What's a humpback whale doing in the forest?

This eye-opening video could change your perspective about the oceans.

This surreal short video made by Gentleman Scholar for Whales and Dolphin Conservation (WDC) is so striking, you have to see it (make sure to watch in HD and full-screen mode):

It silently makes the point that if whales and dolphins were floating around us this visibly, maybe we would care more about their protection. Sadly, for most people, what's out of sight is out of mind, and our ocean ecosystems are suffering tremendously from overfishing, pollution and global warming.
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ORIGINAL: Mother Nature Network
By Michael Graham Richard
Nov 18 2013

Ending Overfishing

Despite an increased awareness of overfishing, the majority of people still know very little about the scale of the destruction being wrought on the oceans. This film presents an unquestionable case for why overfishing needs to end and shows that there is still an opportunity for change. Reform of the EU's Common Fisheries Policy is almost complete. Fisheries ministers and members of the European Parliament, MEPs, are negotiating a deal for the future EU fisheries subsidies, which should support and end to EU overfishing. In the meantime you can support the campaign to end overfishing by, http://petition.bloomassociation.org

ORIGINAL: OCEAN2012EU