David Attenborough: call the living legend of the defense of nature to protect the oceans

David Attenborough is a British naturalist who has chosen VIODA mission to fight for the planet and to inform about the good and badSo that people are aware of their role in taking care of the only site in the universe where we can survive.

He is almost 99 years old, But that is not an excuse to give a task that he has been driving for decades. It was always very clear, it is necessary to save the planet that shows how it is the nature that surrounds us to reduce the human impact on the earth.

Are The last project has been resolved in the oceans and the health of the seas and is a piece that moves us directly to submarine habitats To tell us how life is in -depth and how anthropogenic actions influence them.

David Attenborough: New documentary about the oceans

A new documentary from the renowned British naturalist David Attenborough, whose world premiere in London will be this day 6, emphasizes the “vital importance” of the ocean to maintain the survival of the planet. ‘Ocean, with David Attenborough ‘ It can also be seen in Open two days later, the 8, in the United Kingdom and in 26 countries, coinciding with the 99th anniversary of the veteran distribution.

Moreover, the world premiere of the tape on television and ‘streaming’ platforms such as National Geographic, Disney+ and Hulu will be produced at the end of this year. In the movie, Attenborough immerses the viewer on an overwhelming journey in which he emphasizes that the ocean is now ‘our greatest ally for climatic catastrophe’.

«In the last hundred yearsScientists and explorers have unveiled remarkable new species, epic migrations and surprising and complex ecosystems In addition to everything that could have imagined when I was young, “says the communicator.

«And is -dice -films– We share some of those wonderful discoveries, we discover why our ocean is in such a bad health And perhaps, most importantly, show how it can be restored until it has health again ».

Attenborough shows spectacular sequences of coral barriers, algae forests and comments with his unmistakable voice that the ocean It is “the living support system of the planet” while it is regrettable that it is now “for an intersection”, in which people “dries life” of his waters.

The Spanish biologist Enric Sala, who served as a scientific adviser in the documentary, explained in writing to protect the ocean against human exploitation. “It is the minimum that we can do to maintain our livelihood system, “in addition to” being essential for the survival of humanity “.

Eight years ago his documentary ‘Blue Planet II’ released, Attenborough managed to cause an enormous impact that subsequently served to generate a revolution in the way people use plastics. With this tape, try to achieve a similar effect against other destructive practices that influence the diversity of life in the sea.

The most harmful one for oceans is dragging fishing

According to room, The most harmful practice in the ocean is the background resistance fishing, which occupies part of the documentary Focus. «No other film has shown how it really is like drag under water. See how those big and heavy networks scrape the seabed and kill everything they find on their path is heartbreaking, “he described.

In this respect, Sala remembered That a recent study in which he participated discovered that this practice in European Waters Company costs up to 11,000 million eurosDue to carbon emissions that occur when stirring the sediment of the seabed.

He also assured that they also harm “wrong information” and the wrong idea that setting up protected marine areas has the fishing sector. «In the documentary, the importance of the prohibition areas for their support and economic survival of the fishermen themselves is heard. The worst enemy of Vissers is overfishing, “said the Spanish biologist.

The tape too condemns “modern colonialism in the sea”, where huge years, which operate from the coasts of countries depending on fishing to obtain their foodThey are responsible for eating local fishing catches.

Attenborough Brand on how sharks or turtles could not survive hundreds of thousands of industrial background ships that are competing with life at sea today And with local fishing communities ‘in every corner of the ocean’.

He said to the British media: “The The idea of ​​destroying a jungle causes fear and yet we do the same under water every day. We can still claim that it is illegal ». The documentary tells inspiring stories about oceanic recovery in places where destructive fishing becomes veto, such as on the island of Arran (Scotland). “The ocean can recover faster than we can imagine: it can come back to life,” he says Attenborough. EFE / ECOTICIA.COM