When I finished my blog post yesterday I was thinking that I should advertise some of the documentaries Joe and I watched that we think are simply amazing.
The first documentary we watched with the ocean as the topic was Chasing Coral (2017). It describes how corals all over the world are dying due to global warming. Even a few degrees make enough of a difference that the corals are vanishing and what used to be a colorful, lively reef, slowly turns into a graveyard of coral skeletons. It’s disturbing and sad to see how quickly this beautiful world on the bottom of the ocean vanishes and since it’s so hidden from the eye of the everyday person, nobody really seems to care because they don’t know.
You can watch Chasing Coral on Netflix here and take action here.
We were shocked after watching this documentary and followed a recommendation on Netflix called A Plastic Ocean (2016). The writer Craig Leeson started to research the current situation of the ocean after noticing that more and more plastic was floating on the surface. He shows where plastic comes from, how it ends up around the neck of sea lions, in the noses of turtles, and in the stomachs of sea birds and how it turns beautiful beaches into landfills.
You can watch A Plastic Ocean on Netflix here and take action here.
Finally we learned of Dr. Sylvia Earle who is one of the leading activists for preserving ocean life. The documentary Mission Blue (2014) tells her life story and how she continually fights for the ocean. Mission Blue is also the name of her campaign which has the goal to create a global network of marine protected areas, so called “Hope Spots”. There is so much to learn in this documentary; not only about the marine life, but also about activism, being brave, and standing up for what is right.
You can watch Mission Blue on Netflix here and take action here.
Joe and I highly recommend these documentaries and if you have any recommendations yourself, thoughts, and/or other platforms where one can take action, please feel free to share!
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Joe & Linda 