Adventures Filming in Senegal

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Our filming in Senegal is for a new film the Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation is producing for the Smithsonian Channel called An Ocean Mystery: The Missing Catch. The film will tell the story of an ambitious ocean detective, Dr. Daniel Pauly, and his …

Filming in Senegal

Journey along with us via this photo album as we film in Senegal for our new production, The Missing Catch: An Ocean Mystery.

“You can’t find fish here anymore”

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While filming in Senegal for An Ocean Mystery: The Missing Catch we visited the coastal town of Joal. It is about 2 hours drive south of Dakar, 3 if you get stuck behind a slow truck. When we arrived we …

The Capture of the Asian Warrior

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One of the focuses of our filming in Senegal was to look at the impact of illegal fishing on the Senegalese fishing industry. We are working with Dyhia Belhabib Ph.D, from the Sea Around Us of the University of British …

Meet a Marine Geologist: Sam Purkis

Do you know… a real marine geologist? In this Meet a Marine Geologist video, you’ll learn about a real life marine geologist who spends his days working on reef-scale monitoring of coral habitats using remote sensing technologies. Dr. Sam Purkis is an Associate …

Meet a Scientific Diver: Samantha Clements

Do you know… a real scientific diver? In this Meet a Scientist video, you’ll learn about a real life scientific diver who spends her days studying coral reef communities and the unique organisms that live there. Samantha Clements is a scientific diver …

Meet a Coral Reef Ecologist: Alex Dempsey

Do you know… a real coral reef ecologist? In this Meet a Scientist video, you’ll learn about a real life coral reef ecologist who has spent her life studying corals and coral reefs. Alex Dempsey is currently the Coral Reef …

Meet an Oceanographer: Captain Philip Renaud

Do you know… a real oceanographer? In this Meet a Scientist video, you’ll learn about a real life oceanographer who has spent his life studying the oceans. Captain Renaud’s career in oceanography began at the Naval Academy where he earned …

Inside the Mangrove Forest

Inside the Mangrove Forest In this short film you’ll learn what mangroves are and the importance of the complex ecosystem their forests create. Welcome to the mangrove forest, where the daily rhythm of the tides sets the pace. These coastal wetlands create …