Invasive Species Are Riding Plastics Across Oceans

When debris from the 2011 tsunami in Japan started washing up in North America, scientists knew they had a mystery-and a potential environmental disaster-on their hands.
In this episode of Weathered, we explore a “mass rafting event” that carried colonies of invasive species across the Pacific, revealing ominous new changes in how our oceans function.
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  • @dennispremoli7950
    @dennispremoli79502 жыл бұрын

    It's incredible to think that while dealing with the devastating consequences and loss of the tsunami, the Japanese people had the humbleness and will to send money and citizens across the globe to clean up the mess they felt they were responsible for. Kudos.

  • @paddington1670

    @paddington1670

    2 жыл бұрын

    Yeah, theyre getting pretty darn good at paying reparations.

  • @mortensonaaron

    @mortensonaaron

    2 жыл бұрын

    The US should have politely declined the money but when you’re already in debt what’s a country to do I suppose.

  • @tmackie1694

    @tmackie1694

    2 жыл бұрын

    Such respect and class.

  • @SoundboyStrange

    @SoundboyStrange

    2 жыл бұрын

    Makes you wonder how many Americans would be in Japan cleaning up if it was the other way around.

  • @Pfyzer

    @Pfyzer

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@SoundboyStrange u can count in fingers

  • @PTMG
    @PTMG2 жыл бұрын

    "humans are killing the planet with fossil fuels" *meanwhile some crab just rode a harley 4500 miles across the ocean*

  • @Gambetdz

    @Gambetdz

    Жыл бұрын

    Yes humans are leading to endangered species but these sopose scientists trying to protect the habitat execute these lost species, I feel they should focus thier energy on something else

  • @Nick-mg5zj
    @Nick-mg5zj2 жыл бұрын

    I love whenever Vice does an episode on “Invasive Species”. This is some of the most important stuff going on on our planet, yet we hardly hear about it. Thank you Vice.

  • @fiftyhunnug

    @fiftyhunnug

    2 жыл бұрын

    Agreed. And 99% of it is caused by us, of course. But it's long down the list on the minds of most politicians.....Mankind is a festering parasite.

  • @Lucky14970

    @Lucky14970

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@fiftyhunnug Pretty sure you're human as well buddy and just because we are all fundamentally broken in one or MANY, MANY ways doesn't automatically mean that people can't go out, attempt their best efforts and try to reform themselves to a more acceptable and positive outlook as well as serve as an example for those in need around them.

  • @MrDeanfoster

    @MrDeanfoster

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks vice I would much rather watch this than watch you filming a guy relapsing.....

  • @chickendinner9255

    @chickendinner9255

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@fiftyhunnug nah.. comes from China not even from the earthquakes.. look up pics of garbage island.. comes from china and India and Pakistan

  • @andrewynn1285

    @andrewynn1285

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@Lucky14970 i love this guy

  • @natsukashiiohayo1150
    @natsukashiiohayo11502 жыл бұрын

    This in a way is actually how some animals were dispersed into new land areas or islands since a long time ago. But instead of rubbish or garbage their mode of transports would be floating coconut shells, leaves, barks and branches.

  • @tommydevine9993

    @tommydevine9993

    2 жыл бұрын

    Yep. The main thing that separates these invasives compared to those from ages past that you're referencing is the time those things have had to establish to their new environment (and the time their new environment has had to adapt to their new presence).

  • @lorriecarrel9962
    @lorriecarrel99622 жыл бұрын

    Kind of funny that the most invasive species in the world are concerned about the less invasive species

  • @nathanwycoff4627

    @nathanwycoff4627

    2 жыл бұрын

    there can only be one!

  • @andreascai6817

    @andreascai6817

    2 жыл бұрын

    invasive to other native species not to human. did you really watch?

  • @marytom7213

    @marytom7213

    2 жыл бұрын

    Ukrainian ✊🏽

  • @brianshepherd1008

    @brianshepherd1008

    2 жыл бұрын

    a shame this is your thoughts after such a video

  • @casperchristensen7815

    @casperchristensen7815

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@marytom7213 I'm not following, could you explain that?

