. So long, Dory.
02:07Hey!
02:08Anemones also share a delicate connection with their inhabitants, the clownfish.
02:13Clownfish? Did somebody say clownfish?
02:15What now?
02:16Carlin, Burrito, this is...
02:19Sorry. What was your name again?
02:20I'm Jean-Michel Cousteau.
02:23How did I receive anemones?
02:26I was trying to talk about anemones.
02:28That's perfect, because this here is Mr. Anemones.
02:31Well, I don't know about that.
02:32Yeah, Dad, you know everything about anemones.
02:35Come on.
02:36Oh, hold on.
02:38Anemones are really like snails.
02:39Except, no, no, snails is not... no.
02:41Oh, they're like a bed of stinging hair.
02:44Yes, a large bed of... no.
02:47Oh, imagine if spaghetti could talk.
02:49That's enough!
02:52If we remain silent, we may see the chameleon of the reef.
02:57The amazing cuttlefish.
02:58Did you want to see him change color?
03:00I can help. I can speak cuttlefish.
03:02Can you please change color?
03:06Oros?
03:07So?
03:08There's Carrie.
03:09Hey, Carrie.
03:10Rodrigo.
03:11Myron.
03:12My man.
03:13Myron.
03:14Bermuda.
03:15Hey, Enid.
03:16Yolanda.
03:17Fellas.
03:18Carrie.
03:19Hey, Carrie.
03:20There's a film here.
03:21Even the lovely Spanish dancer depends on...
03:23Did someone say, dancing?
03:25Are you dancing?
03:26Did it?
03:27Uh-huh.
03:28Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh.
03:30Papa's back in town!
03:31Whoa!
03:32Stop!
03:33Let me talk.
03:34The ocean, where you live, evaporates to form clouds.
03:37The clouds produce snow.
03:39The snow melts.
03:40The snow melts.
03:41Feeding rivers.
03:42Irrigation.
03:43Drinking water.
03:44The downplains through sewers.
03:46All back to the sea.
03:47Everyone, everywhere affects the ocean.
03:50Wow!
03:51Amazing!
03:52Finally, you're listening!
03:53Yeah, I can hear the ocean!
03:55Ah!
03:56Arrêtez maintenant!
03:57Je ne peux pas travailler comme ça!
03:59Please, stand by.
04:09Mr. Cousteau?
04:11Jean-Michel?
04:13Are you there?
04:14Where'd he go?
04:16I'm back.
04:17And I am fine.
04:18Can we get you something?
04:19Do you want a glass of water?
04:22Dad, why is that coral white?
04:24Well, you know when you get sick, you turn a little pale?
04:27Well, that's what coral does.
04:28It turns white.
04:30What happened to it?
04:31Well, as more humans use more energy, it creates more pollution.
04:35The resulting global warming increases the temperature of the ocean.
04:39When this happens, the coral cannot survive.
04:42Will it be okay?
04:44Well, Nemo, it won't be easy.
04:46People must learn to live in better balance with nature.
04:50Conserving energy, recycling, reducing pollution.
04:53But if we do all this, the ocean's temperature may lower, allowing the coral to flourish.
05:00In fact, tonight is the one magic night of the year when healthy corals we produce.
05:06There.
05:07It is happening.
05:08Ooh.
05:09Ooh.
05:10Ooh.
05:11Look at that.
05:12Whoa.
05:13Amazing.
05:14Look at this.
05:15Happy birthday, coral.
05:16Happy birthday.
05:17Happy birthday.
05:18Happy birthday.
05:19Happy birthday.
05:20Happy birthday.
05:21Happy birthday.
05:22Happy birthday.
05:23Happy birthday.
05:24Incredibly, the corals release their eggs in a single night so that even the hungriest fish cannot eat them all.
05:29What's it doing?
05:30Dad!
05:31When you were a little older, son.
05:32As mankind's actions continue to damage and threaten the reef, we must take responsibility and change our behavior to protect and preserve it.
05:44For we are as connected to the planet as the corals are to the algae living within them.
05:50And just as-
05:51Algae living inside coral?
05:52That's creepy.
05:53No, it is not.
05:54Yeah, it is.
05:55Isn't.
05:56Isn't.
05:57Isn't.
05:58Oh, it's normal.
05:59See, they work together.
06:00That's-
06:01Algae are plants that make food for the coral, and corals fertilize the algae.
06:03But when there's pollution, the coral can't get enough food from the algae.
06:06Look-
06:07Wow!
06:08You guys know a lot about the reef.
06:09Well, it's not hard.
06:10You just have to pay attention and listen.
06:12Then why won't you listen to me?
06:14Oh, hi.
06:15Who are you?
06:16I am Jean-Michel Cousteau.
06:17Come, come, come, come, come.
06:22Upstaged by fish.
06:24This would have never happened to Papa.
06:27Goodbye.
06:30I am Jean-Michel Cousteau.
06:35Keep exploring the reef with Jean-Michel Cousteau at OceanFutures.org.
06:48If you would have never happened to mind,
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