A Slow Boat to Somewhere: Puka Puka O8_Slowboat-Puka_Puka.flv First seen by westerners in the 1520s, by Magellan, man’s touch has even reached this most remote atoll in the Tuamotus. thumbs/slowboat_thumb_1.jpg Oceans 8 tuamotu slowboat_preview.jpg http://jonbowermaster.com/oceans8_films/tuamotu.php Oceans 8 Film, A Slowboat to Somewhere Buy Now http://jonbowermaster.com/store/oceans8/slowboat.php A Slow Boat to Somewhere: Paradise Lost O8_Slowboat-Paradise_Lost.flv The cargo boat pulled into tiny Tauere, population seven, and gave us all an eye-opening peek behind the curtains of Paradise today. thumbs/slowboat_thumb_2.jpg slowboat_preview_2.jpg Oceans 8 tuamotu http://jonbowermaster.com/oceans8_films/tuamotu.php Oceans 8 Film, A Slowboat to Somewhere Buy Now http://jonbowermaster.com/store/oceans8/slowboat.php The Dangerous Archipelago: Rising Waters O8_Dangerous_Archipelago-Rising_Waters.flv Perhaps nowhere on the planet is as at-risk of rising sea levels as the French Polynesian atolls called the Tuamotus, which rise just six to ten feet above sea level. thumbs/dangerous_thumb_1.jpg tuamotu_preview.jpg Oceans 8 tuamotu http://jonbowermaster.com/oceans8_films/tuamotu.php Oceans 8 Film, Terra Antarctica Buy Now http://jonbowermaster.com/store/oceans8/archipelago.php The Dangerous Archipelago: Losing Culture O8_Dangerous_Archipelago-Hinano.flv Just as the natural world is at risk in the Tuamotus, so is the centuries-old culture. A very few natives are working to preserve it. thumbs/dangerous_thumb_2.jpg tuamotu_preview_2.jpg Oceans 8 tuamotu http://jonbowermaster.com/oceans8_films/tuamotu.php Oceans 8 Film, Dangerous Archipelago Buy Now http://jonbowermaster.com/store/oceans8/archipelago.php Border Land: Tuna Farming O8_Borderland-Tuna_Farming.flv Tuna farms are a big business in the Adriatic Sea and we investigate, jumping into the nets to swim with the five to six hundred pound fish. thumbs/croatia_thumb_1.jpg croatia_preview.jpg Oceans 8 borderland http://jonbowermaster.com/oceans8_films/borderland.php Oceans 8 Film, Borderland Buy Now http://jonbowermaster.com/store/oceans8/borderland.php Border Land: End of War O8_Borderland-Stipe_War.flv My good friend Stipe Bozic is one of Croatia’s best-known climbers and also a survivor of its most recent fighting. thumbs/croatia_thumb_2.jpg croatia_preview_2.jpg Oceans 8 borderland http://jonbowermaster.com/oceans8_films/borderland.php Oceans 8 Film, Borderland Buy Now http://jonbowermaster.com/store/oceans8/borderland.php Border Land: Family Fisherwoman O8_Borderland-Female_Fisher.flv It’s not a secret that the Adriatic Sea is over fished, but the impact on small families who depend on fishing as a livelihood is often overlooked. thumbs/croatia_thumb_3.jpg croatia_preview_3.jpg Oceans 8 borderland http://jonbowermaster.com/oceans8_films/borderland.php Oceans 8 Film, Borderland Buy Now http://jonbowermaster.com/store/oceans8/borderland.php Into The Altiplano Part 1: Copper Mining O8_Altiplano_1-Chuquicamata.flv Copper is king in Chile, generating $25 million dollars a day towards its economy. Chuquicamata is one of the biggest mines in the world and is sucking water out of the Andes. thumbs/altiplano_thumb_1.jpg altiplano_preview.jpg Oceans 8 altiplano http://jonbowermaster.com/oceans8_films/altiplano.php Oceans 8 Film, Into the Altiplano Buy Now http://jonbowermaster.com/store/oceans8/altiplano.php Into The Altiplano Part 2: The Salar de Uyuni O8_Into the Altiplano 2-Potosi.flv The salt in the Salar de Uyuni is in some places 35 feet thick. Where did all that salt come from here in the driest place on earth? From when it used to be covered by the sea. thumbs/altiplano_thumb_2.jpg altiplano_preview_2.jpg Oceans 