  • @1ehAron
    @1ehAron2 жыл бұрын

    Yo that guy in Alaska returning items to people back in Japan is so cool 👍🏼

  • @anthonytamilio9501
    @anthonytamilio95012 жыл бұрын

    A lobster trap tag of my dads made it all the way from the coast of massachuetts to kerry ireland it was lost in october 1991. And found in 2016. The lady qho found it on a beach had contqcted me via facebook asking if it was mine. About a year ago i had contacted her asking if sje still had it. Whixh to my surprize she did and was kind enough to shi9 it to me. The look on ny dads face when i randomly placed it in h8s hand was amazing it was j7st crazy to tjibk of how far that tiny lobster trap travelled

  • @takeshelter5313

    @takeshelter5313

    2 жыл бұрын

    Liar

  • @vandango5439

    @vandango5439

    2 жыл бұрын

    woah....haha! thats amazing ! ... whoever made that Cage, should use your story, for advertisement purposes

  • @imacrazyperson

    @imacrazyperson

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@vandango5439 I dunno man, sounds like a terrible investment. His testimonial would be, it broke loose and didn't catch a single lobster in 25 years at sea. 😜

  • @Tamar-sz8ox

    @Tamar-sz8ox

    Жыл бұрын

    Unbelievable !

  • @LeDebutDeLaSuite
    @LeDebutDeLaSuite2 жыл бұрын

    "These docks are exceedingly well-made" That's Japan for you, baby

  • @RuddySports
    @RuddySports2 жыл бұрын

    This is eye opening … 10 years later

  • @zacktimmons2886

    @zacktimmons2886

    2 жыл бұрын

    Right? That’s what I’m confused about. Vice doesn’t usually do stuff like that. Atleast not that old of an article

  • @PartTimeLaowai
    @PartTimeLaowai2 жыл бұрын

    Clinging on for dear life to something floating, traveling thousands of miles to arrive on land, then to be fried with a blowtorch. If I was one of those little critters that would piss me off immensely.

  • @jeremysnowden7653
    @jeremysnowden76532 жыл бұрын

    What an amazing result to an already wild natural event. I do find it amusing how the one scientist admitted how wrong his assumptions were regarding the ability for certain marine life to be incapable of surviving a trip like that. He was baffled that his entire career, he was wrong. Then others go on to speculate how primates made the trip millions of years ago and then evolved. I think we all assume way too much for our own good. We should be curious and investigate, but never make assumptions into facts.

  • @snippets981

    @snippets981

    2 жыл бұрын

    Damn, I wish everyone agreed with your final sentence....

  • @KBWeeds
    @KBWeeds2 жыл бұрын

    “Life finds a way” is such a real statement.

  • @mattheweburns
    @mattheweburns2 жыл бұрын

    I don’t think many people realize how frequent stuff like this happens on a smaller scale yet constantly due to localized flooding

  • @jdisrael7607

    @jdisrael7607

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thank you, finally, common sense prevails!

  • @steveolson69

    @steveolson69

    2 жыл бұрын

    And a larger scale

  • @irishhi8333

    @irishhi8333

    2 жыл бұрын

    And, shouldn't we be concerned about soil saturation levels in areas that have been experiencing increased flooding? The water draught areas isn't getting may be destabilizing arable land in other regions.

  • @HenkjanDeKaasboer
    @HenkjanDeKaasboer2 жыл бұрын

    "Sure, this is probably the first case of an arthropod riding a motorcycle across an entire ocean. But it is far from the first time an animal booked their own long distance trip by sea." Damn these were some amazing(ly unexpexted) comedic relief.

  • @HJima

    @HJima

    2 жыл бұрын

    its good lmao

  • @annieyahu676
    @annieyahu6762 жыл бұрын

    The beautiful part about this is when people reach out to help and comfort each other. Much love and prayers ❤️

  • @AbigailxxAbacinate
    @AbigailxxAbacinate2 жыл бұрын

    The power of oceans and seas is astounding

  • @vmwindustries
    @vmwindustries2 жыл бұрын

    So great of them to send people to help clean up! Great job Japan 🇯🇵 👏 👍

  • @casperchristensen7815

    @casperchristensen7815

    2 жыл бұрын

    Yea, really applaudable. They should be proud of themself.

  • @ricksmith2609

    @ricksmith2609

    2 жыл бұрын

    boot lick much?

  • @Ecovaluations
    @Ecovaluations2 жыл бұрын

    As extreme weather events increase, the world must pass the global plastics treaty to avoid the travel of toxic, non-biodegradable plastic across oceans; 173 countries have already signed on to this treaty.

  • @samreynolds3789

    @samreynolds3789

    2 жыл бұрын

    TOO LATE !

  • @larryscarr3897

    @larryscarr3897

    2 жыл бұрын

    Microbes evolving to eat the plastics, this planet will fix itself.. When the human cancer finally exterminates itself.

