Oceans Premiere with Sir David Attenborough
Last week, the Year 12 Biology Prefects went on a very exciting trip by train to the Oceans with Sir David Attenborough premiere at the Royal Festival Hall in London.
Written by Rebekah Arnold & Akshaya Tirchunapalli
The movie described how the oceans are getting horrifically damaged by over-fishing, dredging and much more. Sir David Attenborough described how the ocean floors are being scraped for scallops which destroyed all wildlife in those areas. We were shown clips of coral reefs before and after being dredged and it was devastating to see the vast amount of damage that occurred as little to nothing survived. However, there is still hope! They made a huge discovery that the ocean environment can grow back better than before, going from nothing to everything and much quicker. This is just a snippet of what they discovered – we don’t want to spoil the movie for you!
Overall, it was eye-opening to see how much damage humans make to aquatic environments, and it inspired us and should inspire future generations to make a change to save our planet. Without a doubt we recommend everyone to watch this movie as there is something valuable for everyone to learn from it. Sir David Attenborough himself said that out of his 99 years on earth, this is by far the greatest breakthrough for saving our planet.