World Ocean's Day 2012 Live from the Smithsonian and Galápagos Islands

Tune in on World Ocean's Day 2012 (June 8) as renowned ocean explorer
Sylvia Earle talks with a team of coral reef scientists working around the
Galápagos Islands. The event, hosted by the Living Oceans Foundation, will
be broadcast live from from the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural
History.

The scientists will be aboard a research vessel, Golden Shadow, in the
Galápagos studying how corals in the area have bounced back from threats
such as temperature changes, acidity, and bleaching events. After
discussing the research over live video chat, Earle will talk about ocean
conservation issues with a panel of youth leaders.

Come listen and participate in the conversation on June 8th starting at
3:30pm EST. We will be streaming live from this page and if you have
questions while watching make sure to send us a tweet!

• Category

  Education

[smithsonianNMNH]

That's great to hear @GUEProjectBaseline!

[smithsonianNMNH]

Have a question for these teens? Post it here, we'll ask it for you.

[smithsonianNMNH]

Thanks @aalvarel for tuning in!

[smithsonianNMNH]

We hope you're enjoying this World Ocean Day broadcast from the Smithsonian!

[SmithsonianVideos]

The event started a few minutes late. The audio starts when the event starts at 3:48.

[SmithsonianVideos]

It's a still used in our Art of Video Games exhibit at the Smithsonian American Art Museum. We cover a lot of ground.

[SmithsonianVideos]

It's a still used in our Art of Video Games exhibit at the Smithsonian American Art Museum. We cover a lot of ground.

[SmithsonianVideos]

It's a still used in our Art of Video Games exhibit at the Smithsonian American Art Museum. We cover a lot of ground.

[Glory Bradley]

Awesome tribute and educational time too, what i do not understand is why it is not "Worlds Oceans Week.?" It seems like such a vast thing to do justice to in one day. We have days dedicated to secretaries and mothers and dads . The oceans of the world deserve more than just a day.......

[Chrmullins]

Still no audio, how is this man in a suit still awake, and why are you still ripping Mass Effect thumbs?

[Kelvin Tan]

Thanks for the great work all of you do to maintain the biodiversity of our oceans! If only more had been done before to preserve our marine wildlife here in Singapore.

[Kelvin Tan]

Ok, there is audio afterall.

[Kelvin Tan]

Lovin' the whale hats! Would be great if we could hear what's going on over there.

[Chrmullins]

I mean the thumbnail is literally a screen capture from ME2. not even a wallpaper. I'd think the smithsonian would have plenty of photos to use, but a video game? With no relation to what you are talking about? (by the way, no audio, just watching people move posters around)