17 h. ago Attenborough film shows seabed ‘devastation’ says MP in bottom trawling ban call

Climate leaders are set to meet in Nice, France, next month.

Culture

4 d. ago Shocking David Attenborough footage shows destruction caused by trawling seabed

Sir David Attenborough's new film Ocean with David Attenborough reveals the devastating impact of bottom trawling on the seabed.

Events

4 d. ago Attenborough film unveils seabed destruction caused by bottom trawling

A sequence in Ocean With David Attenborough shows bottom trawling nets bulldozing through habitats on the seabed.

Politics

4 d. ago Ratify ocean treaty and ban destructive fishing in protected areas, PM urged

The call from heads of UK environmental charities follows Sir David Attenborough’s new film on the oceans, released to mark his 99th birthday.

Politics

5 d. ago Prince William sends special message to Sir Attenborough to mark incredible day

A new picture has been shared of Prince William meeting Sir David Attenborough at a screening of his new film to mark his 99th birthday today, alongside a personal message from the Prince of Wales

Politics

6 d. ago David Attenborough leaves directors in in tears over 'biggest message' he's ever told ahead of his birthday

As David Attenborough releases his feature- length film Oceans, the broadcaster left the producers as well as himself in tears with his most important message yet

Politics

6 d. ago Ocean with David Attenborough review – a passionate case against the ruination of the seas

Released on his 99th birthday and presented in the context of his remarkable career, Sir David’s authority is matched only by nature’s grandeur in this visually stunning filmA visual marvel like all his work, governed by his own matchless authority and striking a steady tonal balance between warning and hope, David Attenborough’s new film about the oceans is absorbing and compelling. He makes a passionate case against the ruin caused by industrial overfishing and the sinister mega-trawlers which roam everywhere, raking the seabed with their vast metal nets, brutally and wastefully hoovering up fish populations of which the majority is often simply thrown away, depleting developing countries and fishing communities of their share. Attenborough says that this is the new colonialism. The film is released in cinemas in anticipation of the UN’s World Oceans Day in June, which is campaigning for 30% of the world’s oceans to be preserved from exploitation – at present, only around 3% is pr...

Politics

7 d. ago Sir David Attenborough makes powerful plea as he launches his new film Ocean

The veteran broadcaster issued a stark warning ahead of his 99th birthday

Politics

7 d. ago King Charles joins Sir David Attenborough at Ocean premiere to deliver important message

King Charles attended the premiere of Sir David Attenborough's new film, Ocean, in London - with the pair chatting and laughing together before the movie

Politics

7 d. ago King stunned by David Attenborough’s age as pair attend ocean film premiere

Charles walked the ‘blue carpet’ and saw a first screening of Ocean With David Attenborough at the Southbank Centre in London on Tuesday.

Politics

7 d. ago Sir David Attenborough, 98, tells 'greatest story he's ever told' in his new film

Ocean: With David Attenborough will see the legendary environmentalist, 98, delve further than ever before into the 'most important place on earth' - its oceans.

Politics

1 week ago The one food Sir David Attenborough cut out which could help him 'live past 100'

The legendary broadcaster, 98, admitted he his nearing the 'end of his life' on Monday in a powerful statement ahead of his new film Ocean: With David Attenborough.

Society

1 week ago Attenborough at 99: naturalist ‘goes further than before’ to speak out against industrial fishing in new film

The celebrated presenter warns of ‘modern day colonialism at sea’ as he highlights the destruction caused by overfishing and bottom trawlingWhen David Attenborough’s Blue Planet II documentary aired eight years ago, its impact was so strong it was credited with bringing about a revolution in the way people use plastics. Now film-makers are hoping he can do the same for other destructive environmental practices that the world’s best-known living naturalist describes as “draining the life from our oceans”.The industrial fishing method of bottom trawling is the focus of a large part of Attenborough’s latest film, Ocean, which airs in cinemas from 8 May, the naturalist’s 99th birthday. In a remarkably no-holds-barred narrative, he says these vessels tear the seabed with such force “the trails of destruction can be seen from space”. He also condemns what he calls “modern day colonialism at sea”, where huge trawlers, operating off the coasts of countries reliant on fish for food and livel...

Politics

3 w. ago David Attenborough to release new feature film to mark 99th birthday

The film is set to be released in cinemas on 8 May - the same day as the naturalist’s 99th birthday - before it is available to stream on Disney+ and Hulu later this year

Politics

3 w. ago David Attenborough to release landmark feature film, Ocean, to mark 99th birthday

The film is set to be released in cinemas on 8 May - the same day as the naturalist’s 99th birthday - before it is available to stream on Disney+ and Hulu later this year

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