  • @kryptocake

    @kryptocake

    2 жыл бұрын

    Vessels and ships are still allowed to dump garbage and waste in the ocean... Even many chemicals are allowed to be dumped... and the kicker is, even if you change the rules how are you going to enforce what a ship does hundreds of miles out in the ocean with no other vessels around? I'm sorry but that treaty won't stop plastics going into our oceans. Many regions on the coast are so poor they really don't have the luxury to discard plastics from their daily lives, or setup recycling facilities to ensure there is a place for all their garbage/recycling to go. Not to mention a vast majority of those plastics are from global fishing industry... Lines and netting are pretty much all made from plastic these days, and there is no valid alternative for fishing vessels that wouldn't cut into their profits or their ability to fish most effectively. That treaty is something politicians (around the world) will use to add onto their list of credentials to further themselves in politics and create the mirage of ethical, green, clean energy candidate... But expecting people everywhere around the world to just stop depositing plastics into the ocean at the same time? The impact there will be minimal at best. The focus shouldn't be on how to prevent the problem because that is too unrealistic, the focus should be on how to clean it up.

  • @michaelbotelho2714
    @michaelbotelho27142 жыл бұрын

    Kudos to the Japanese people as a whole! Their attitude on this and many other things is amazing!

  • @MrLoobu

    @MrLoobu

    2 жыл бұрын

    Yes hear no evil see no evil, continue to leak radiation into the oceans.

  • @yourlocalhuman3526

    @yourlocalhuman3526

    2 жыл бұрын

    expect their own society

  • @seanbrown9048

    @seanbrown9048

    2 жыл бұрын

    I like soy sauce

  • @kryptocake

    @kryptocake

    2 жыл бұрын

    Now if only the culture could be more accepting of people who do not conform to social norms. I'm Japanese, I love lots of Japanese people. But the culture in that country is downright archaic... "The nail that sticks out gets hammered down" is really not a great way to raise your kids or treat your neighbors

  • @Ubermensch201

    @Ubermensch201

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@kryptocake I understand why they might think that way.. Look what originality has done to America lol

  • @angelahamon6730
    @angelahamon67302 жыл бұрын

    AT 16:00 minutes they said "we are connected as people because of the oceans" . This content was about the environment but I also took away a new persepective on Japan and its people very different from the one I was raised with. Thank you for a great report.

  • @gabbycavallini5564
    @gabbycavallini55642 жыл бұрын

    What an incredible story! Thank you Vice for always shining light on environmental issues. We need more of this!!

  • @thomaspayne6866

    @thomaspayne6866

    2 жыл бұрын

    You’ll believe anything. Fools

  • @autobug2
    @autobug22 жыл бұрын

    Wow.....for a tiny crab, catching the 4:15 plastic plate to the U.S. must be one looooong trip!

  • @antlerman29
    @antlerman292 жыл бұрын

    The most invasive species drives cars and flies planes

  • @thedetailingchannel2362
    @thedetailingchannel23622 жыл бұрын

    Why would you sink a ship? Take the thing. Out off the water. So much for cleaning the planet up

  • @thorjhonson1721

    @thorjhonson1721

    2 жыл бұрын

    C'mon bruh, murica loves gunning down stuff.

  • @montwestblack3678

    @montwestblack3678

    2 жыл бұрын

    Dude are you aware of how many ships are on the bottom of the ocean? One more aint gonna change a thing.

  • @lakshaykumarwalia4163
    @lakshaykumarwalia41632 жыл бұрын

    This is a really good coverage!!!! Thanks a ton.

  • @REBELDOMINATORS
    @REBELDOMINATORS2 жыл бұрын

    Invasive species are now outsmarting scientists 😂😂

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    @marialopez64792 жыл бұрын

    Nice one, you genuinely are trying to show how dire things of the countries and it's citizens. Economically and other aspects. At this time the future doesn't look good. First thing. About solving a problem is to acknowledge it. It's doesn't look like the media wants to do , I hope your channel expand and bring awareness and opportunity to people. ❤️

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    @catrinamcelpraug.9890

    2 жыл бұрын

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    @adamschefter3160

    2 жыл бұрын

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  • @socrates7610
    @socrates76102 жыл бұрын

    Amazing doc. Super interesting and really enjoyable. Thank you 🙏

  • @bbp7022
    @bbp70222 жыл бұрын

    It makes sense to me why it was surviving on Japan's Coast in its own mini ecosystem so they had everything they needed to survive like a floating reef so floating in the ocean was the same as on the coast and would explain why you're not seeing them invasive because once they're took out of that ecosystem they die

  • @1_PinkSmoke

    @1_PinkSmoke

    2 жыл бұрын

    Life finds a way .

