stories done by the TODAY Show (NBC) during their live broadcast from Belize on November 17 & 18th, 2008

Below is a summary of the stories done by the TODAY Show (NBC) during their live broadcast from Belize on November 17 & 18th, 2008.

All the aerial views and the stories with the helicopter where done using the services of Astrum Helicopters (http://www.astrumhelicopters.com/)

Discovering the Blue HoleNov. 17: The reef off the coast of Belize known as the Blue Hole may be in trouble because of rising ocean temperatures. TODAY’s Matt Lauer reports.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/27766272#27766272

An aerial view of the Blue HoleNov. 17: TODAY’s Matt Lauer takes a helicopter tour above the Blue Hole and along the coastline of Belize.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/27766231#27766231

Continuing Cousteau’s journeyNov. 17: TODAY’s Matt Lauer talks to Jacques Cousteau’s grandson Fabien about the secrets that lie under the sea and the global concerns about the state of our planet’s water.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/27765080#27765080

Worries about ecotourismNov. 17: NBC’s Kerry Sanders looks into whether the ecotourism industry has become a problem. TODAY’s Matt Lauer talks to Blake Ross, director of Long Caye Belize, about the issue. (Today Show)http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/27767723#27767723

Lauer swims with the sharksNov. 18: Matt Lauer goes snorkeling with sting rays, sharks, and other fish off the coast of Belize. The TODAY co-host is in the Central American nation as part of the show’s “Ends of the Earth” series, which is focusing on the future of the world’s water.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/27782284#27782284

Cousteau on our troubled watersNov. 18: TODAY’s Matt Lauer talks to Jacques Cousteau’s grandson Fabien about the state of our oceans and the effects that rising temperatures have on sea life.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/27782319#27782319

Preserving marine wildlifeNov. 18: TODAY’s Matt Lauer finds out what conservationists are doing to try to preserve marine wildlife off the coast of Belize.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/27782889#27782889

Wildlife in peril in BelizeNov. 18: NBC’s Kerry Sanders meets some of the endangered species in Belize. TODAY’s Matt Lauer talks to Losita Lee of the Audubon Society about the state of the wildlife.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/27783851#27783851

Preserving the coral reefsNov. 18: TODAY’s Matt Lauer talks to Melanie McField about the Healthy Reefs for Healthy People Initiative.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/27785285#27785285