One World One Ocean | Field Report: Dr. Richard Pyle on the Importance of Documenting Ocean Biodiversity @OneWorldOneOcean | Uploaded 12 years ago | Updated 8 hours ago
http://www.oneworldoneocean.org -- Dr. Richard Pyle is an ichthyologist and partner scientist at One World One Ocean, a campaign that is harnessing the power of film, television and digital media to spark a global movement to protect and restore the world's ocean. Pyle with One World One Ocean recently completed an expedition to Cocos Island, off the coast of Costa Rica, where he examined the ocean biodiversity of this critical marine protected area.
http://www.oneworldoneocean.org -- Dr. Richard Pyle is an ichthyologist and partner scientist at One World One Ocean, a campaign that is harnessing the power of film, television and digital media to spark a global movement to protect and restore the world's ocean. Pyle with One World One Ocean recently completed an expedition to Cocos Island, off the coast of Costa Rica, where he examined the ocean biodiversity of this critical marine protected area.
![HUGE Gray Whale Swims Under Our Boat - San Ignacio Lagoon [HD]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/f-JHA3uv5Nc/hqdefault.jpg "HUGE Gray Whale Swims Under Our Boat - San Ignacio Lagoon [HD]
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We grabbed this underwater shot of a gray whale swimming under our boat while we were out scouting for future film shoots. Simply amazing.
For in-depth information on the whales of San Ignacio and regulations of the area, see our blog post at http://www.oneworldoneocean.org/blog/entry/friendlies-gray-whales-of-san-ignacio-lagoon
The gray whales in San Ignacio Lagoon frequently approach small tourist boats, seeking the human interaction. While they could easily avoid the people, whose small boats are not allowed to closely approach whales, they actually seem to enjoy making contact.
Laguna San Ignacio is on the Pacific coast of Mexicos Baja peninsula and is the destination for hundreds of gray whales, who migrate annually to the region from their feeding grounds in the Arctic. Here, where the water is shallow and warm, they give birth to their young. It lies within El Vizcaino Biosphere Reserve and is the gray whales last undisturbed nursing and breeding ground, largely thanks to an environmental victory in 2000 that stopped the development of an industrial salt plant.
Whale watching here is highly regulated, with limits on how many boats can be on the water, how long they can stay, and how close they can get; rather than closely approaching the whales, they must idle their engine and wait for the whales to approach the vessel, which is a common occurrence.")