  • @bbp7022

    @bbp7022

    2 жыл бұрын

    @JEREMY THE WICKED! a lot of them things have been introduced by humans much like Kudzu in Georgia or the Asian crawfish see in lot of streams in America or snakeheads that were brought over from by humans

  • @btrdangerdan2010
    @btrdangerdan20102 жыл бұрын

    "this do k is exceedingly well made" tells you how much pride and quality control the Japanese people put into their work

  • @richardspears5384
    @richardspears53842 жыл бұрын

    Man that dock came from not far from where I used to live in Japan when I was stationed there in the late 90s. God I miss that place we used to surf maybe a mile north of the fishing port where it broke loose.

  • @makeracistsafraidagain
    @makeracistsafraidagain2 жыл бұрын

    Cleaning the beach is noble. Returning personal items is very sweet.

  • @psychedelicpsycho
    @psychedelicpsycho2 жыл бұрын

    Pretty cool documentary! Also it’s really cool the people finding and returning the items to people!

  • @ChatsWithChris
    @ChatsWithChris2 жыл бұрын

    Humans irritate me. They should give everyone 6 months off so that we can all go clean the oceans.

  • @NoName-de1fn

    @NoName-de1fn

    2 жыл бұрын

    Who are they?

  • @mickgatz214
    @mickgatz2142 жыл бұрын

    A very good report! Thank you VICE. :)

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  • @Lucky14970
    @Lucky149702 жыл бұрын

    Didn't you guys just say that the "dock" which landed(floated all the way from Japan to the shores of OR) in Oregon weighed 180tons? Then the narrator tells us, there was over 100tons of sea creatures attached, clinging onto, in and around the wayward Japanese fishermen's dock. So maybe someone can help un-confuse me. Does this actually mean that the dock only weighed 80tons or is it 180tons(dock) + 100tons(of marine ocean surfers) = 280tons overall(dock + creepy ocean clingy hitchhikers)

  • @einienj3281

    @einienj3281

    2 жыл бұрын

    My vote goes for 280..

  • @jaketoffen2454

    @jaketoffen2454

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@einienj3281 so does mine, but at the end of the day Who cares ??? Lol why does it matter the exact weight of the thing ? The actual weight of it is ITS BIG. pretty sure thats the point they were trying to get across.

  • @einienj3281

    @einienj3281

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@jaketoffen2454 I don't know? He asked, I gave my opinion.. 😁

  • @rayndawg7181

    @rayndawg7181

    2 жыл бұрын

    My theory is that the quote on the weight of the dock was an estimate of the actual manufactured weight. Nothing to get excited about here.

  • @KBWeeds

    @KBWeeds

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@jaketoffen2454 The person asking the question cares and asked the question which you answered.

  • @MrNguela
    @MrNguela2 жыл бұрын

    The fact that they put the engine sound effect on 6:57, made me laugh my ass off!

  • @alkasah4softs129

    @alkasah4softs129

    2 жыл бұрын

    And i Love it

  • @plumkey197
    @plumkey1972 жыл бұрын

    The Japanese have been through so many cataclysmic events, including several tsunamis over several thousands of years, and have had two of their cities nuked. Not too many countries can even come close to having experienced anything close to this collection of macabre times. But the Japanese people always manage to get through the worst times and come out shining. Third largest economy and they manufacture goods so high quality, that others can only imitate their methods, usually unsuccessfully. Their crime rate is close to zero, and you don't hear of their citizens entering a drugstore with a bag bigger than Santa's and filling it and shoplifting dozens of products. What has gotten into some of these young people nowadays? How do people justify taking things from another without just compensation for the items? The world can learn much from these people and their version of civility.

  • @shostoppah111

    @shostoppah111

    2 жыл бұрын

    Culture, pride, morals, quality of life make a huge difference.

  • @johntaranto29

    @johntaranto29

    2 жыл бұрын

    They don't have that low a crime rate, they just release people they can't convict to keep a 99% conviction rate. Its low for most countries tho.

  • @jeanniewarren4643

    @jeanniewarren4643

    2 жыл бұрын

    It's because of diminished opportunities. No free university, no jobs that offer livable wages, no drug treatment programs, no affordable housing and no hope. The USA has the money to turn this around but the people who have money and power do not care enough to help their fellow human beings!

