Who’s to blame for the neurotoxin poisoning the Pacific?

The crabbing industry in California is under siege: from toxic algae, climate change, and, some argue, Big Oil. We spent a day on a fishing boat to find out what’s really threatening commercial crabbing, and what can be done about it.
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Supran, G., & Oreskes, N. (2017). Assessing ExxonMobil’s climate change communications (1977-2014). Environmental Research Letters, 12(8), 084019: bit.ly/2HGWDLQ
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[@VergeScience]

What do you think Big Oil should be liable for, if their product is a major driver of climate change?

[@ghostnoodle9721]

Liable for getting bought out by Ol' Elon

[@thinkabout288]

who's to blame ?????? ALL OF US

[@joshuatatro4503]

I think I'd be just as happy to see big oil companies required to use some notable percentage of their profits to invest in and develop clean energy. Most of them purport to be "energy companies" anyway rather than merely oil producers, but when push comes to shove they use their money and influence to downplay their products' contribution to climate change and invest in new ways to tap into previously un- or under-exploited oil deposits (ironically now in the arctic seeing as ice pack has been consistently reduced) - and all because that's what is good for the bottom line, for investors. I get that developing new energy technology is expensive, but we did it at the turn of the last century for oil, and we can do it again for wind, solar, geothermal, etc. if the motivation is right (and sadly economic disincentives are usually the most potent way to encourage individuals and companies to make a change).

[@merrick926]

no more subsidies for these large corporations. hold them accountable and make them contribute to the societies that make them wealthy

[@thinkabout288]

@@joshuatatro4503 We have the answers however under regulated capitalism prevails why ? start with our education system then go all the way up to $$$$$$$

[@Chroniccan]

cant wait to tell my grandkids in the future, "back in my day, the ocean used to have fish and life!"

[@kotodamamidnight412]

Chronic The Gamer you won’t have grandkids in the future. none of us will. people won’t be around for very long

[@moonbender95]

@@kotodamamidnight412 I want to disagree that all of us will be gone, but then I thought of domino effect and the collapse of modern society.

[@twinkmaster2]

cant wait?

[@Usenabt]

Climate change is only really a threat to humans. The ecosystem we have now survived and flourished after a meteor cataclysm, long ice age and toxic molten environment etc. etc.

[@v.prestorpnrcrtlcrt2096]

& plastic

[@PTNLemay]

The banjo music was perfect.

[@rock3tcatU233]

We're crab people now, and with that comes banjo music.

[@KnightSlasher]

🦀 Water is gone 🦀

[@OlafLesniak]

Was waiting for this comment.

[@MrEnky007]

🦐🦈🐡🐠🐟🐊

[@ayarel01]

Climate change is impacting other farming/food industries also. More floods wipe out crops in low areas; stronger storms and drought delay or kill crops in others. In my lifetime alone, I’ve seen my hometown nearly give up on small scale (family owned) farming. Corn, wheat, soybeans, milo, tobacco... all gone except the largest farms. I’m really sad to see these industries and ways of life disappearing due to global warming. 😞

[@kamoogy]

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[@moonbender95]

Well my country is being affected heavily right now, from droughts and floods and wild swings of weather phenomena

[@thegeneralist7527]

Lol! CO2 helps crops grow, as do warmer temperatures. Must be some other reason for the rise of large corporate farms. Global warming only exists in feeble minds.

[@stoicism1239]

1:15 pet them cute doggos dammit.

[@victorr.6916]

This just adds up to all of the other problems we have... is there any good news these days?

[@watmosphere]

Well, the next global finanical crisis is coming and it will cut anthropogenic emissions and pollutions drastically...

[@holdmybeer]

elon musk made a flame thrower.

[@LoudVapors]

The good news you have to endure the worlds troubles for about 80 years tops!

[@richardburnett-_]

@@watmosphere Try one brain cell. In times of "crisis" or war, industry does anything they want. Resources and voiceless biosphere go first.

