dr. margaret leinen, for showing us how cool science can be. er, dr. enric sala. in national geographic explorer and resident actively engaged in exploration, research, and communication to advance ocean conservation. he is currently leading the national geographic kristine see project, an exploration, research, and media initiative with the goal of finding, surveying, and helping protect the last wild places in the ocean. in the last five years they and their partners have inspired leaders to protect over 450,000 square kilometers of the ocean and five countries. a 2008 gun global leader at the world economic forum and won the 2013 research award of the spanish geographical society as well as the 2013 wall thomas award. [applause] >> thank you. your excellency, mr. secretary to my dear friends. [speaking in native tongue] thank you, secretary kerry, for organizing this ocean conference and inviting me to give this keynote. i am not speaking just for myself but all of those here and in the field who make ocean conservation their life purpose. fo

dr. leinen, for showing us how cool science can be.ic sala, a national geographic explorer actively engaged in exploration, research and communication to advance ocean conservation. he is currently leading the national geographic christine sees project, an explanation research and medium initiative with a goal of finding, surveying and helping protect the last wild places in the ocean. in the last five years, the partners have inspired leaders to protect -- protest over four 50,000 square kilometers of ocean in five countries. he was a 2008 young global leader at the world economic forum and he won the 2013 research award of the standard geographical society, as well as the 2013 lowell thomas award of the explores club. enric. [applause] >> thank you. your excellencies, mr. secretary, dear friends, i'm a ghost, thank you, secretary -- amigos -- for inviting me to give his keynote. i'm not speaking just for myself but all of those here and in the field who make ocean conservation their life purpose. for all of us have witnessed dramatic

dr. leinen for showing us how cool science can be. lastoing to introduce our . he isdr.eas roger , -- project. it has a goal of finding, surveying and helping protect the last wild places in the ocean. in the last five years, pristine seas and the partners have inspired leaders to protect over 450,000 square kilometers of ocean in five countries. -- enrique has won the 2013 lowell thomas award. henrique. >> iq. mr. secretary, dear friends, carry those amigos -- thank you for inviting me to give this keynote. i am not speaking just for myself, that for all of those who makein the field ocean conservation their life purpose. for all of us have witnessed dramatic changes in the ocean during our lifetimes. in my case, growing up on the mediterranean coast of spain in the 70's and watching jacques cousteau's documentaries, i was saddened by the loss of a large and abandoned fish -- and abundant fish that cousteau .howed us when he was filming how many of you have a similar story of loss? how many of you have seen the ocean now were in the ocean of your childhood? raise your h