Over 640,000 tons of fishing gear are left or abandoned in the seas and oceans each year. It is a major environmental problem that requires immediate attention. The Healthy Seas initiative works with volunteer divers to remove the plastic nets from the seas and makes sure they are regenerated to produce a sustainable new yarn. The film follows the divers on World Oceans Day during a mission in Santorini, Greece as they recover half a ton of ghost nets. During an unprecedented underwater live-stream, Pierre-Yves Cousteau described the mission to inspire the protection of the World’s Seas and Oceans.
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The film will be shown at public and private screenings and festivals. For more information or to request a screening, contact jenny.ioannou@healthyseas.org.
Healthy Seas: Mission in Santorini
Directed by: Artemis Samothrakis
Film Type: Documentary
Runtime: 22 minutes 37 seconds
Completion Date: October 31, 2019
Country of Filming: Greece
Film Language: English, Modern Greek
Thanks to:
Cousteau Divers
Pierre-Yves Cousteau
Noemie Stroh
Brad Bazemore
Brendan Walters
Athanasios Karaiannis
Ghost Fishing
Pascal van Erp
Ben Oortwijn
Nikos Karatzas
Areti Kominou
George Kolikis
Atlantis Diving Oia
Apostolos Stylianopoulos
Maria Fortes Vilaltella
Omar Almukhtar
Carvico
Stefano Eretti
Romina Barelli
Healthy Seas volunteers
Thodoris Trigas
Eleni Blanda
Guido Paap
Special Thanks to:
NanoCosmos
Sunset Oia
The Municipality of Thira
The Goulandris Natural History Museum
Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center
Malta National Aquarium
Fishermen Association of Santorini
Boatmen of Santorini
Primary School of Oia
Port Authority of Santorini
Santorini Marine Protected Area Association
TEDx Academy
Seascape Subsea Technology B.V.
George Papaspyrou
Gregory Pappas
Maria Salomidi
Lefteris Arapakis
Nano Marinatos
Thomas Moore
Kyriakos Prekas
Charis Tsevis
Alex Reichardt
Vangelis Paravas
Serco Eksiyan
Together we can make
a positive impact for the planet!