[@watmosphere]

@@richardburnett-_ I didn't say anything about war. Global wars in the future are very unlikely

[@jonbigman9723]

So no mention of the radioactive dump from Fukashima disaster? How does a reactor produce energy? It heats the water up and they generate from the expanding water or steam. Why has no one even remotely mention this?

[@paulmobleyscience]

Normalcy bias. They can't come to terms of what its doing and what it means for the entire planet.

[@niteshades_promise]

Jon Bigman thats forbidden truth🍻

[@GnoneckOG]

I'm ready to die, I'll die to expose this cover up. Even if I have to eat my way there... #homelessveteranswin

[@harveymartin3984]

How’s she allowed to drive she can barely see over the steering wheel

[@juniorballs6025]

If there was an extinction level event (meteor, solar flare, asteroid) then we would be gone and the earth would naturally rebound and recover. I live in hope.

[@juniorballs6025]

@@Suedocode I am. So are you.

[@richardburnett-_]

Global fisheries are wiped, with fleets of industrial-scale ships, using the latest location tech, scrambling 24/7/365 to efficiently vacuum the last sub-5% of stocks. Try to do a "report" on-board some of those. Good luck.

[@aureliusva]

They are nothing. The fish they catch are egg layers and can repopulate an entire population in under 15 months. The problem is fish are like migratory birds. You take away a food source and or breeding grounds because some developer wants condos at the water's edge (and can pay to get it) and you can kiss any fish stock goodbye.

[@richardburnett-_]

@@aureliusva Exactly, another huge problem: undisturbed nursery habitat. Tiny feeder fish, phytoplankton, and zooplankton are being wiped out . . . the basis of the food web. I was referring to the monstrous deep-water, mid-ocean factory ships dragging, destroying deep reef systems: they ain't comin' back.

[@broganking9830]

Why is the question always "Who's to blame?" rather than "How do we fix?"? Is the blame so we know who should fix it or pay for it?

[@richardscathouse]

Too late for that! Enjoy the show! #naturebatslast

[@rvalensp]

Water poisoning is not in just pasific ocean, but in Hindia too. In Indonesia, Green clams / green mussels is common consumed here, but just few ppl know the bad side of these mussels. In my experiment (from tv and my experiment) can be concluded that green mussels have more mercury and lead concentration because this water poisoning.

[@MrUtuber29]

What is hindia?

[@lyallfreeman1330]

MrUtuber29 loss

[@dimyog]

@@MrUtuber29 hindia pacific ocean

[@mrf4ncyp4nts]

God who took the inhibitor core off GLaDOS again

[@xavier4563]

Hah, nice refrence.

[@Mirandorl]

You can hear her at 0:16, evilly directing that lady to the neurotoxin

[@metrocop-191]

I wanted sea food for no reason

[@binyamina8850]

I come from Zanzibar and the waters are amazing to swim in, when I travelled abroad I couldn't swim it's disgusting

[@avineumann3476]

Zanzibar seems lit

[@binyamina8850]

Avi Neumann All people are welcome. Just don't bring violence and drugs and intoxicants. We want to have fun and keep our little place safe and show our islamic heritage

[@AhnafAbdullah]

@@binyamina8850 sounds like an awesome place, be sure to have a mechanism to prevent bad things/people from spreading in zanzibar

[@chainsburg]

This is an absolutely beautiful format, the song choices are so good too! Thank you so much for this!

[@johnnyxp64]

we reap what we sow.-🙄🙄🙄

[@manyamaggot]

I was thinking about crab rave after seeing the thumbnail Comments didn't dissapoint

[@AzriRich88]

lol

[@alcurtis93]

I wouldn't eat anything out of the ocean anymore. Disgusting dumping ground

[@Bilfford]

So its 5:30am..and I can barely see over the steering wheel

[@mdk12mdk]

How about making the environment great again.

