Paul Snelgrove: A census of the ocean
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http://www.ted.com Oceanographer Paul Snelgrove shares the results of a ten-year project with one goal: to take a census of all the life in the oceans. He shares amazing photos of some of the surprising finds of the Census of Marine Life. TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performances from the TED Conference, where the wor... Read more
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- -: Paul Snelgrove: A census of the ocean
February 28, 2012 (about 12 years ago)http://www.ted.com Oceanographer Paul Snelgrove shares the results of a ten-year project with one goal: to take a census of all the life in the oceans. He shares amazing photos of some of the surprising finds of the Census of Marine Life. TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and p...
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