Coral reef adventure

Title
Coral reef adventure

Summary
Ocean explorers Howard and Michele Hall turn their love for the ocean and their concern for the future of the world's coral reefs into action. With Jean-Michel Cousteau, deep reef scientist Richard Pyle and Fijian diver Rusi Vulakoro, the Halls explore and capture on film the dazzling underwater world of coral reefs, magical places here on Earth. But this undersea exploration warns its viewers that the natural magnificence of the world's most impressive coral reefs is, in most cases, a mere 30 years away from extinction due to the devastating effects of global (and oceanic) warming. Whether or not that timeframe is accurate (and there's not enough solid science presented here to prove it either way), it's tragically obvious that we are in the process of losing entire ecosystems that cannot be replaced, and when you witness these awesome coral reefs in their still-thriving vitality, you experience a sense of urgent responsibility toward our stewardship of the Earth.

Other Title
At head of title: MacGillivray Freeman's

Year Published
2004

Physical Description
2 videodiscs (ca. 73 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.

Note
"Originally created for exhibition in IMAX theatres."--Container insert.
 
Featuring songs written & recorded by Crosby, Stills & Nash.

Subject
Coral reef biology.
 
Coral reef ecology.
 
Corals.
 
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

Added Author
Davidson, Osha Gray.
 
Hall, Howard, 1949-
 
Judson, Stephen.
 
Neeson, Liam.
 
MacGillivray, Greg.

Added Corporate Author
Crosby, Stills & Nash.

Electronic Access
http://www.macfreefilms.com/

Summary
Ocean explorers Howard and Michele Hall turn their love for the ocean and their concern for the future of the world's coral reefs into action. With Jean-Michel Cousteau, deep reef scientist Richard Pyle and Fijian diver Rusi Vulakoro, the Halls explore and capture on film the dazzling underwater world of coral reefs, magical places here on Earth. But this undersea exploration warns its viewers that the natural magnificence of the world's most impressive coral reefs is, in most cases, a mere 30 years away from extinction due to the devastating effects of global (and oceanic) warming. Whether or not that timeframe is accurate (and there's not enough solid science presented here to prove it either way), it's tragically obvious that we are in the process of losing entire ecosystems that cannot be replaced, and when you witness these awesome coral reefs in their still-thriving vitality, you experience a sense of urgent responsibility toward our stewardship of the Earth.

Publisher
Chatsworth, CA : Image Entertainment, c2004.


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Edmonton Christian WestVID 577.7 CORTeacher resource38515000216864Audio-Visual