8 altiplano http://jonbowermaster.com/oceans8_films/altiplano.php Oceans 8 Film, Into the Altiplano Buy Now http://www.jonbowermaster.com/store/oceans8/altiplano.php Around Tasmania: Crayfishing Aboard the “Velocity” O8_Around_Tasmania-Velocity.flv The fisheries in Tasmania are very well managed; we take a ride with a crayman for a look at how he does his job. thumbs/tasmania_thumb_1.jpg tasmania_preview.jpg Oceans 8 tasmania http://jonbowermaster.com/oceans8_films/tasmania.php Oceans 8 Film, Tasmania Buy Now http://jonbowermaster.com/store/oceans8/tasmania.php Around Tasmania: Aboriginal Middens O8_Around_Tasmania-Aboriginal_Middens.flv An aboriginal culture populated these beaches for thousands of years, but left behind few clues to their lives. These middens are one of the best insights into how they lived. thumbs/tasmania_thumb_2.jpg tasmania_preview_2.jpg Oceans 8 tasmania http://jonbowermaster.com/oceans8_films/tasmania.php Oceans 8 Film, Tasmania Buy Now http://jonbowermaster.com/store/oceans8/tasmania.php Birthplace of the Winds: Tent Day O8_Birthplace-Rainy.flv We saw fierce storms lasting up to four days in the Aleutian Islands, meaning long periods stuck inside our tents. thumbs/aleutians_thumb_1.jpg aleutians_preview.jpg Oceans 8 aleutians http://jonbowermaster.com/oceans8_films/aleutians.php Oceans 8 Film, Birthplace of the Winds Buy Now http://jonbowermaster.com/store/oceans8/birthplace.php Birthplace of the Winds: Bering Sea Crossings O8_Birthplace-Day9_June_21.flv I got a lump in my throat before each of our Aleutian Island crossings, which I guessed was my heart. thumbs/aleutians_thumb_2.jpg aleutians_preview_2.jpg Oceans 8 aleutians http://jonbowermaster.com/oceans8_films/gabon.php Oceans 8 Film, Terra Antarctica Buy Now http://jonbowermaster.com/store/oceans8/birthplace.php The Lost Coast of Gabon: The National Parks O8_Gabon-National_Parks.flv With one signature the president of Gabon set aside eleven percent of his country in thirteen national parks; we circumnavigate the jewel of the new park system – Loango – by kayak. thumbs/gabon_thumb.jpg gabon_preview.jpg Oceans 8 gabon http://jonbowermaster.com/oceans8_films/gabon.php Oceans 8 Film, The Lost Coast of Gabon Buy Now http://jonbowermaster.com/store/oceans8/gabon.php Antarctica: Falling Ice ant_berg_crash_wm.flv In the Fish Island’s, far down the Antarctic Peninsula, we spied a beautiful ice arch in the distance and went to explore. thumbs/ant_ice_thumb.jpg ant_ice_preview.jpg Antarctica antarctica http://www.jonbowermaster.com/antarctica2008/index.html Antarctica 2008 Dispatch Antarctica: The Sinking of ‘The Explorer’ ant_explorer_sink_wm.flv In November 2007 I had gone to the Peninsula to drop off our kayaks; the day after Thanksgiving we woke to the news that Antarctica’s very first tourist ship, ‘The Explorer,’ had hit ice and was sinking. thumbs/ant_explorer_thumb.jpg ant_explorer_preview.jpg Antarctica antarctica http://www.jonbowermaster.com/antarctica2008/index.html Antarctica 2008 Dispatch Antarctica: Marching Penguins ant_penguins_400k.f4v Incredibly graceful in the water, where they spend half their time, feeding, penguins are among the most awkward of all walking creatures. And not shy at all. thumbs/ant_penguins_thumb.jpg ant_penguins_preview.jpg Antarctica antarctica http://www.jonbowermaster.com/antarctica2008/index.html Antarctica 2008 Dispatch Louisiana: Atchafalaya Swamp louisiana_swamp.flv The swamp’s basin keeper, Dean Wilson, takes us for a long, slow tour through the cypress swamp that he has committed his life to protecting. thumbs/louisiana_thumb_1.jpg louisiana_preview.jpg Louisiana: Atchafalaya Swamp louisiana http://jonbowermaster.com/dispatches/new_orleans/intro.html