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The Pacific Environment Information Network [PEIN] Directory of Pacific Environment Videos on YouTube

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Categories: Biodiversity and the natural environment, Climate change, Pollution and mankinds impact upon the environment

Biodiversity and the natural environment

Ailuk Atoll - Marshall Islands
- A presentation on the pristine environment of Ailuk, her beauty and her people. Images accompaned by music from Brother C.

Alega Bay: American Samoa marine reserve
- Marine conservation in Alega Bay, American Samoa. Alega Bay is located on a tiny isle in the south pacific called American Samoa. Tisa, local land & business owner, dedicates her life to the preservation of her world, as it should be.

Arnavon Islands, Solomon Isalnds
- The Arnavons are part of the Solomon Islands of the south Pacific Ocean. While relatively small islands, they host an array of distinct habitats and rare species incl. megapode birds.

Baby sea turtle hatches
- This little guy struggled for over 20 minutes to get out of his egg. Usually the hatchlings are able to get out while they are buried in the sand. This little one was on the sand when we found him. Great close up filming of a baby sea turtel hatching.

The Big Sea
- Off the coast of the Royal National Park, New South Wales, Australia, second oldest declared national park after Yellowstone, USA, is the Tasman Sea, South Pacific. Here is a representation of the abundant sea life to be found in this tranquil water world that is far way from the wars of mankind.

Cleaner Shrimp In Papua New Guinea
- "This is a video of my Masters research project for I did for Marine Biology degree while in Papua New Guinea. There were hundreds of cleaner shrimp living on anemones, and many fish visited the shrimp to be cleaned. The shrimp remove parasites and keep the fish healthy."

Coral paradise - Majuro
- Majuro Atoll is one of the most beautiful coral paradise in the Pacific. Beautiful images set to music.

Corals at low tide - Fiji
- This video was shot outside of Lautoka, Viti Levu in the Fiji islands of the corals at low tide out of the water. Informative look at a coral reef at low tide.

Dancing Fish
- The Georgia Aquarium and The Nature Conservancy are working with the people of the Solomon Islands to help protect their coral reefs. There is no better way to convey the magic of the islands than to combine the music of the islanders with the rhythms of the fish. Beautiful images set to music.

Dugong in Vanuatu
- This sea creature is a dugong, which we filmed underwater while it fed on sea grass in a remote bay in Vanuatu. Images of dugong set to music.

Humpback Ballet - Cousteau divers film close encounter
- In the warm protected waters of the Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary, two thirds of the North Pacific humpback whale population come to compete and mate. In this short film, Cousteau divers use rebreathers to quietly film a pod of humpback whales. Beautiful images set to music.

Jellyfish Creature Feature
- visit to a marine lake in Palau. This is part of an educational series for kids of all ages.

Jellyfish Lake in Palau
- Beautiful images of jellyfish lake set to music.

Leatherback Research Project
Leatherback Research Project ; Leatherbacks: Pacific upwelling and jellyfish (1/3), Leatherbacks: variable Pacific ecosystems (2/3); Leatherbacks: New Pacific questions (3/3);
- Leatherback Research Project. The absence of leatherbacks in Monterey Bay for the first time since the studies began in 2000 raises questions about the patterns of ocean processes, effects of climate change and the fate of the leatherback in the Pacific.

Leatherback Research and Conservation

1/4 - Solomon Islands Leatherback Turtles (1/4)
- The Solomon Islands leatherback turtle expedition begins at Sasakolo Beach on Santa Isabel Island. Team members explain the purpose of the research, meet local colleagues, and discuss the leatherback turtle conservation and monitoring initiative in the Solomon Islands.

2/4 - Leatherbacks: Litoghahira, Solomon Islands (2/4)
-The team prepares to attach a satellite-linked transmitter to a leatherback turtle at Litoghahira Beach on Santa Isabel Island. Several of the leatherbacks nesting on this beach are unusually large, highlighting the importance of beach monitoring data.