  • @plumkey197

    @plumkey197

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@jeanniewarren4643 You are absolutely right. Drug treatment programs have been dwindling since the late 90's, rents and home prices have done nothing but increase, the good jobs require a college degree or specialized education at a for-profit school (nursing schools, chemical plant processes, etc.), and even the vo-tech schools are trending towards charging tuition. Solutions will evade as long as we maintain trillions of dollars in federal debt, with no way out.

  • @mylet2658

    @mylet2658

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@johntaranto29 they really do I have lived in Japan they have low crime it helps having a monoculture

  • @randomrahul5221
    @randomrahul52212 жыл бұрын

    This is so amazing to see those things, so heavy, did not sink but keep drifting away and up on the U.S. beach. That vessel, that Harley, that football, etc. were so remarkable to look at. Also those invasive species came so far away..

  • @thezebrafinch4650
    @thezebrafinch46502 жыл бұрын

    Oh my goddddddd...Japanese People are VERY generous...I can’t believe how they felt responsible for something they didn’t cause by paying Canada 🇨🇦 and the US 🇺🇸 millions so they can deal with washed up stuff and They even sent their people to help clean up North American Shores....I’m just speechless

  • @SunnyandNova

    @SunnyandNova

    2 жыл бұрын

    Pearl Harbor thee end

  • @thezebrafinch4650

    @thezebrafinch4650

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@SunnyandNova That has nothing to do with previous wars

  • @SunnyandNova

    @SunnyandNova

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@thezebrafinch4650 oh aight bottles up my friend

  • @mikehunntt5338

    @mikehunntt5338

    2 жыл бұрын

    Gawd is a joke

  • @donnyh3731

    @donnyh3731

    2 жыл бұрын

    Japan's always been cool af

  • @williammadray7818
    @williammadray78182 жыл бұрын

    What is really amazing is to hear an intellectual somewhere honestly admit they are wrong.

  • @hennerzz3460

    @hennerzz3460

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@SomeoneGreenPlane lol yep its definitely up there!

  • @donsolos

    @donsolos

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@SomeoneGreenPlane yes cause intellectuals arent prone to biases or are entrenched in their ways.

  • @MrTwenty20video
    @MrTwenty20video2 жыл бұрын

    Enjoyed the film very much. I appreciate the work. Thank you.

  • @dinkopausic6357
    @dinkopausic63572 жыл бұрын

    "The US Coast Guard opened fire on an empty fishing boat..." Of course they did.

  • @lucky5609

    @lucky5609

    2 жыл бұрын

    USA USA USA!!!

  • @riskey6788
    @riskey67882 жыл бұрын

    COOL!!! Love this episode

  • @Henofmayhem
    @Henofmayhem2 жыл бұрын

    Wow imagine that, a country paying a debt based on the goodness of their hearts.

  • @r.n2af847
    @r.n2af8472 жыл бұрын

    The world is supposed to be like this... Helping each other not WAR. Stop producing weapons and start producing peace in every way, shape & form !

  • @melissahedrick1318
    @melissahedrick13182 жыл бұрын

    Amazing info.....i love these types of videos !!!!! Thank you😍

  • @TomahawkCack
    @TomahawkCack2 жыл бұрын

    Mother Nature always finds a way. 😉

  • @christinenguyen7322
    @christinenguyen73222 жыл бұрын

    Aren’t we as humans, an invasive species? Every life just wants to survive & thrive

  • @SweetAven00

    @SweetAven00

    2 жыл бұрын

    We’re the worst ones really

  • @gazagxrlx2974

    @gazagxrlx2974

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@SweetAven00 True

  • @longhornmed

    @longhornmed

    2 жыл бұрын

    Why you hating on immigrants like that?

  • @SweetAven00

    @SweetAven00

    2 жыл бұрын

    @longhornmed She’s talking about the human race hun

  • @Craftzaver

    @Craftzaver

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@longhornmed white people* consumerists*

  • @gunargundarson1626
    @gunargundarson16262 жыл бұрын

    Shoutout to the lone goldfish who stayed in the floating debris at 0:45

  • @dabzz2421
    @dabzz24212 жыл бұрын

    Very cool to see this documentary, I’m local to the area and was able to go visit the massive dock on display. Never knew about the hitchhiking critters tho.

  • @CeeJai_K
    @CeeJai_K2 жыл бұрын

    Truly awesome and eye opening video.

  • @killercaos123
    @killercaos1232 жыл бұрын

    Spreading love to Japan from Oregon ❤️

  • @joepatriot363
    @joepatriot3632 жыл бұрын

    These natural occurrences have always happened and will continue to. The ones that SHOULD CONCERN us most, are the Preventable ones. Like the introduction of ZEBRA MUSSLES into the Great Lakes in the Ballast water of ships.

