0:04 surging along the east coast of Africa
0:07 two of the world's swiftest strongest
0:10 currents the mosm beak and a goulis
0:13 connect warm equatorial Waters to cooler
0:16 water masses to the
0:19 South their upwelling currents bring
0:21 deep cold water to the surface and
0:24 create some of the richest biological
0:31 sea from South Africa to Somalia more
0:34 than 11,000 species of marine plants and
0:37 animals Thrive along the western edge of
0:38 the Indian
0:41 Ocean sandy beaches provide nesting
0:43 sites for about 70% of the world's Marine
0:44 Marine Turtles
0:46 Turtles leatherbacks
0:49 leatherbacks
0:51 loggerheads Hawk
0:57 greens coral reefs Fringe the shore and
1:00 the legendary offshore Islands in a
1:07 color the Carl here comes in many sizes
1:11 and textures from smooth Boulder
1:18 Carls Great Brain
1:27 horns various kinds of Mor eels are at
1:30 home in these structures these graceful
1:32 creatures have a second set of Jaws in
1:44 prey the upwelling of currents can also
1:47 bring to light exotic creatures from the [Music]
1:49 [Music]
1:51 deep the Western Indian Ocean is home to
1:53 a legendary
1:55 creature the
1:57 cican once thought to have died out with
1:59 the Dinosaurs the capture of one of
2:03 these fishes in 1938 sparked a debate
2:05 among scientists about how the celant
2:08 fit into the evolution of animals its
2:12 pair of LED fins make it unlike other [Music]
2:14 [Music]
2:17 fish an ocean that Harbors such a living
2:21 fossil probably has some other
2:23 surprises yet the biggest surprise is
2:25 that so little of the Western Indian
2:26 Ocean has been
2:30 explored in part exploration has left
2:32 behind basic survival Coastal
2:34 communities have fished these waters for
2:36 centuries using methods that have been
2:42 generations seaweed farming has also
2:44 provided sustenance for communities near
2:47 the shore and has allowed them to export
2:49 this key ingredient to be used for Foods
2:56 cosmetics but these practices have been
2:58 overshadowed by large scale commercial
3:00 fishing operations
3:02 which have steadily depleted these
3:11 fish people are Awakening to the needs
3:13 of the Western Indian Ocean and are
3:16 beginning to protect critical areas
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