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Oceanic Electric Power
Item# 39853
© 2007
53 Min.
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VHS ISBN: 978-1-60467-805-5
DVD (Chaptered) ISBN: 978-1-60467-806-2
Revolutionary technologies now make it possible to harness a completely renewable energy resource-the natural power of the sea. This program explores ways that electric power can be drawn from tidal f...
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Over-Exploiting the Oceans: The Dangers of Over-Fishing
Item# 39440
© 2007
48 Min.
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VHS ISBN: 978-1-60467-612-9
DVD (Chaptered) ISBN: 978-1-60467-613-6
How long will the biosphere tolerate exploitation of the oceans? Are local fishermen a doomed species? What can be done to reverse the decline of fish stocks around the planet? This program documents...
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The Lost City of New Orleans: A Case Study
Item# 36461
© 2006
50 Min.
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VHS ISBN: 978-1-4213-5792-8
DVD ISBN: 978-1-4213-5793-5
Throughout the world, sea levels are rising, coastlines are crumbling, and the intensity of hurricanes is increasing. Is the situation in New Orleans a glimpse into the future of all cities that exist...
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Oceans and Seas
Item# 34724
© 2006
21 Min.
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VHS ISBN: 978-1-4213-4333-4
DVD (Chaptered) ISBN: 978-1-4213-5068-4
More than 70 percent of the Earth's surface is covered by water. Use this video to impress upon your students the importance of the seven seas to people, the marine food chain, and the planet as a who...
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Fate of the Oceans: Our Threatened Fisheries
Item# 37642
© 2005
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VHS ISBN: 978-1-4213-8937-0
DVD (Chaptered) ISBN: 978-1-4213-8938-7
The catch is trailing off in most of the world's fishing grounds. This two-part series travels to over a dozen international locations to report on the precarious condition of global fisheries. Viewer...
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Plundering the Oceans
Item# 37643
© 2005
24 Min.
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VHS ISBN: 978-1-4213-8939-4
DVD (Chaptered) ISBN: 978-1-4213-8940-0
Almost without exception, fishing grounds all over the world are being recklessly exploited. This program brings the global problem to light, making clear that our planet is approaching an environment...
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Protecting the Oceans
Item# 37644
© 2005
24 Min.
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VHS ISBN: 978-1-4213-8941-7
DVD (Chaptered) ISBN: 978-1-4213-8942-4
Although sustainable fishing practices are a rarity in our environmentally threatened world, some can be found. This program searches out fishing industries that take steps to protect delicate ecosyst...
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Gutted: The Demise of Scotland's Fishing Industry
Item# 36149
© 2005
57 Min.
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VHS ISBN: 978-1-4213-5412-5
DVD ISBN: 978-1-4213-5413-2
Scottish fishermen have trawled for cod in the North Sea for generations. Under new European Union laws, many families are being forced out of the trade. This Wide Angle documentary poignantly depicts...
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Killing the Aral Sea: Catastrophe by Design
Item# 35563
© 2005
30 Min.
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VHS ISBN: 978-1-4213-4373-0
DVD ISBN: 978-1-4213-4374-7
"The Aral Sea must die, just as a soldier in battle!" So said a Soviet official during the 1930s when rivers feeding that immense inland sea were diverted to cultivate the surrounding desert. But in t...
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Where's the Catch? Pacific Fishing in Crisis
Item# 35135
© 2005
26 Min.
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VHS ISBN: 978-1-4213-2859-1
DVD ISBN: 978-1-4213-6162-8
"Plenty of fish in the sea" may endure as a platitude, but the expression runs afoul of current marine biology. This program examines the dangerous depletion of Pacific Ocean fish stocks, an echo of t...
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