449 people live on Træna, a tiny archipelago forty kilometres from Norway’s mainland. This remote Arctic community faces a crisis shared...
Playlist - Ocean
The Ocean is the cradle of life. It provides the food we eat, half of the oxygen we breathe and the energy we increasingly rely on. Explore the new opportunities and challenges that lie within our seas and meet the men and women who work in the Blue Economy. Come with us on a voyage of discovery — in Ocean, every month on Euronews and Euronews.com.
What connects aquaculture students in Spanish estuaries to EU policymakers in Brussels? A continent-wide network monitoring ocean conditions in real...
Europe’s Atlantic bluefin tuna populations have made a reassuring comeback after nearly collapsing two decades ago. Today, tight international...
Europe’s offshore wind farms are being reimagined as multi-purpose sites. The first commercial-scale project has successfully harvested seaweed...
From underwater archaeology to whale-watching tours led by actual scientists, Europe’s Atlantic islands demonstrate how tourism can protect rather...
In the bustling artisanal port of Nouadhibou, Mauritania, thousands of small fishing boats — pirogues — prepare to return to the sea, as a two-month...
Rising from the Baltic Sea, Kriegers Flak is more than Denmark’s largest offshore wind farm. It’s a pioneering energy bridge between Denmark...
From France’s Atlantic coast to the Spanish Mediterranean, marine industries are finding new ways to turn their waste into treasure. In Arcachon Bay...
A pioneering project is connecting young prison inmates with jobs in Europe’s growing marine industries, offering a win-win solution to two pressing...
Every minute, the equivalent of one garbage truck of plastic enters our oceans. Scientists warn that by 2040, plastic waste in our seas could triple...
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.