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We finally managed to film with the COMEX submersible in Marseille
The weather finally cleared to enable us to head out from Marseille on board the COMEX vessel, ‘Minibex’, in order to launch the submersible and see what is happening at the bottom of the Mediterranean. The submersible, RAMORA, is capable of descending to 600m and enabled us to see for ourselves the plastic waste that is polluting the deep oceans. As well as the submersible we also took down the ROV which had an additional Read More
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Filming in Siena, Italy, with Prof. Cristina Fossi
During the Sardinia shoot we were working with Prof. Cristina Fossi who is doing research with a team of scientists into the impact of pollution on whales and dolphins. We are now here in Siena to film the results of their work. The results shocking, but sadly as we expected. All of this evidence will make a very strong sequence in our film.
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Filming in Nice, France has been successful
We have managed to get some great footage so far in France. The plan had been to film the submarine but bad weather in Marseille meant that we had to have a quick shuffle around. So we drove to Nice in order to get some footage of world record free diving champion Tanya Streeter in her element ….. the ocean. The effects were stunning. Later next week we will be returning to Marseille and get Read More
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BSAC Join as Partners
BSAC is the largest scuba diving club in the world and, as the sport’s UK Governing Body, has been at the forefront of diving and snorkelling for more than 55 years. Regularly diving and exploring the seas of the UK as well as around the world, BSAC believes that, ‘guardians of the seas’, its 31,000+ divers have a role to play in protecting our oceans – now and for future generations.
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MCS and WDCS
We forgot to mention, we have also had talks with the Marine Conservation Society and the Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society and as there are clearly defined areas of mutual interest in our work we have agreed to share resources and information as much as possible. The more people that know about the problems of plastic pollution the better.
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Joining Forces with NABU
Founded in 1899, NABU (NATURE AND BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION UNION), is one of the oldest and largest environment associations in Germany. NABU`s main objectives are the preservation of habitats and biodiversity, the promotion of sustainability in agriculture, forest management and water supply and distribution, as well as to enhance the significance of nature conservation in our society. They are also involved in a unique project called “Fishing for Litter” which is engaging with fishing vessels with Read More
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Could UK be ready to ban plastic bags?
A report in the Daily Mail, who have been campaigning for some time to ban plastic bags, states that coalition ministers may be looking more closely at an outright ban. Recycling minister Lord Henley is ‘not happy’ at the growing problem of single use bag. Go to Mail online for more details.
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Tesco Store the first to ban plastic bags
A small Tesco store in a sleepy village has become the first of the chains hundreds of stores to ban plastic bags after a campaign by villagers. For more information go to Mail online
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Future Planet Films in Sardinia
The team were in Sardinia for a 6 day shoot working with Cetacean Biologist Prof. Cristina Fossi, who developed the ‘live biopsy’ method to gather information from whales and dolphins, using a crossbow and biopsy dart. In true filming fashion, the first few days were frustrating as the unseasonably strong winds forced the filming boats back into the safety of the marina for much of the time. Then on the penultimate morning we were up Read More
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Plastic Oceans Visit DSD in Germany
The Plastic Oceans team have been in Germany to meet with Der Grüne Punkt – Duales System Deutschland GmbH and see how recycling is undertaken in that country. I have to say, that it is very impressive. The onus of responsibility lies with the producers of the products, who pay license fees in order to maintain an efficient system. There is a mandatory scheme for recycling PET with collection points and refund systems being operated at Read More
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