(Mangsee dynamite)

Content: In the Philippines, the reefs, coasts and islets of the island of Palawan, the Straits of Balabak and the Sula Sea are amongst the richest in biodiversity on Earth. Some scientists claim that the entire submarine wildlife of the Pacific originated from this area. The coral is magnificent and the protected sites offer an incomparable vision of marine life to scuba divers from all over the world. However, since the end of the Second World War, Philippine fishermen have been fishing with dynamite all over the coral reefs of this marine Wild West. Today, far from diminishing, this form of fishing has taken on industrial dimensions and 50% of the coral has been destroyed, turning this underwater Eden into arid desert…

Countries:

France,

Philippines

Genres:

Documentary

Runtime:

52 minutes

Year:

2009

Directors:

Franck Cuvelier

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Production companies:

Via Découvertes

Actors:

Crews:

Director

Writer

Director of Photography

Editor