PBS Documentary: Voyage of the Lonely Turtle – A Must Sea

Quick note – the documentary is a visual feast but as a friend points out doesn’t go into a ton of detail (but encourages learning more which may be perfect for many viewers).There is a fascinating (and gorgeous) site available via the LA Times, “Altered Oceans”. It accessibly presents a lot of striking information in a 5 part multimedia series: http://www.latimes.com/news/local/oceans/la-oceans-series,0,7842752.specialCheers,Alex__________________________.On Apr 16, 2007, at 12:08 PM, S. Alexandra Siess wrote:Hi all – I saw a fantastic Nature special last night: Voyage of the Lonely Turtle. http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/turtles/index.html?campaign=pbshomefeatures_2_naturevoyageofthelonelyturtle_2007-04-16Whether you are or are not a sea turtle aficionado, this was so much more including footage I’ve never seen before. …really quite something and well-rounded no matter what your interests. It took a stunningly beautiful look as to how the oceans are changing; jellyfish populations booming, high tech fishing operations and what dolphin safe tuna really means and just incredible footage of marlins and swordfish hunting, what happens on sea mounts at night… just amazing. I highly recommend it checking your local pbs schedule. Go to http://www.pbs.org/ and look for “WHEN TO WATCH” on the lefthand side.I think that fish populations will collapse before things really start to change worldwide unless more is done – which is why I’m such a fan of the Monterey Aquarium’s Seafood guides http://www.mbayaq.org/cr/seafoodwatch.aspThese might be a great handout to have on hand for our public outreach events by the way. They provide the pocket guides for free and they’re very well done; wallet sized, on good card stock, attractive and easy to use (they have a printable version online).PS – If you haven’t seen this web site, it presents a nice tie-in to the documentary: http://www.greatturtlerace.com/Hope you get a chance to see the documentary–Alex__________________________