Italy produces more than 100,000 tonnes of hazelnuts per year. That’s hard labour. Very large farmlands, like the research hazelnut orchard in...
Category - Science & Nature
Short documentaries on international research projects, technological innovations, nature and discovery
The cruise industry is booming, with more than 25 million passengers expected to be carried worldwide in 2019. But with the increase in numbers comes...
Torre Guaceto, an eight-kilometre long stretch of coastline north-west of Brindisi, used to be known as a centre for poor fishing practices, black...
Jan Olsen, Chairman, Association of Thorupstrand Fishermen: “My father was a fisherman. It’s in our veins, in our blood.” Eleven hours on a rough...
Can global warming leave us without fish, and fishermen without an income? Or does the new climate come with new opportunities? Here, in Italy, and...
In a few decades, new technologies should make ocean energy a mainstream source of electricity: the industry plans to build 100 gigawatts of...
Humanity has used yeast for more than seven thousand years — for baking bread, fermenting food and beverages. But can our single-celled...
Chef Nelson Pérez runs the high-end fish restaurant Nelson on Gran Canaira. It serves locally farmed fish as a delicacy. “I’ve been working with...
In a tightened up policing of their fishing industry Thailand has begun intercepting and inspecting fishing boats far out at sea this year, one of...
The air we breathe is poisoned by tiny particles emitted by car engines. Every year, almost half a million people in the EU die prematurely due to...
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.
