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Bullfrog Films
P.O. Box 149
Oley, PA 19547
Tel: 610/779-8226
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Ancient Sea Turtles Stranded in a Modern World
The use of TEDs in shrimpers' nets would allow sea turtles to escape.
28 minutes
DVD-R version available
Color
Grade Level: 7-12, College, Adult
US Release Date: 1999
Copyright Date: 1998
ISBN (VHS): 1-56029-790-5
ISBN (DVD): 1-59458-629-2
Directed by Steve Cowan
Produced by The Sea Turtle Restoration Project
Earth Island Institute
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"Well crafted, balanced and well edited...I recommend this video very highly."
Barb Butler, Oregon Institute of Marine Biology, MC Journal
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The endangered sea turtle emerges from its nest and dashes to the sea. So begins an odyssey that will take the hatchling on a several thousand mile and decades-long migration, ending in its return as a giant adult to the very beach where it began life - completing a cycle that has endured for 100 million years.
The modern world poses many threats to ancient sea turtles: poaching, entanglement in fishing gear, destruction of nesting sites, and pollution of the oceans. The greatest threat comes from the capture of sea turtles in shrimp nets. As the public's taste for shrimp increases, so does the danger to sea turtles. Turtle excluder devices (TEDs), installed in shrimp nets, offer the simple solution. If the public demands "turtle-safe" shrimp the way they do "dolphin-safe" tuna, then the industry will be forced to use TEDs consistently.
The DVD version of this program is recorded on DVD-R which is not compatible with some older DVD players. See the new DVD page for more details.
Study guide available
Awards:
CINE Golden Eagle
Bronze Apple, National Educational Media Network Competition
Merit Award, International Wildlife Film Festival
Honorable Mention, Columbus International Film Festival
East Lansing Film Festival
Reviews:
"Environmental studies and science classes will find this an essential aid in their consideration of current environmental events." School Library Journal
"The high-quality film documents the threats facing sea turtles and educates viewers about the urgent need to protect these endangered creatures... an effective educational tool for legislators and others." The Animals' Agenda
"An overview of human impacts on the survival of sea turtles...illustrates the complexity of the problems, and provides insight into why solutions are neither easily devised nor implemented. Suggests concrete avenues for improvement...Leaves the viewer with a realistic by hopeful outlook." Cathy Schaeff, PhD, Dept. of Conservation Biology & Molecular Ecology, American University
"Makes room for discourse on a variety of levels, inevitably leaving the viewer with the realization that we must evaluate our lifestyles and our priorities." H. Peter Steeves, Asst. Professor of Philosophy, DePaul University
"Well crafted, balanced and well edited...I recommend this video very highly."
Barb Butler, Oregon Institute of Marine Biology, MC Journal
Related Subjects:
American Studies
Animal Behavior/Communication
Animals
Coast and Ocean
Consumer Action
Ecology
Endangered Species
Environment
Environmental Ethics
Fisheries
Habitat
Life Science
Marine Biology
Sea Turtles
Solutions
Related Titles:
The God Squad and the Case of the Northern Spotted Owl: A rare, behind-the-scenes look at the way politics shape environmental policy.
Creatures of the Sun: The ecology of the painted turtle.
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