Oceans

Every year more than 70 million sharks are harvested for their fins. Peru has emerged as a leading exporter with illegal shipments coming across the porous border with Ecuador. One woman is fighting back.

Jeremy Young | US | 25 min

Our kelp forests are largely unobserved, and now they are vanishing. To understand why, our filmmakers focus on the work of scientists who dive underwater and look down from space.

Andrew Robinson & Dominic Smith | US | 11 min

Shines a light on the importance of beluga whales to Alaskans and the Alaskan ecosystem. The film highlights how belugas, other wildlife, and the way of life of the people of the region are threatened by the proposed Pebble Mine project.

Steve Ellington | US | 9 min

Farming under the sea? Meet Bren Smith, the ocean farming pioneer whose vertical kelp and shellfish farms can transform the way food is produced.

Darcy Hennessey Turenne | US, CA | 14 min

Follows a team of scientists as they attempt a revolutionary new technique that could have lasting impacts on how conservationists are able to protect and restore endangered coral species from near extinction.

Roshan Patel | US | 10 min