Plankton to Fish: A Food Cycle

The Ocean’s Greatest Feast

2022 · ★ 6

The story of South Africa’s sardine run is brought vividly to life on camera.

Equator - Reef of Riches

2009

The Indonesian archipelago in the Indo-Pacific Ocean comprises thousands of islands, atolls and the largest concentration of coral reefs in the world. This rich and varied environment is a product of a unique set of natural circumstances. The equatorial sun powers ocean currents among the tiny dots of land. Where the archipelago meets the western tip of New Guinea an intersection of ocean currects creates perhaps the world's richest reefs - in the region of the Rajah Ampat Islands. A coral reef houses a myriad of colors, shapes and patterns: from the bulb tentacle anemone which protects, and in turn is protected by, the brightly coloured clownfish; to the multi-branched gorgonian, home of the tiny pygmy seahorses.

Digital Aquarium: Turtles of the Caribbean

A 59 minute video displaying beautiful tropical fish and reefs set to relaxing music

Eigenartige Fische

1930

Short documentary on fish

Život stojatých vôd

1995

No synopsis available.

Oceans

2010 · ★ 7.5

An ecological drama/documentary, filmed throughout the globe. Part thriller, part meditation on the vanishing wonders of the sub-aquatic world.

The Cost of Cobalt

2021

In the cobalt mining areas of Katanga in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), babies are being born with horrific birth defects. Scientists and doctors are finding increasing evidence of environmental pollution from industrial mining which, they believe, may be the cause of a range of malformations from cleft palate to some so serious the baby is stillborn. More than 60% of the world’s reserves of cobalt are in the DRC and this mineral is essential for the production of electric car batteries, which may be the key to reducing carbon emissions and to slowing climate change. In The Cost of Cobalt we meet the doctors treating the children affected and the scientists who are measuring the pollution. Cobalt may be part of the global solution to climate change, but is it right that Congo’s next generation pay the price with their health? Many are hoping that the more the world understands their plight, the more pressure will be put on the industry here to clean up its act.

Fie

2024

An older woman cooks for a fisherman by the sea.

OceanWorld 3D

2009 · ★ 6

A 3-D documentary chronicling a sea turtle's journey across the oceans.

Blue Planet Easy Fishkeeping

2009

Fish make wonderful pets. With the right care, they have been known to live for 20 to 30 years! But don't make the mistake of thinking goldfish can take care of themselves. Although they are fairly hardy and can adapt to most conditions, they are completely dependent on your skills as a pet keeper. If you take a little time to watch this video and learn the simple basics, your new friends will reward you by living long and happy lives

Secrets of the Great Barrier Reef

2010

Down Under, just a few nights after the November full moon - when water temperature and tides are just right - one of nature's most extraordinary events explodes into life. Thousands of coral join in an elaborate mating ritual, a synchronized dance of naturally occurring phenomena that help increase the coral's odds of survival. Journey through more than 1,200 miles of Australia's treasured Great Barrier Reef to discover the secrets of the unique marine life that inhabit this dazzling spectacle, considered to be the world's biggest single structure made by living organisms and declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.

Gasterosteus aculeatus (Gasterosteidae) - Balz und Ablaichen

1965

The three-spined stickleback is shown. Nest building, zigzag dance, fanning at the nest, sometimes following a female, also short mouth fights, the female swimming into the nest, spawning, the male poking at the rear end of the partner, inseminating the eggs in the nest after the female swims away.