Sounds help fish and other marine animals survive.

声音可以帮助鱼类和其他海洋生物生存。

Were they interested in the marine animals? Not particularly.

它们会海洋生物感兴趣吗？也没有。

Almost all marine animals use sound for all vital life functions.

几乎所有的海洋动物都是靠声音来完成所有至关重要的生活功能。

Big Sur's marine animals live in rare proximity to terrestrial creatures.

罕见的是大索尔的海洋动物都生活与陆生动物较近的地方。

Fish and marine animals abound, and — hey there! — swimmers are waving at us.

鱼类和海洋动物比比皆是，而且——嘿，那里！——游泳的人正向我们招手。

They're home to thousands of species of plants, fish and other marine animals.

它们是成千上万种植物、鱼类和其他海洋动物的家园。

That left rocks and marine animals exposed above the level of the tide.

这导致岩石和海洋动物暴露在潮汐水位之上。

A few short centuries ago, huge territories were the domain of marine animals.

几个世纪以前，大片地区都是海洋生物的领地。

These have also been found to contribute to the death of many marine animals.

这些也导致了许多海洋生物的死亡。

And that could spell the end for thousands of marine animal and plant species.

那可能招致成千上万的海洋动植物物种的终结。

What about all the different marine animals that swim to the surface for air?

那些会游到海面上呼吸空气的海洋动物呢？

These range from the microscopic, through tiny marine animals to giant sponges, crabs and starfish.

这些生物从微小的海洋动物到巨大的海绵、螃蟹和海星都有。

We're seeing insects and wildlife and marine animals that are moving away from warmer waters.

我们可以看到，昆虫、野生动物和海洋动物都离开了温暖的水域。

Also, the overall number of marine animals has gone down by about half since 1970.

另外，自1970年以来，海洋生物的总体数量已经下降了近一半。

Over the years, non-profits and state agencies for marine animal response and rescue either close down or loss funding.

这些年来，负责海洋动物应对和营救的非营利组织和国家机构，它们或关闭或失去经费。

Every year up to 2,000 marine animals will probably beach themselves alive around the world's coastlines.

每年可能有多达 2000 种海洋动物会在世界各处的海岸线附近搁浅在海滩上。

Naturalists report that other rare marine animals have also been seen recently in shallow Thai waters.

生物学家报告称，最近在泰国浅水区还发现了其他稀有海洋动物。

Shortly after the Cambrian explosion, mud slides rapidly buried thousands of marine animals under conditions that favored fossilization.

在寒武纪大爆发后不久，滑落的泥土迅速掩埋了成千上万的海洋动物，形成了极有利于化石形成的环境。

Nearly all of the fossils we find — around 99% are from marine animals, such as shellfish and sharks.

我们发现的几乎所有化石，约 99% 来自海洋动物，比如贝类和鲨鱼。

Lynda Doughty of Pittsburgh,Maine monitors 2,500 miles of coastline providing lifesaving support and medical cares to thousands of marine animals.

缅因州匹兹堡的Lynda Doughty监测着 2,500 英里的海岸线，为数以千计的海洋动物提供救生支持和医疗服务。