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Andrew repken with the national geographic society, thank you. >> you're welcome. great. and now to a different part of the ocean, the right whale population. it is in decline. normally 450 north atlantic right whales are left on the planet. and the u.s. national oceanic and atmospheric administration says the species could die out in just a few decades. >> the reasons, the population decline is caused by climate change and fishing policy or a lack thereof. earlier i spoke about this with charles green, the director of the ocean resources and ecosystems program at cornell university. >> ther...

>> let's bring in andrew repken from national geographic society. thank you so much for talking with us. >> great to be with you. >> we have clear evidence that the earth's climate is warmer. that is also opening up new trade routes in the north. is it a good thing, obviously, probably for commerce, but is it a good thing in the bigger picture? how do you characterize it? >> it is complicated like so many aspects of climate change. this is my 30th year writing about it. mostly at "the new york times" and a couple of books. the issue with the -- the reality going through the northern passages, ...