English subtitles for clip: File:President Obama visits Midway Atoll.webm

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The President: So when I
grew up and, you know, we'd

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see these turtles all the
time but you almost never

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see them beaching like this.

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Just basking in the sun.

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But, apparently, because
it's been raining they got a

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chilly so they figured
they could do a

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little sunbathing.

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Spectacular.

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That's a nice looking beach.

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♪ (music plays) ♪

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Sylvia Earle: Today is an
extraordinary day for me and

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for the world.

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Because today, President
Obama came to where I am

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here on Midway Island
in the newly expanded

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Papahanaumokuakea
Marine Monument.

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The President: Look at this.

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It's big.

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This is going to be a
precious resource for

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generations to come.

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And it's an example of
the kind of visionary

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conservation measures that
-- although I'm the one who

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ultimately signs it,
reflects the work of a lot

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of people and a lot of
organizations and a lot

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of participation.

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Male Speaker: Animals come
to these places because they

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are so protected.

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Not because it's
easy to get to.

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The albatross will have a
chick here -- they go on

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that 800-mile
foraging journey.

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A big circle around to get
enough food to come back to

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this island to
feed their chicks.

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You can't do that close
to population centers.

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The President: It's also
critically important for us

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to examine the effects that
climate change are taking

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here in the Pacific Ocean,
the world's largest

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body of water.

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I look forward to knowing
that in 20 years from now,

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40 years from now, 100 years
from now, this is a place

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people can come to and see
what a place like this looks

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like when it's not
overcrowded or destroyed by

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human populations.

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Sylvia Earle: A great
honor to meet you!

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Where we are in Midway
Island represents a turning

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point in a terrible
war, World War II.

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This is place, now a symbol
of hope, making peace among

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ourselves, is a symbol of
hope for us to make peace

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for nature.

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A turning point in time when
we extended our sense of

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caring out beyond the
shore into the sea.