Every drop of seawater is teeming with microscopic life. Many researchers in Europe believe that one particular kind called microalgae, which is...
Category - Science & Nature
Short documentaries on international research projects, technological innovations, nature and discovery
Ocean
Cleaner ships on the horizon: wind and electric power propel shipping sector towards reduced emissions
Ships are among the world’s biggest polluters. To replace them means finding alternatives to traditional diesel engines. With climate change at the...
Small-scale fishers make up half of all those employed in Europe’s fishing sector. Yet when it comes to policymaking, they often find themselves...
In the clean coastal waters of Western Sweden, not far from Gothenburg, tens of kilometres of ropes are hanging suspended just under the water...
Europe’s coast guards face many risks to keep our seas secure and safe. Good coordination in an emergency can mean the difference between life and...
Every morning, small fishing boats leave the port of Bueu in Spanish Galicia to look for edible razor clams a few kilometres from the mainland near...
The Arctic is warming faster than any other place on the planet, while its wildlife is being slowly poisoned by industrial toxins brought by the wind...
In Seychelles, an archipelago nation in the southwest Indian Ocean, fishing is the main source of food and income for many small communities like La...
Hundreds of non-Indigenous species have invaded the Mediterranean Sea over the past few decades. Today, they are altering local biodiversity...
The Berlengas archipelago off the coast of Portugal is a nature reserve — and a precious breeding area for shearwaters, cormorants, gulls and other...
About the author
Denis Loctier is the anchor and producer of “Ocean”, Euronews’ monthly show specialised in the blue economy and marine life. In this role, Denis travels around the world exploring the effects of climate change and human activities on ocean health, talking directly with fishers, business owners, port authorities and policy-makers. “Ocean” has taken Denis and his team to places such as Greenland, Caribbean Islands, Seychelles, Svalbard, Cabo Verde and Thailand.
A Euronews journalist since 2001, Denis has produced short TV documentaries on more than 200 international research projects and covered a variety of other topics, from economy and tourism to international politics and military conflicts.
Denis holds a PhD in Information and Communication Sciences and is certified to operate in hostile environments. He can also fly paragliders, pilot drones, navigate vessels, and dive to depths of 60 meters.
