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Oceans: Endangered, Enchanting, Economic (Spring / Summer 2018 Display)
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View our on-site display at the Film & Video Collection on the Lower Level of Morris Library, and explore the Blu-ray, DVD, and eVideo resources available to UD students, staff, and faculty. Browse select titles below. You're also invited to attend the Delaware Environmental Institute's Lights, Camera, EARTH! film series, co-sponsored by the College of Earth, Ocean, and the Environment and the Library, Museums and Press on Wednesdays at 7pm, February 21 through April 4, 2018. This year's series focuses on the challenges facing our oceans and costs. Screenings are free and open to the public, and will feature faculty-led discussions. |
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Our Oceans. They are enchanting. They are endangered. They impact the economy everywhere. “…rising hazards to human health and the ecosystem…”; “…reveals the latest developments in deep sea science…”; “Can experts crack the code of a rapidly changing ocean before it is too late?”; “Documents how the pH balance has changed dramatically…”; “Imagine an ocean without fish… - …this film is a wake-up call.” “Features an exhilarating look under the sea through the eyes of those that live there…”; “…experience face-to-face encounters with some of the most mysterious and stunning creatures of the sea.”; “Explore the mysterious depths of the 'world ocean'…”; “Startling wildlife photography reveals the sea and its communities…” “In a sleepy lagoon off the coast of Japan is a highly guarded secret…”; “…the phenomenal growth in demand for sushi has come at a cost…”; “This is a war for fish, for nature, and for the planet…”; “Explores the immense changes threatening marine fisheries worldwide…”; “…do we fish the last ocean or do we protect it?" |
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Call Number: DVD 3475Publication Date: 2006A five-part series on the crisis in the seas. Part 1. A primeval tide of toxins -- Part 2. Sentinels under attack -- Part 3. Dark tides, ill winds -- Part 4. Sea preserves a plastic plague -- Part 5. A chemical imbalance
The Coastal State of Delaware by Call Number: DVD 11604Publication Date: 1978Examines the varied aspects of Delaware's coastal areas. Considers problems which have been caused by overcrowding and development, and relates these problems to the economic benefits derived from business, industry, and recreation.
The End of the Line by Call Number: DVD 7568 & eVideoPublication Date: 2009In this film, viewers see firsthand the effects of humanities global love affair with fish as food. Scientists predict that if we continue fishing as we are now, we will see the end of most seafood by 2048.
Killer Algae by Call Number: DVD 17805Publication Date: 2016Algae can contaminate vast areas in the sea with highly neurotoxic substances, killing thousands of fish and other marine life. Meanwhile, humans can also become dangerously ill as a result of eating the poisonous seafood. This documentary uncovers instances of oceanic catastrophe, and the steps scientists are making to prevent them.
Lethal Seas by Call Number: DVD 17084Publication Date: 2013With carbon emissions sharply rising, carbon dioxide is entering the seas at a staggering rate, raising the oceans' acidity. As a result, the skeletons and shells of marine creatures that form the foundation of the web of life are dissolving.
One Ocean by Call Number: DVD 12266Publication Date: 2010This series dives into the world's vast interconnected ocean ecosystem - telling the story from its turbulent birth to its threatened future.
Operation Deep Sea: Slight in the Darkness by Call Number: DVD 18229Publication Date: 2009This documentary explores the still largely unknown abysses of the ocean and its essential impact on our environment and climate.
Plastic Oceans by Call Number: Available as eVideoPublication Date: 2012In our throw away world a plastic bag outlives it's usefulness after around fifteen minutes. A plastic bottle might last a little longer, party balloons a whole occasion. But the ocean likes to hang onto these discarded treasures for decades, even centuries giving many other consumers a taste for plastic.
Poisoned Water by Call Number: DVD 6618Publication Date: 2009More than three decades after the Clean Water Act, two iconic waterways -- the great coastal estuaries of Puget Sound and the Chesapeake Bay -- are in perilous condition. This film examines the rising hazards to human health and the ecosystem and why it's so hard to keep our waters clean.
Safe Harbor by Call Number: DVD 19166Publication Date: 2015Wellfleet Harbor off of Cape Cod Bay features a particularly striking and unusual tidal environment. This film presents the recent research efforts of scientists, naturalists, and local citizens to understand and protect the inhabitants of this fragile harbor.
A Sea Change by Call Number: DVD 6709 & eVideoPublication Date: 2009Experts predict that over the next century, steady increases in carbon dioxide emissions and the continued rise in the acidity of the oceans will cause most of the world's fisheries to experience a total bottom-up collapse -- a state that could last for millions of years ...