[@richardscathouse]

Don't bother Trump he's busy! (Making Israel Great Again)🇮🇱🇮🇱🇮🇱

[@bri1085]

It doesn't serve the interest of capital, nope

[@markcrume]

Great presentation of a terrible situation. Only going to get worse. Goodbye to many livelihoods. All due to the greed of a select and privileged few. Remember, "greed is the root of all evil".

[@galileohumphreys466]

Fossil fuels tied to big oil? You don’t say. Fossil fuels tied to politicians is more like. Corporate sponsored representatives for you and me.

[@bri1085]

Lobbying should be completely illegal, it undermines the democratic process, limiting the power of the majority of constituents

[@Rythblaqk]

Back to sails? Or you know, you could use solar, or anything else, you don't -need- diesel, and any diesel engine can run on peanut oil as long as you keep the oil warm. Hydraulics also don't need the oil specifically, even mineral oil can be used

[@akhilez]

Just leave those poor crabs alone!

[@ratandmonkey2982]

These crabbers/fishers use a huge amount of petroleum in their search for food. It's inefficient and polluting. Maybe the industry should die.

[@ChaseDaPlaya]

My grandfather said he used to drive a boat and put his hand net down and catch 2-5 crabs in ten seconds, not the population is decreasing fast and one day there might only be stories of life in that bay. The biggest bay in North America May one day not have an abundance of life. And there were stories of the Chesapeake being as clear as day, now you can’t see more than 2 feet deep

[@richardburguillos3118]

Amazing report. Great Videography. Really did a great job letting us know about the issue and the impact to the local crabbing families.

[@richardscathouse]

Think of the children! Of the buggy whip manufacturers! 👿

[@danielberry4728]

We could transition back to mechanical (cough...muscle...) power. I mean the Flintstones ran their car off pure leg day.

[@AzriRich88]

😁😁

[@hogge3840]

More nuclear power plants that run on thorium and plutonium is the solution

[@kapilsharma320]

NUCLEAR FUSIONNNN

[@teresawright8615]

Bull shyte that is already what is destroying the pacific Ocean now heading into the Atlantic. Fuckashima yes I spelled it like that on purpose THAT IS WHAT IS KILLING OUR OCEAN. One really bad earthquake and all Nuclear plants are screwed. Worst thing man has ever created.

[@hogge3840]

Teresa Wright more coal then, or what?

[@richardscathouse]

Plutonium is the reason we use Uranium cycle reactors! Thorium cycle doesn't create plutonium at all! Plutonium is needed for bombs to maintain the terror we call world peace! Simple really!

[@richardscathouse]

@@kapilsharma320 is a lie! At best a miscalculation! The sun isn't nuclear, it's electric! #ElectricUniverse

[@LashanR]

This video more than anything else made me realise how monumentally screwed we are with Climate Change. There's probably 100 other threats to our way of life because of it that we don't even know of yet.

[@IsJulioOk]

Lol those dogos made my day

[@InderjitSingh12]

hope more people get together and sue big oil.

[@TheFomads]

I guess we wont be able to eat fish soon... :(

[@user-ho4tb5qe7v]

Wait so why did the warm blob of water just stay there? did any scientists do tests on why its just there? specifically there?

[@teresawright8615]

The Gulf stream is changing the whole planet is changing as it always has. We dont help it by dumping thousands of gallons of radiated water into the sea everyday @ (Fuck)-ashima !!!

[@oldrusty6103]

How bad are the radioactivity levels from Fukushima. Clean energy doesn't seem to be working either.

[@richardscathouse]

Worse every year! The radiation never stops! Every day 800+ tons of highly radioactive groundwater flow under the plant and into the sea! Since 2011 already! Killing everything slowly www.epa.gov/radnet/radnet-air-data-sacramento-ca hatrickpenry.wordpress.com/tag/plume-gate/

[@HamzaKhan-ky1mt]

Is it so hard to not eat Crabs?

[@ReeseLightning]

Fantastic

[@JohnDoe-cq1ph]

😠 we need environmental legislation I don't want to worry about my seafood

[@RoProReal]

**Happy GLaDOS noises**

[@ooee8088]

Fukishima. I won't eat it

[@arthurg5966]

Reminded me of Deadliest Catch.