  • @725k9
    @725k92 жыл бұрын

    This video was awesome, marine life is so interesting.

  • @Ano-Nymous
    @Ano-Nymous2 жыл бұрын

    That dock must've been a floating death trap to other ships for 15 months while on sea. And two are still missing. That's frightening. Kinda sad that invasive species are the reason to take actions against plastic in oceans. We destroy their living environment with plastic and now that our environment is endangered we start thinking about it.

  • @firstnamelastname9215
    @firstnamelastname92152 жыл бұрын

    When a scientist says some things it’s impossible you know they are old and outdated

  • @Lucky14970

    @Lucky14970

    2 жыл бұрын

    Feel free at any time to enlighten all of us "outsiders," including any and all of these "old and outdated" professors/deans/professionals who dedicated their lives to concentrate on complicated narrowed-in subjects that they will specialize in... If ANY of these so called clueless individuals might have even the slightest clue or believes that we might ever achieve something like how to travel at the speed of light through what's considered "normal space." Sure maybe at some point we might "beat" the speed of light(currently known as the "cosmic speed limit") if scientist can somehow figure out the physics and energy required for something like the concept of a worm hole to even be created; as well as we should all try and aim to reliably utilize these "cosmic short cuts" in order to travel the unimaginably long distances in space. Maybe something like trying a tactic such as pumping damn near unlimited amounts of energy into a VERY concentrated and focused area in space. Good freakin' luck with whoever tries entering a worm hole first, never mind where and when you might get sent into this immensely vast and unimaginably large universe/reality. I mean, if we could only find feasible way to get worm holes working reliably then whatever brave f'n soul tries out going through that bad mama-jamma first might end up getting sent half way across the universe( halfway to our "cosmic horizon") which afterword's I guess it would be super fantastic that we figured out how to do something like easily "spread the seed of humanity/life itself" across this universe. Unfortunately communication at that point will take an ungodly amount of time to send back and fourth so good luck figuring out how to communicate with a vessel(s) that traveled into and through a worm hole. But hey, who knows, maybe humanity will get lucky and figure out a way to use physics and quantum entanglement to maybe send either a "real" or morse code like messages to where ever the (now)missing space ship went.

  • @jaketoffen2454

    @jaketoffen2454

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@Lucky14970 yo were talking about marine biology here not space travel.

  • @Lucky14970

    @Lucky14970

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@jaketoffen2454 Oh, I had no idea that the word scientist was owned and uniquely linked to marine biologist and not anyone else who studies STEM

  • @davidbryden7904
    @davidbryden79042 жыл бұрын

    Did not expect this to end on such a positive note! I need a little hope these days!

  • @K_Nasty
    @K_Nasty2 жыл бұрын

    1 fish. The round goby . torally messed up Lake Erie. Dont get me started on the Zebra mussels....😠

  • @davidosullivan9186
    @davidosullivan91862 жыл бұрын

    Great stuff as always

  • @SLangel18
    @SLangel182 жыл бұрын

    Finally we can talk about plastics! We need to really get rid of single use plastic. And we need to give it a carbon tax because it’s too cheap for companies to use. Most of it doesn’t get recycled and goes to landfills while the rest is missing in the ocean.

  • @navypinkdesign
    @navypinkdesign2 жыл бұрын

    14:38 these stories bring a whole new meaning to: if you love something set it free and if it comes back it’s yours

  • @kevinjoseph5021
    @kevinjoseph50212 жыл бұрын

    Amazing! Thanks for the knowledge.

  • @ChocolateMilkyYummy
    @ChocolateMilkyYummy2 жыл бұрын

    If you torch the underside of a boat to kill all the clams and only the fire resistant ones survive, did you just unintentionally breed a new species of fire proof super clams?

  • @Foojaleeckalikeelamaka

    @Foojaleeckalikeelamaka

    2 жыл бұрын

    Wouldn't that be the case for literally any system of clearing them off though?

  • @jasonmccord1287

    @jasonmccord1287

    2 жыл бұрын

    Superclams are unavoidable

  • @CatBrash
    @CatBrash2 жыл бұрын

    every country could learn something from Japan, after not on;t enduring the tsunami themselves, they went across the world to clean up it's mess too

  • @ExoticThunder9
    @ExoticThunder92 жыл бұрын

    that three point turn was so clutch

  • @whimai412
    @whimai4122 жыл бұрын

    Katie is one of my favorite reporters on vice. This was an intriguing watch.

