Podcast appearances and mentions of simon spear

Simon Spear's award-winning short film evokes the wonder and beauty of the ocean world, and challenges us to be good stewards of our planet. This video was one of the winning videos at the 2013 Our World Underwater Video Competition, co-sponsored by Wetpixel.com and DivePhotoGuide.com. More info about Simon at ViewFromTheBlue.me.uk

Simon Spear's basking sharks, dolphins, and seals from the waters off Scotland in this gorgeous short film. More info at ViewFromTheBlue.me.uk

Documenting the unsustainable shark fin industry that affects one of the ocean's most magnificent animals, here is an excerpt from a new film by co-producers Steve Bowles, Richard Peirce and Simon Spear. More info at TheFinTrail.com.

Humpback Whales give hope for our ocean's future in this award-winning short film by Simon Spear. Gold award winner in the Our World Underwater Conservation Video Competition hosted by Wetpixel.com and Divephotoguide.com. More info on filmmaker Simon Spear at Viewfromtheblue.me.uk.

Humpback Whales give hope for our ocean's future in this award-winning short film by Simon Spear. Award winner in the Our World Underwater Conservation Video Competition hosted by Wetpixel.com and Divephotoguide.com. More info on filmmaker Simon Spear at Viewfromtheblue.me.uk. For a high definition version of this podcast, please go to DiveFilm HD Video podcast at iTunes!

Simon Spear on our deep connection to the ocean world. More info at viewfromtheblue.me.uk

Simon Spear on our deep connection to the ocean world. More info at viewfromtheblue.me.uk

Simon Spear's award-winning celebration of our water planet home that we share with marine life great and small. This beautiful short film has won awards and accolades in film festivals all over the world. Among the achievements is the First Place Award in the Conservation Video category for the Our World Underwater/Wetpixel/DivePhotoGuide Competition. Simon discusses his film on his website www.viewfromtheblue.me.uk: "70% of our planet's surface is covered by water, and yet we call our planet Earth. Seems strange eh? For centuries we have believed that our oceans were an endless resource and we have harvested their bounty to their maximum potential. However over the last decade in particular we have begun to realize that this is not the case and that our oceans are just as fragile and prone to destruction as any other habitat. "Commercial fish stocks the world over are on the brink of collapse and at current rates will disappear by 2050 at the latest. Shark populations have been decimated as we continue to kill up to 100 million sharks a year. As a result many species are in imminent danger of extinction. Today we have only 5% remaining of our coral reefs that once carpeted most of our tropical seas. By 2050 it is believed that we will loose a further 95% of what little remains. We are in danger of turning our most incredible of natural wonders into a barren desert completely devoid of life. "With all these words of doom it perhaps seems strange then that this film attempts to celebrate our water planet by sharing some of the wonders that I have seen during the past 12 months or so. I truly hope that I can convey at least a small part of the wonder and amazement that I often feel while under the surface of our water planet. I have very little hope that it will be possible to save our oceans in their current state, but we must try with all our resolve, because if we loose this amazing resource, we may find that our species may also be on a very short path to extinction."

Underwater filmmaker Simon Spear presents a compelling portrait of the dire plight of Porbeagle Sharks off the coast of Great Britain in this award winning short film from the 2008 OurWorldUnderwater/Wetpixel/DivePhotoGuide Competition. Featuring rare underwater footage of Porbeagle sharks, "this film documents a ground breaking expedition off of the coast of Cornwall, UK to satellite tag this amazing shark for the first time in the NE Atlantic. In addition to achieving all of the scientific objectives, we also obtained the first ever comprehensive and good quality footage of free swimming Porbeagles." Simon further points out on his website, ViewFromTheBlue.me.uk, that Porbeagle Sharks are close relatives of the Great White Shark. And like so many shark species worldwide, commercial fishing has devastated Porbeagle populations, which are particularly vulnerable to overfishing due to their behavior of aggregating in large numbers in coastal waters. For more information on Simon Spear and his work, and to learn more about the plight of Porbeagle Sharks, please visit Simon's website: ViewFromTheBlue.me.uk For more information on the OurWorldUnderwater/Wetpixel/DivePhotoGuide Competition, please visit the website: UnderwaterCompetition.com.