Oceans
The following clips have teachers’ notes related to this topic:
Japan’s taste for whale
from the documentary The Last Whale (PG)
At the Tokyo Fish Market, whale meat sells for US$330 per kilo. If the whale meat is unavailable will they buy more tuna and shark? Japanese people feel that the world’s media is …
Whale species
from the documentary The Last Whale (PG)
Whale biologist, Vassili Papastavrou, explains the variety of whale species. He highlights whale intelligence and the danger of harvesting even the minke whale.
Acoustic warfare
from the documentary Submariners (PG)
HMAS Rankin is taking part in Silent Fury, an exercise with the US Navy. The submarine must avoid detection and make it past 'enemy’ ships and helicopters to be victorious. Acoustic warfare specialists explain how …
