01:00We joined Mike's lab right as they were working on the initial discovery.
01:05You know, there have been efforts to recover salmon and steelhead for close to 40 years now.
01:10The whale's fate is very closely intertwined with the fate of Pacific salmon.
01:16Genetically, salmon has imprinted on our DNA.
01:20If spring run disappear, they're gone forever.
01:23And conserving biodiversity conserves the keys to the puzzles and the questions of the future.
01:29A lot of people really don't comprehend what the true potential is.
01:33More than ever, our voice needs to be heard for salmon.
01:39The ultimate fate of these fish lies in the public's hands.
01:43If they want to recover them, we can do it.
01:45I am hopeful that our new understanding will prevent their extinction.