  • @yoriyasuhiro6678
    @yoriyasuhiro66782 жыл бұрын

    I see humans playing gods again, when knowing damn well. The creator does what he wants with his creation. 🤦🏽

  • @filbao8113

    @filbao8113

    2 жыл бұрын

    Yap

  • @taylorcraven839
    @taylorcraven8392 жыл бұрын

    *species have been migrating and moving throughout the world, via ice passages, ships, insects on birds, ect., since the dawn of time. The earth and everything around us are dynamic, not static.

  • @elmaliboo4124
    @elmaliboo41242 жыл бұрын

    I love vices channel always something so random but truly amazing

  • @Eleora1997Msia
    @Eleora1997Msia Жыл бұрын

    if i saw old stuff bring back from tsunami ( i think i will cry ) is like a memory of trauma of love on had gone.

  • @raphlvlogs271
    @raphlvlogs2712 жыл бұрын

    if humans brought something to a new place then it can become invasive, if something spread in to a new place by itself then it is just a natural process. rafting over oceans is the reason why there are new world native primates and rodents.

  • @JoelL9724
    @JoelL97242 жыл бұрын

    The presenter makes this seem like a school project.

  • @Tamar-sz8ox
    @Tamar-sz8ox Жыл бұрын

    Thank you for your clean up efforts 🌎 & returning the items

  • @imperpekto12ify
    @imperpekto12ify2 жыл бұрын

    What a goooood story VICE!!! Thank you thank you for sharing it! ❤❤❤

  • @MrGhostOg
    @MrGhostOg2 жыл бұрын

    The problem is this is actually part of the natural part of life and if they hadn’t come over on docks or debris then it they would have come on trees that had fallen in the ocean and made the trek naturally

  • @andrewdavid5264
    @andrewdavid52642 жыл бұрын

    Great documentary.. scientist always say things can't happen 😊... always impossible until something happens,💫✨

  • @Mrblazed420
    @Mrblazed4202 жыл бұрын

    Strange they did not say anything about ships balance tanks that they pump water in one side of the world then realise on the other same thing happens they pick up hitch hikers

  • @cherias.4069
    @cherias.40692 жыл бұрын

    😳Here is sometthing very few peopl(s)never thought of! The oil spills, the garbage, ....but how many thought of THIS!? Thank you for the informative/useful video. ✌

  • @juliana.rilveria5518
    @juliana.rilveria55182 жыл бұрын

    This is exactly how evaluation works... and the only ecological impact that do the most destruction are us as human beings. Which is why we are the ones that should be the one's informed on how can we make a positive impact on our environments ecological ecosystems and habitats for our generations to come and call habitation.

  • @kekz0r
    @kekz0r2 жыл бұрын

    This was a nice break, and nice to see how a whole ocean can bring people together - because of the ocean. Meanwhile in Ukraine, and their bordering neighbour...

  • @snowjammma
    @snowjammma2 жыл бұрын

    i ot twist: another dock landed somewhere else but they didnt have the means to dispose of its flora and fauna and it improved the ecosystem where it arrived

  • @jenniferspisak
    @jenniferspisak2 жыл бұрын

    It’s crazy to think of how massive that tsunami must have been to move that dock

  • @reggie933
    @reggie9332 жыл бұрын

    I love how everything they have been taught is so wrong

  • @ThePoehladian

    @ThePoehladian

    2 жыл бұрын

    I wish I could say what I know, but the truth is so shocking to people, they just silence you and act like it can't possible be true. BUT IT STILL IS.

  • @mehguhtron

    @mehguhtron

    2 жыл бұрын

    Well to a certain extent if it means stretching the truth because the chances are never zero

  • @justaguy6100

    @justaguy6100

    2 жыл бұрын

    Ok it's not "everything" just to understand this, but there are details that will change as new data comes in. That's what's happened here. Honestly I never thought such a thing *should* have been considered impossible. Sadly this still isn't the most popular way of having invasive species come to our shores, that distinction still belongs to exotic animal and plant importers, but we've had plenty come in by hitch hiking on ocean going vessels, like zebra mussels. That's why I really can't understand why any marine biologist would have doubted this possibility.

  • @Lucky14970

    @Lucky14970

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@ThePoehladian Feel free to activate yourself out of the KZread comments section if at any given time you start feeling a strong and uncontrollable urge to bring up and start threading in various aspects of conspiracy theories in your responses to normal everyday conversations.

