qoVop

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We are witnessing a collective awarness of the global environmental damage caused by humanity. In France, Nicolas Hulot’s environmental pact was endorsed and adopted by the majority of the 2007 candidates for the French Presidency.

The future of the planet is at stake - global warming and all its knock-on effects (climatic upheavals, rising sea levels and reduced biodiversity..) are all now political, economic and social priorities. Having been enlightened we now know that it is a question of survival, mainly, for future generations that will inhabit earth.

Even if this realisation is a bit late in the day, it still constitutes a big step forward. However, whilst the problems are mostly medium term in nature, there are those who are already suffering the adverse consequences of environmental degradation.

The fishermen are those most affected by these events, but additionally there exist many other marine-related jobs which feel the impact of environmental degradation. Water covers more than 70% of the surface of the globe, and so consequently it is witness to global environmental upheavals. Global warming, industrial fishing, mass tourism etc all upset the marine ecosystem.
During our travels, we will produce photographic and video based documentaries about those people who are bound to the sea through their profession.

Through these presentations, we aim to show how these jobs are affected by, and how they respond to, environmental changes, which, lets not forget, are severe. Likewise, our world-wide reports will highlight the culturally driven differences in approach and practice of the various sea-related jobs.

Indeed, if man’s exploitation of the sea impacts upon the environment, the scale of the impact of different peoples varies according to their customs and practices. Our aim is to highlight cultural differences and the interdependence which exists between humanity and the sea, and through this, we strive to make the public aware of the impact of various human activities on the sea ecosystem

The various worldwide stop offs of the qovop will allow us to encounter the men and women who live off the sea in order that we better understand their way of living and to catalogue the good and bad environmental practices

 

We will organise our reports into the different types of fishing methods according to the characteristics of the areas we will be stopping in.The following themes will be covered for your information and will vary according to the circumstances.

Therefore we will study the following