In Europe, women play a key role in fishing and aquaculture, but too often their work remains unrecognised and underpaid. Limited career choices and...
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.
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...
In a few decades, new technologies should make ocean energy a mainstream source of electricity: the industry plans to build 100 gigawatts of...
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...
If you had a better seafood selection than usual this festive season it’s partly thanks to growing catches in Sweden and across Northern Europe...
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.