  • @einienj3281

    @einienj3281

    2 жыл бұрын

    Yeah, I bet You know everything! And You are the only one who is always right.. I'm almost at the end of this video, and I'm still waiting for All the wrong info, which You are talking about.. I guess, there's a typo in the credits or something? One guy, doesn't make up the entire field..

  • @d-247infantry9
    @d-247infantry92 жыл бұрын

    This is why nobody should say things cannot be based on "expert" information. This world is amazing and we as humans are destroying it as if we have somewhere else to go.

  • @jeanniewarren4643
    @jeanniewarren46432 жыл бұрын

    I never would have thought of this, that weather or natural disasters would bring species across oceans.

  • @annchurchill2638
    @annchurchill26382 жыл бұрын

    This may answer some of our questions about how species moved around the Earth millions of years ago.

  • @shashankvk568
    @shashankvk5682 жыл бұрын

    We would be a heck of a lot more educated and well-informed if we were to show these videos by Vice, Vox and the kind to kids in schools and universities. PS: More so to the politicians and lawmakers. But I have no hope for them.

  • @helenpauls1496

    @helenpauls1496

    2 жыл бұрын

    @HunterBidensCrackPipe Both left and right is good for kids to watch. It means they themselves can research, discuss and choose what to believe and follow.

  • @muldersrevenge2325
    @muldersrevenge23252 жыл бұрын

    Hahaha, yeah. And ships, and planes, and balloons. One really rich one just made a rocket and traveled to space. They create companies and subjugate other "invasive species."

  • @antman32p
    @antman32p2 жыл бұрын

    I knew from the title that this would be another dope Tutrone vid!

  • @ikeekieeki
    @ikeekieeki2 жыл бұрын

    it is good to see the human connection as items are returned or debris is cleaned

  • @doubtingthomas9612
    @doubtingthomas96122 жыл бұрын

    The fact that we get free documentaries on KZread by VICE News is truly a gift 👍 👍 👍

  • @Name007Wrap
    @Name007Wrap2 жыл бұрын

    Everyone could learn from Japan…they took responsibility from something no one could prevent. While people here are pointing fingers for things they know they started.

  • @quantum_shhhhart
    @quantum_shhhhart2 жыл бұрын

    you had a great intro, till the 00:50 second mark. i blame the editor for that last shot.. the timing of it all made it feel more low budget than it is

  • @buckodonnghaile4309
    @buckodonnghaile43092 жыл бұрын

    Good for them those adventurous little fellas. Nice to see a feel good story on Vice.

  • @LGGGlove
    @LGGGlove2 жыл бұрын

    Amazing video. Love it all. This would allow me to be so creative 😍🙏🏽

  • @NowAbundant
    @NowAbundant2 жыл бұрын

    When will we learn that we don't know much about anything. And what we do know is changeable at any moment. This Earth is alive and well and so is the Universe and we are only small pieces of this entire Universe and have no real say or knowledge in regards to anything substantial. ✨️ 🎆🎇 We are a species also that washed up on Earth. 😊

  • @ThePoehladian

    @ThePoehladian

    2 жыл бұрын

    Watch your thoughts, they become your words; watch your words, they become your actions; watch your actions, they become your habits; watch your habits, they become your character; watch your character, it becomes your destiny.-Lao Tzu .

  • @utkarshchoudhary3870

    @utkarshchoudhary3870

    2 жыл бұрын

    There are always certain things a species can learn. And when it is tried and tested. It should opeb one's eyes.

  • @gazagxrlx2974

    @gazagxrlx2974

    2 жыл бұрын

    Exactly, nature constantly look for ways to sustain itself through various energies and life forms...humans as we know it and all other types of animals, just happen to be some of them! And that's what knowledge truly is !

  • @utkarshchoudhary3870

    @utkarshchoudhary3870

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@gazagxrlx2974 Yeah uh.... We are physically changing the form of the earth and our actions are disrupting natural order . We are literally the ones responsible for deaths of millions of small and big creatures.... Thats not called sustainability... Thats called uncontrolled genocide of less cared living things

  • @gazagxrlx2974

    @gazagxrlx2974

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@utkarshchoudhary3870 Imnot arguing that we shouldn't take care of the Earth's resources. I'm in agreement with what the Op person said about not knowing everything, not that we should go on as if we are the only living things

  • @magichobo
    @magichobo Жыл бұрын

    This is hilarious.. lil invasive species bein pirates exploring new lands.

  • @colinlarson9656
    @colinlarson96562 жыл бұрын

    I am amazed at the altruism going on with people returning the property of those whose lives were turned upside down from that horrific tsunami. Also very happy for those who documented and eradicated the invasive species that also traveled ashore.