[@stormygcannon1229]

This area is nothing like the Bering Sea and rougher waters in Alaska.

[@SlingerMarshall]

my 8th grade teacher once told me "The next war is not going to be fought over oil, its going to be over water" this has only became more and more apparent as time passed..

[@kyleeames8229]

“The seasickness hits” Landlubber.

[@edthoreum7625]

2:32 domoic acid any of that acid on the east coast,nova scotia area?

[@richardscathouse]

Mostly Corexit from the Gulf of Mexico, oil spill as I hear!

[@normalname8768]

If anyone is wondering what the song is it's called the bends by Joseph Hollister

[@thewing331]

I never eat shellfish or crustaceans anymore...... It's not worth the risk.

[@chrisklugh]

I love how we blame the oil companies, yet the average person either owns 2 vehicles, or they get the biggest one they can get. Ride a bike to and from work, walk to get your groceries, then you can complain about the Oil Company's. Even then, its your community thats addicted to it that is to blame. Supply = DEMAND.

[@vessbakalov4090]

I like the fact that he brought up the fact that the boats are diesel. And probably not very efficient diesel. Is there a clean fuel alternative to boat diesel? I don't know. But it is hard to blame the oil companies for this particular ill. There are other policies that the government can use.

[@rkan2]

You know, with the right technology, sailing wouldn't be that unforseeable.. Of course it is cost prohibitive, and it is much easier to use what is basically 100 year old technology with inprovements. The technology exists to make sails the size of square miles, which could move even the greatest containerships in the world. All the technology exists, just not the political will (or lobbying) or the capita for it. All of these problems could be solved however in my opinion.. Goikg further in to economics, it probably makes no sense for 100 boats to fish, where one large boat could do the job much more efficiently.

[@vessbakalov4090]

@@rkan2 agree with you on most points. Sail container ships can be a thing. And your point of the efficiency of a larger operation is well taken. But that was literally half the tear jerking point of the clip - the death of the small fisherman. And look - I am sympathetic. I am not a big fan of massive industry monopolizing entire fields. I just got really irked that they blamed the climate problems we have on the oil companies. The analogy with tobacco is very flawed.

[@rkan2]

@@vessbakalov4090 Sure, my comment doesn't take in to account the fisherman directly. I am however sufficiently technocratic, that I see other solutions in society that would solve the issue for an unemployed fisherman. Furthermore I think that wasting resources for multiple boats or any resource for that matter is just waster and is in part what creates the problems themselves...

[@hafizgunawan4594]

wow, never this early!

[@riverdeep399]

What about all the actuall oil leaks? Way more happen the we get to hear about. Would you plop a dollop of crude oil in you filtered water and gulp it down? Carcinogens and all?

[@SleepySeel]

would you eat gmo crops? consume drinks with aspartame or spray all of your food with glycogen? considering over 90% of crops in usa are gmo, aspartame is in every major brand of drink like pepsi or coke and glycogen is everywhere now, rain, rivers, the ground and every citizen. I would say the answer to your original question is yes for most people.

[@itsnotaphasemom6679]

@@SleepySeel >implying GMO crops are inherently harmful and have anything to do with aspertame and excessive sugar

[@EuDouArteHipHopArtCulture21]

poetic asf

[@lightningbug6234]

It's those goddamn teenagers again isn't it

[@valterkaugust8511]

teenage mutant ninja crabs?

[@bthemedia]

So many issues in the world today to blame on prior generations than the current and next.

[@ronniedu2108]

Did she say that they were “driving out” in a boat 😂😂

[@heythere160]

I liked her tho! She has the right attitude.

[@CessnaPilot99]

Yea what else would you call it? I'm a lifelong boater and would say that. Maybe cruising out

[@steve1978ger]

she lets people talk and does not shove her own opinion down their throats - real journalism

[@DSAK55]

Do not my friends become addicted to seafood

[@JacksonMiller_]

do a video on wether ballons

[@yungtankie4450]

Wether balloons do what?

