Relates the tale of two women who lead their communities in a campaign against a coalition of environmentalist groups that filed a lawsuit which could put hundreds of fishermen out of business. This documentary film asks if environmentalists and fishermen can come together to find a balance between the needs of the community and the needs of the ocean

"For more than a decade, sea otters were exiled from their historic home range in Southern California, out of fear by fishermen that their return would deplete the profitable shellfish industry. The entire southern coast of California -- from Pt. Conception, north of Santa Barbara, to the Mexico border -- was established as a No Otter Zone. The film presents the history and conflict over the otters, and illustrates the critical choice that must be...

Imagine an ocean without fish. This is the future - in less than 40 years - if we do not stop, think, and act. Filmed over two years across the world, featuring top scientists, indigenous fishermen, and fisheries enforcement, this film is a wake-up call to the world.

After twenty-five years Jean-Michel Cousteau returns to the Amazon and revisited areas he'd explored with his father, Jacques Cousteau. Deforestation, population shifts and burgeoning cities have taken their toll on the area but so have numerous efforts to protect the rainforests, wildlife and indigenous people. The ecology of this one river has global consequences.

The geoduck (pronounced gooey duck) clam sports a phallic, three-foot-long neck and a life span of 160 plus years. Explore how it is has inspired a quirky, devoted following in the culture and the cuisine of the Pacific Northwest.

"A balanced, comprehensive presentation of the Klamath River Basin water crisis and solutions featuring Klamath stakeholders, scientists, and high school students." - DVD container

"Lobster War is an award-winning film about a climate-fueled conflict between the US and Canada over waters both countries have claimed since the end of the Revolutionary War."--Container.

Provides an historical overview of the economic and social importance of Celilo Falls of the Columbia River to Native Americans of the Pacific Northwest, and the impacts upon that group that resulted from the erection of the Dalles Dam. Covers the "taming the river" arguments used to justify engineering projects on the Columbia River that were asserted by the U.S. Federal Government and the industrial sector, viz., the needs for provision of hydroelectricity,...