3/4 - Leatherback: Satellite Tracking Solomon Islands (3/4)
- The team attaches a satellite-linked transmitter and a Passive Integrated Transponder (PIT tag) to a leatherback turtle at Litoghahira Beach on Santa Isabel Island. A Solomon Islands biologist expresses the benefits of collaboration with NOAA scientists.

4/4 - Leatherbacks: Solomon Islands Conservation (4/4)
-The team visits Baniata Village at Rendova Island. Beaches adjacent to this village once supported a large leatherback nesting population. Today, a community-based conservation and monitoring program is working to restore leatherbacks to these beaches.

The Pacific in Cold Blood - The Loggerhead Turtle
- A personal account that is both interesting and informative. "Loggerhead Turtles feed mainly off jellyfish. Because of this, they are very suceptible to rubbish (ie plastic bags) that are thrown into the ocean. I saw one turtle behaving oddly and feared the worse (they usually die if they consume a bag) but infact this guy just had some fishing line wrapped round him and I was able to free him successfully."

Paradise Found: the Phoenix Islands [Kiribati]
- Watch this amazing movie about the prisitine ecology of Kiribati's Phoenix Islands. This is the story of two scientific expeditions to survey the Phoenix Islands. Excellent movie also available on DVD [25 mins.] * not YouTube.

Paradise in Palau
- Green mounds only a few metres apart rise out of the glassy, blue sea. Under the water, fluorescent fish dart through strands of orange corral. The island of Palau is a paradise on earth. It has been voted number one wonder of the underwater world. But all this beauty faces the threat of rampant tourism. Since independence in 1994, the people of Palau are seeking to rePlace US funding with revenue from an ever expanding tourist trade. Although, such economic growth will generate jobs, there is great concern for the environment. Palau's second industry, fishing, is also making an impact. As giant tunas are lifted by cranes from the fishing boats, conservationist Noah Idechong is acting to safeguard fishing stock. He has persuaded local chiefs to reinstate the "bul", an ancient law which bans fishing in major breeding grounds. In revitalising traditional customs, he has the support of Palau's vice president, Tommy Remengesau. There is hope that this young nation will mature with its environment and its cultural identity in tact. Informative.

Paradise Redefined Pt.1 ; Paradise Redefined Pt.2
- A journey to the Line Islands, a coral reef chain hidden in the Central Pacific, forces scientists to revisit the definition of a pristine environment . Informative.

Voyage of the lonely turtle / monster jellies
- Giant 20-foot-long jellies are just one of the remarkable species that share the vast Pacific Ocean with the loggerhead turtle. Excerpt from PBS documentary.

War Wrecks of the Coral Seas
- Sheltered in a quiet inlet, resting in less than 50 feet of water, the Kasi Maru, a Japanese ship destroyed in World War II, has undergone an extraordinary transformation. WAR WRECKS OF THE CORAL SEAS reveals the unique ecosystems that evolved in war debris in the South Pacific. Excerpt from PBS documentary.

Climate change

Climate Justice Tour 2005
- Friends of the Earth Australia invited Nnimmo Bassey (Nigeria), Fui Mataese (S'amoa) and Suila Tolua (Tuvalu) to tour the country telling people how climate change and fossil fuel abuse was affecting their lives and homes.

Global warming effects on Carteret Island - pt. 1 ; Global warming effects on Carteret Island - pt. 2
- Carteret Islands in the South Pacific are sinking. Is it due to climate change or is global warming causing sea levels to rise? - excerpts from That sinking feeling [PNG] (see link below).

Islands and climate change (1/2); Islands and climate change (2/2)
- Climate change is one of the most serious environmental problems threatening our planet today. These videos examine its impacts on the small and isolated island countries in the South Pacific of Kiribati and Fiji. In this DVD, learn about the pioneering initiative in Fiji's Coral Coast where coastal communities, environmentalists and the tourist sector industry bonded together to protect the water resources and save the fringing reef.

