Ocean With David Attenborough' Director Interview

Ocean with David Attenborough offers a portrait of the planet’s oceans as essential and endangered, a theme reflected in Attenborough’s own reflections at age 100. The National Geographic documentary is Emmy-contending, and Attenborough insists that life in the oceans is more captivating than life on land. The film exposes destructive fishing practices, including bottom trawling that strips seabeds and discards much of the catch. Director Keith Scholey notes that audiences often don’t realize how widespread industrial fishing is, describing it as commonplace. The piece also highlights progress like no-take zones around the Channel Islands off Southern California.