US EditionDavid Attenborough’s ‘Ocean’ Is a Brutal, Beautiful Wakeup Call From the Sea
- The documentary Ocean, narrated by David Attenborough, debuts tonight on National Geographic, showcasing unprecedented images of the destructive fishing practice known as bottom trawling, and is released in advance of tomorrow’s UN Ocean Conference in Nice.
- The film highlights the devastating impact of bottom trawling, a fishing method dragging heavy gear across the seabed, destroying habitats and releasing vast CO2.
- The documentary was filmed partly in Plymouth and Turkey during a controlled experiment by the Marine Biological Association, and uses a new tow cam to capture underwater life.
- Keith Scholey, co-director, recalled viewing the initial footage of bottom trawling and being deeply disturbed by the widespread devastation seen on the ocean floor.
- Ocean emphasizes that protecting marine areas can enable rapid recovery, as seen in reserves like the Channel Islands, and ahead of the conference, delegates will be urged to protect 30% of oceans by 2030.
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David Attenborough’s ‘Ocean’ Is a Brutal, Beautiful Wake-up Call from the Sea
NICE, France (AP) — An ominous chain unspools through the water. Then comes chaos. A churning cloud of mud erupts as a net plows the seafloor, wrenching rays, fish and a squid from their home in a violent swirl of destruction. This is industrial bottom trawling. It's not CGI. It's real. And it's legal.
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David Attenborough’s 'Ocean' is a brutal, beautiful wake-up call from the sea
The new film “Ocean With David Attenborough” is both a breathtaking celebration of marine life and a sobering exposé of the industrial forces pushing the ocean toward collapse. With never-before-seen footage from mass coral bleaching to the violent destruction of…
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NICE, France (AP) — An ominous chain unspools through the water. Then comes chaos. A churning cloud of mud erupts as a net plows the seafloor, wrenching rays, fish and a squid from their home in a violent swirl of destruction. This is industrial bottom trawling. It’s not CGI. It’s real. And it’s legal. “Ocean With David Attenborough” is a brutal reminder of how little we see and how much is at stake. The film is both a sweeping celebration of ma…
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My Mother LodeDavid Attenborough’s ‘Ocean’ is a brutal, beautiful wakeup call from the sea
NICE, France (AP) — An ominous chain unspools through the water. Then comes chaos. A churning cloud of mud erupts as a net plows the seafloor, wrenching rays…
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