Sonic Sea by Call Number: DVD 19268 & eVideoPublication Date: 2017Over the last fifty years, our increasing ocean presence has drastically transformed the acoustic environment of the ocean. Undersea noise pollution is invisible but it is damaging the web of ocean life.
Straws by Call Number: DVD 19196Publication Date: 2017Each day, Americans use over 500,000,000 plastic straws. They aren't recycled, adding to the estimated 8.5 metric tons of plastic debris entering oceans annually. The film illustrates how individuals, groups and business owners around the globe are reducing plastic straw use through education, outreach, policy development and utilization of non-plastic alternatives.
Enchanting
The Blue Planet: Seas of Life by Call Number: DVD 2816Publication Date: 2001Wildlife photography reveals the sea and its communities in this mini-series on the ocean, a world we know less about than the moon.
Coral Sea Dreaming: Awaken by Call Number: DVD 19197Publication Date: 2009A vivid exploration of coral reefs, which harbor the greatest biodiversity of any ecosystem on Earth.
The Living Sea by Call Number: DVD 17662Publication Date: 1995Explore the mysterious depths of the "world ocean" to discover the beauty and diversity of the ocean and its importance to all life on earth.
Oceans by Call Number: DVD 8305 and HDDVD 21Publication Date: 2010Features a look under the sea through the eyes of those that live there. Underwater filming will let viewers migrate with whales, swim alongside a great white shark, and race with dolphins at play.
Under the Sea by Call Number: DVD 7238Publication Date: 2009Transports you to undersea locations, including Southern Australia, New Guinea, and others in the Indo-Pacific region and allows you to experience face-to-face encounters with some of the most mysterious and stunning creatures of the sea.
Voyage to the Edge of the World by Call Number: DVD 13424Publication Date: 2009In 1975, Jacques Cousteau and his team aboard the Calypso sail to Antartica, equipped with a submarine to explore the islands, icebergs, fossils, craters and creatures of the ocean.
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The Cove by Call Number: DVD 7042Publication Date: 2009In a sleepy lagoon off the coast of Japan, Taiji fishermen engage in an unseen hunt during the night, for thousands of dolphins. The work is horrifying, and when a team of activists, filmmakers, and free-divers penetrate their cover, the discoveries they find there are just the tip of the iceberg.
Empty Oceans, Empty Nets by Call Number: Available as eVideoPublication Date: 2003The film examines the full extent of the global fisheries crisis and the forces that continue to push many marine fish stocks toward commercial extinction. It also documents some of the most promising and innovative work being done to restore fisheries and protect essential fish habitat.
The Fish on My Plate by Call Number: DVD 18846Publication Date: 2017What fish should I eat that's good for me and good for the planet? With people worldwide consuming more seafood than ever, this film explores questions of sustainability and overfishing, and the health of the ocean.
Fish Tail by Call Number: DVD 18210Publication Date: 2015Rabo de Peixe (literally translated as ‘fish tail’) is the name of a village in the Azores that is home to the largest collection of artisanal fisheries on the whole archipelago. In recent years, global industrial overfishing has created significant problems.
Fish Wars by Call Number: DVD 17811Publication Date: 2011"The seas of the Asia Pacific contain 75% of the world's coral species and over 3,000 marine fish species. Man's demand for fish, caught legally and illegally, is pushing these reefs to the brink. We follow marine biologists fighting not just to protect, but to rebuild the oceans.
Freightened: The Real Cost of Shipping by Call Number: DVD 18301Publication Date: 2016Looks at the role played by cargo shipping in the global economy. Raises ethical questions pertaining to the shipping industry such as the exploitation of workers from developing countries, the poor conditions of the shipping fleets due to poor maintenance, and the environmental effects caused by the wreckage of vessels.
The Last Ocean by Call Number: DVD 14316Publication Date: 2012The Ross Sea, Antarctica is the most pristine marine ecosystem on Earth, a place that can teach us about the workings of all marine ecosystems. But the fishing industry recently found its way to the Ross Sea, targeting Antarctic toothfish and, unless fishing is stopped, the natural balance of the Ross Sea will be lost forever. Environmentalists, commercial fishers and governments are going head to head over this issue.
Sacred Cod by Call Number: DVD 19243 & eVideoPublication Date: 2016A documentary that captures the collapse of the historic cod population in New England, delving into the effects of overfishing, climate change and government policies on fishermen and the fish.
Sushi, The Global Catch by Call Number: DVD 13425Publication Date: 2012The phenomenal growth in demand for sushi has come at a cost: overfishing has led to depleting fish stocks, which in turn has threatened the balance of the ocean's ecosystems.
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