[@JacksonMiller_]

Weather balloons are large balloons that are sent up with weather equipment like a moisture sensor or a altiomiter. All these things are used to record up coming weathering

[@yungtankie4450]

@@JacksonMiller_ wooooosh

[@DemeDemetre]

who the heck wants crabs anyway?????

[@rubenleal4821]

This video is sponsored by Fukushima. Because nuclear disasters don't impact the environment, and it's cleaner than natural-occurring crude.

[@MrGateKing]

Plot twist, oil companies caused the meltdown

[@eligoldman9200]

Ruben Leal actually nuclear reactors do release a small amount of co2 in the production of the cores

[@magyararon6918]

Its definitely impact the environment, its just well contained most of the times, and only ruins that place for a few hundred years(and only for humans) instead of melting the whole planet to a point where it will be impossible to sustain the current population. Nuclear is the best option, i just dont think we have enough nuclear fuel to replace oil.

[@marktheshark8320]

@@magyararon6918 Fusion is even better. If only we had the technology :(

[@jayvision4561]

they should’ve just hidden poll results smh

[@xchopp]

Anyone else remember "Ocean Animal Emergency"?

[@xchopp]

Here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/d4TXYXqbgNSbpcU

[@gabriatus9508]

i felt bad for those Crabs. i know this has nothing to do with the video but it just feels inhumane the way we treat animals. i think i understand Vegan mentality now, even when i cant go vegan myself

[@agseba124]

a lion doesn't feel bad when it has to hunt and eat. we are a predatory specie. it's cruel but it is what we do, only difference is animals are smart and respect nature they don't kill because the can, they do it when the need it. humans don't, we are a destrcutive being

[@rakshith7002]

@@agseba124 okay I am not a vegan but I have heard this argument and it's not that correct. You can't expect a lion to eat grass they were made to be carnivores we were not. We were omnivorous animals capable of eating both plants and animals, that was when there was no factory farms, no other modes of plant based diet and around 200 billion animals slaughtered unnecessarily by us when science shows that in this day and age meat is not at all needed to sustain an average human and in fact only increases the risk of cancer, parkinsons, Alzheimer's, cancer, cyrhosis etc. I agree on your last point though.

[@johnsanvictores6639]

but it tastes good

[@Deathmastertx]

Meat also has a big impact on the environment - especially beef. If you don't want to go vegetarian, you can just choose to eat less meat - reduce your meat portions, incorporate more vegetarian meals into your diet - and switch some of your meals from red meat to things like poultry. That would do a fair amount to reduce your environmental impact and it's really not that much.

[@agseba124]

@@rakshith7002 that wasn't my point at all, we are a predatory specie, we kill we hunt we plunder rapine to fulfill a basic need it's what we do, same as a lion killing because he needs it. it's ok to eat meat it's not ok to destroy your world. we don't respect our nature as a lion does

[@davidbeaulieu4815]

Umm Fukushima

[@thejusa8812]

Whom to blame?. I blame me.

[@noway1576]

How about a nuclear plant disaster

[@paulmobleyscience]

Fukushima....hello!

[@MM-24]

7:48 I wonder what "privatized" means in this context

[@rkan2]

Owned by someone else than the fisher or boat owner or the skipper I guess.

[@M1CK3YL33]

There’s no one person or company to blame for climate change. We are all guilty. Whether by misinformation, ignorance or non-alternatives. I just want to know, how do we fix climate change before it’s too late?

[@darkphilosopher8726]

It is sort of already too late but, while humans have definitely played a big role in it, our planet is also going through a natural warming cycle. Nuclear fusion would really help us right now but nuclear fission is a reliable, clean technology with virtually no environmental impact and is more than capable of meeting our energy needs. Promoting better farming techniques, building sanctuaries for endangered species in your area and promoting livestock grazing techniques that counter creeping desertification are all wonderful ways that you can personally start making a difference.