Islands going under
- The Carteret Islands off the coast of Papua New Guinea are drowning as a result of climate change related sea level rise. Informative illustration of the effect of climate change on the Carteret Islands.

Kiribati
- Impacts of climate change on Kiribati. Striking images of high tides in Kiribati. Personal accounts from those affected. Informative.

Kiribati faces doom from rising sea levels
- ABC News documentary on the impact of climate change on Kiribati.

Many strong voices join forces on climate change
- Driven by the need to protect the cultures and economies of countries and regions most affected by climate change, representatives of Arctic communities and Small Island Developing States (SIDS) from the Caribbean, and Pacific have formed an alliance called Many Strong Voices to press for significant reductions in greenhouse gas emissions. Comments from Taito Nakalevum, Pacific Regional Environment Programme, after the Many Strong Voices workshop in Belize 27 - 30 may 2007.

Pacific Climate Change Film Festival - Introduction to climate change
- The Pacific Climate Change Film Project is an innovative partnership between SPREP and the British High Commission, Suva to share inspiring stories about how Pacific communities are responding to the impacts of climate change. The promotional video created by participants during Phase One of the project....Find out more about the festival

The Rising Tide: Kiribati - NEW NEW
- An excellent short documentary about the effects of global warming on Kiribati, a nation of 33 coral atolls in the central Pacific.

That sinking feeling [PNG]
- The Carterets in the Pacific will be the first islands in the world to disappear because of global warming. Sea levels are rising at a phenomenal rate and sea walls, have vanished under the tide. "The island's sinking", laments one woman. "We see it with our own eyes". It's estimated that by 2015, the Carteret Islands will disappear under the sea. Already, the beaches are littered with fallen trees, their roots eroded by the tide. Rising sea levels have made it impossible for the islanders to grow anything apart from coconuts. They are now dependent on aid from PNG. "Our houses are getting closer and closer to the sea", complains one woman. "Maybe one day, a tidal wave will sweep everyone away". The government plans to relocate people but many islanders refuse to move. As one states; "If the island is lost, I'm lost too".

Truth talking: voices from the waves
- Global warming will raise sea levels, wreaking havoc on the small island nations in the South Pacific. Some low-lying islands will be submerged completely while others will suffer massive amage. These impacts will change forever the Pacific islanders' natural environment, culture, livelihoods and lifestyles -- all of which are intricately linked. The impact upon Kiribati is examined. Informative.

Pollution, exploitation and mankinds adverse impact upon the environment and ecosystems

The Dall's Porpoise (The Largest Hunt Of Cetacean Species)
- The Dall's Porpoise is a uniquely marked black and white cetacean species of marine mammal and is believed to be the fastest swimmer of all the small cetacean species of marine mammals. They are only found in the oceans of the North Pacific and travel in small groups of ten to twenty animals. Unfortunately they are victims of the largest hunt of any cetacean marine mammal pecies in the world.

Fifty ways to save the Ocean
- Oceans cover approximately 75% of the world's surface and without them the earth would die. The oceans sustain the life on this planet and are essential to our health. The health of our oceans is being compromised by accelerated human disturbances such as over fishing, pollution, global warming and other environmental factors making the health of our oceans a very serious cause for concern. "politicians respond to money" "and they respond to votes" Eco journalist David Helvarg of the Birch Aquarium at the Scripps Oceanographic Institute, explains parts of his written book '50 Ways to Save the Ocean' and how we can all make small but significant actions to make sure they're preserved for our future generations to enjoy.

