The Galapagos Islands

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The Galapagos Islands

• Janae Barrett
• Galapagos IMAX 3D

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Background on the Filming

• Dr. Carole Baldwin
• chief scientific advisor featured marine
  biologist in the film
• IMAX 3D camera
• 3 minutes of film at 1 time!
• 3 minutes of film costs 4,000!

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The Cost of Exploration

• Johnson SeaLink submersible
• Max 3,000 ft depth
• Cost 500,000 for the expedition!
• 15 new species found on this expedition
• Compare to Mars orbiter
• Cost NASA 125,000,000 they lost it!
• For that amount of we could have made 250
  missions with the Sea Link!
• Possible to discover 3,700 new species!

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Johnson SeaLink- owned by Harbor Branch in Florida
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We can still explore Earth.

• Scientists have catalogued 1.5-2 million species
  on Earth
• The estimate is 10 million!
• 97 of Earths livable volume in the sea
• only 3-5 of the ocean floor has been visited
  mapped

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Studying These Creatures

• Bringing species up to study is problematic
• Species at 3,000 ft have no swim bladders
• Gas pressure isnt the problem its temperature
• used to 4.0 - 0.8C
• Species in midwater have swim bladders
• Creates gas expansion when brought to 1 atm
  pressure

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Galapagos Marine Iguana
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Galapagos Giant Tortoise
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Galapagos Giant Tortoise- Saddle-backed Type
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Galapagos Sea Lion
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Galapagos Sea Lion