[@spectralmordex4338]

R.I.P Mr. Crabs🦀

[@SameLif3]

Don't forget plastic

[@mueffe1357]

First world problems. Big Oil makes fuel for the fishermen's boats. The dilemma, Who?!!!

[@Geloooooooooo]

SIMPLE ANSWER HUMANS!

[@mdk12mdk]

How about stop fishing and crabbing for a while . Let the numbers replenish

[@chillydog53]

I want my crabs tested 😭

[@rajat.2]

Ummm..humans?

[@yahwehsonren]

Diesel and Ford initially for hemp

[@andwelecastleberry5423]

Global warming is mainly caused by industrial farming, if we want to change things we need to use our resources better, use restorative grazing, and clean energy. If large fishing companies wanted to boycott big oil, they could run on solar or algae biofuels. Ingenuity is the key

[@littlejefe494]

She should have brought a Geiger counter on her trip................

[@hasbulla2012]

Is it too late

[@nunyobiznez875]

Sounds to me, like the algae is to blame for the neurotoxin.

[@celinak5062]

B proteins? Like the BMAA in seafood, from blue green algae

[@jasonarsenault1550]

Big oil suppressed cleaner energy from the start of Big Oil. They are to blame.

[@pierretoure84]

It was walpole

[@kyleeames8229]

I don’t believe I’ve gone one day without seeing yet another example of the corruption of capitalism. It’s very disturbing.

[@senurarx99]

Kyle Eames don’t blame capitalism it’s still the best system we have

[@71603oneday]

@@senurarx99 Capitalism is a problem especially when people don't understand or deny the idea of social responsibility.

[@sventer198]

Hope they win a BIG win.

[@metrocop-191]

It was just a test...

[@HoldMeForever]

3M?

[@YoutubeCensorship.]

Glados.

[@metrocop-191]

I was out of test subjects

[@mmenjic]

10 MPH

[@darkernspirit55]

Whatever it takes.

[@MrKadjit]

I blame glados

[@metrocop-191]

No no

[@69NOMAN69]

Fukushima!

[@goldassayer93555]

So you drove your car down to the dock and took the diesel powered boat out to investigate why co2 is causing low crab harvests and found it was due to algae bloom and have no solution to the problem. Why did you bother to put together the video?

[@richardscathouse]

LOL! Good call! Loving it!

[@drumsmoker731]

To all those of You targeting BigOil: whatever you charge them, we ALL will have to pay for them, cause they will simply rise fuel/energy prices to make up for.

[@Gaaaaaamer]

Corporations

[@notstevelam]

These corporations wouldnt exist without demand. Its all of us.

[@Suedocode]

Consumers.

[@mr.nonymous2024]

*Karma sure does its job...*

[@JessicaMatthews]

I love you all Verge staff

[@MichaelHarto]

They should be much safer now i bet

[@shaneirwin9461]

FUKASHIMA......

[@llamaliammm]

I cant believe i just discovered this channel. I dont think theres any other channel who either does their own actual lab research and film it based on research or investigate such issues on such a scientific manner. Truly amazing content

[@richardscathouse]

Driving around in SUVs and polluting diesel boats just carelessly spewing the same crap their whining about! #virtuesignal much?

[@temporality_]

Didn't know that "Big Oil" was supposed to be capitalized. Did I miss something in school?

[@notstevelam]

Did your school not show you anything business-related in the past 50 years? Big Oil describes the major conglomerate oil companies. Just like Big Tobacco. Or Big Steel.

[@temporality_]

@@notstevelam Do I need to shout "JOOOOOOOOOKE" every time I say something?

[@notstevelam]

@@temporality_ well it wasn't funny, so sure, if you think that helps!

[@Suedocode]

Similar how to how people used to make overly general statements to refer to groups as a monolith like "The Blacks" or "The Jews", we capitalize "Big Oil" in the same way. But not in an ironic way, noooo....

[@sansational15]

GLaDOS is to blame for all of this.

[@RoProReal]

yes

[@metrocop-191]

It was just a test....