The Great Pacific Garbage Patch
An action-packed, web-based, animated show that inspires kids to take real-world steps towards a healthier planet. The pilot episode, entitled The Great Pacific Garbage Patch, which launched on Earth Day 2008, follows the kids as they face a demented plot by Dr. Morton Huffelbot to create an island of plastic bags in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. In the show, the kids travel to the island to observe the situation, go undercover into the plastic bag factory and then foil the plot though multiple actions: they spread their green message through their social networks, rally cities to ban plastic bags, design a new eco-friendly bag and create awareness through their original song “Bag the Bag (The Gyre Song).”
Runtime 7:42
view video - http://www.greengorilla.com/?p=3

Oasis of the Pacific: Time is Running Out
- One of the world's most unique ecosystems is in danger of being lost forever. Oasis of the Pacific is that takes viewers on a revealing journey through the stunning yet endangered undersea world of the Hawaiian Islands. Striking imagery of this underwater realm is juxtaposed with the harsh and ugly realities caused by three major anthropogenic impacts currently overwhelming marine life: shoreline sprawl, pollution and overfishing.

Over-fishing threatens Guam tuna
- Over-fishing and climate change are being blamed for the world's diminishing fish stocks. One of the most graphic examples is the decreasing numbers of tuna. Experts met in Mexico in 2007 to discuss ways of protecting tuna stocks, as environmentalists warn that some species could be extinct in just three years. Tony Birtley reports from the western Pacific island of Guam to see how the local fishing industry is being hit hard.

Papua New Guinea: Land of the Unexpected
- Profile of the Papua New guinea environment and discussion of logging and its impact upon the environment. Informative.

Paradise for sale
- The ecological devastation on the island of Nauru as a result of decades of phosphate mining.
Edited by Lazarina Todorova. Conceived and narrated by Carl N. McDaniel, Professor of Biology at the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, NY. 3 minute excerpt.

Plastic and marine debris
- The Algalita Marine Research Foundation chronicles the problem of marine debris in our ecosystem in this video entitled "Plastic Debris, Rivers to Sea". 80% of marine debris is land-based and 90% of floating marine debris is plastics.

Plastic waste pollution risk [BBC]
- Millions of tonnes of plastic are produced worldwide every year, but they can take hundreds of years to degrade.
see also (i) How plastic is endangering Midways' rare birds ; (ii) Efforts to protect the ocean's marine life

Save the dugongs
- Dugongs living on the coast of Japan's Okinawa island are threatened by the proposed expansion of a U.S. military base there. Beautiful images of dugong. Narration in Japanese but with English subtitles.

Saving Nemo - Vanuatu
- Since the success of the film 'Finding Nemo', demand for tropical fish has soared. But the seas of the Pacific are literally being emptied to feed this frenzy. Tropical fish are now virtually worth their weight in gold. "Everybody wants one because of this Nemo film," explains SRS Manager Larry Dacles. His company has a monopoly on tropical fishing in Vanuato, home to some of most popular tropical fish in the world. Former workers claim it got this monopoly by bribing government officials. In just three years, SRS has alienated local tourism operators, who depend on the tropical fish as an attraction, scientists, fear an ecological disaster in the making, and the traditional owners of the reefs. "They take anything and everything," complains one local. "It's out of control." Already there has been a 50% fall in tropical fish from the reefs. Now, it's not so much a case of finding Nemo as saving him.

Solomon's stolen fish
- Tuna stocks in the Pacific Ocean are under serious threat from overfishing by foreign industrial fishing fleets. The Solomon Islands - as one of the countries affected - is planning to take the control over these resources in their own hands.

Synthetic Sea - Plastic in the open Ocean
- Research findings of impact of plastics on marine ecosystems in the North Pacific Ocean

Water tomorrow: ADB Water Voices Documentary Series (1/3) ; Water Tomorrow: ADB Water Voices Documentary Series (2/3) ; Water Tomorrow: ADB Water Voices Documentary Series (3/3) - The remote island countries of Kiribati and Tonga in the Pacific rely mainly on fragile groundwater aquifers for fresh water. But groundwater sources just below the surface are highly vulnerable to pollution and salt water intrusion, as populations grow and concentrate in urban areas. Community organizers are working to change peoples' behavior to safeguard water supplies and the environment. Informative.

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Compiled by Peter Murgatroyd. Last updated 24 April 2008.

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