Overview

• ‘Ocean with David Attenborough’ premiered globally on May 8, 2025, coinciding with Attenborough’s 99th birthday.
• The documentary emphasizes the destructive impact of industrial fishing, particularly bottom trawling, on marine ecosystems.
• Attenborough presents evidence of rapid ocean recovery in protected areas, calling for marine reserves covering one-third of the seas by 2030.
• The film’s release is timed to influence the upcoming UN Ocean Conference, which seeks to advance the 2023 high seas biodiversity agreement.
• Featuring personal reflections, Attenborough describes the ocean as Earth’s most vital ecosystem and issues a final plea to protect it.