Climate change is making Arctic waters more accessible to vessels, raising the controversial prospect of more industrial-scale fishing. On the latest episode of Ocean...
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Italy produces more than 100,000 tonnes of hazelnuts per year. That’s hard labour. Very large farmlands, like the research hazelnut orchard in Ronciglione, inevitably...
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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 market smuggling and a...
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 sea, day after day. The...
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 across Europe...
In a few decades, new technologies should make ocean energy a mainstream source of electricity: the industry plans to build 100 gigawatts of production capacity in...
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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.