Louisiana Dispatch Louisiana: Bullfrog Lunch louisiana_bullfrog.flv After filming in the Atchafalaya Swamp, we headed across the canal for a Cajun feast, straight from the local waters, highlighted by just-caught, two-foot long bullfrogs. thumbs/bullfrog_thumb.jpg lou_bullfrog_preview.jpg Louisiansa: Bullfrog Lunch louisiana http://jonbowermaster.com/dispatches/new_orleans/intro.html Louisiana Dispatch Terra Antarctica: Aerial Scouting ant_film_aerialscout_wm_400k.f4v Each year seven million square miles of ice freezes around the Antarctic continent and each year it breaks up differently. 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We experienced eight straight days of rain. thumbs/ant_rain_thumb.jpg ant_rain_preview.jpg Terra Antarctica: A New Film by Jon Bowermaster antarctica http://www.jonbowermaster.com/antarctica2008/index.html Antarctica 2008 Dispatch Terra Antarctica: Lemaire Channel ant_film_lemaire_wm_400k.f4v Kayaking through the LeMaire was one of the highlights of our expedition; that we did it on a blue-sky day made it all the better. thumbs/ant_lemaire_thumb.jpg ant_lemaire_preview.jpg Terra Antarctica: A New Film by Jon Bowermaster antarctica http://www.jonbowermaster.com/antarctica2008/index.html Antarctica 2008 Dispatch Terra Antarctica: Peterman Island ant_film_peterman_wm_400k.f4v The Adelie penguin populations are in fast decline along the Antarctic Peninsula, largely due to warming temperatures. The environmental group Oceanites has been monitoring wildlife here for the past twenty years. thumbs/ant_peterman_thumb.jpg ant_peterman_preview_2.jpg Terra Antarctica: A New Film by Jon Bowermaster antarctica http://www.jonbowermaster.com/antarctica2008/index.html Antarctica 2008 Dispatch Terra Antarctica: Sailaway ant_film_sailaway_wm_400k.f4v We left Puerto Williams, Chile, on New Year’s Day 2008, headed across the Drake Passage – one of the windiest places on earth - for the tip of the Antarctic Peninsula. thumbs/ant_sailaway_thumb.jpg ant_sailaway_preview.jpg Terra Antarctica: A New Film by Jon Bowermaster antarctica http://www.jonbowermaster.com/antarctica2008/index.html Antarctica 2008 Dispatch Terra Antarctica: Icebergs and Arches ant_film_arch_wm_400k.f4v Icebergs of Antarctica thumbs/ant_iceberg_thumb.jpg ant_iceberg_preview.jpg Terra Antarctica: A New Film by Jon Bowermaster antarctica http://www.jonbowermaster.com/antarctica2008/index.html Antarctica 2008 Dispatch Terra Antarctica: Southernmost Point ant_film_conclusion_wm_400k.f4v Like every expedition to ever come to Antarctica, at some point we had to turn around. Our southernmost point was reached more than 120 miles south of the Antarctic Circle. thumbs/ant_southern_thumb.jpg ant_southern_preview.jpg Terra Antarctica: A New Film by Jon Bowermaster antarctica http://www.jonbowermaster.com/antarctica2008/index.html Antarctica 2008 Dispatch Terra Antarctica - Rediscovering the Seventh Continent ant_film_600k.f4v Our big, brand new, high def film about our expedition along the Antarctic Peninsula premieres spring of 2009. thumbs/ant_terra_thumb.jpg ant_terra_preview.jpg Terra Antarctica: A New Film by Jon Bowermaster antarctica http://www.jonbowermaster.com/antarctica2008/index.html Antarctica 2008 Dispatch What Would Darwin Think? galapagos_trailer_1k.f4v Exploring the Galapagos thumbs/galapagos_thumb.jpg galapagos_preview.jpg Galapagos: Jon Bowermaster galapagos http://jonbowermaster.com/blog/category/galapagos/ What Would Darwin Think? An Old Cajun Waltz, Local Music in Louisiana louisiana_music_fest_09_600k.f4v thumbs/waltz_thumb.jpg Local Louisiana Band, Roddie Romero and the Hub City All-Stars, serenade with a Cajun Waltz. Local Louisiana Band, Roddie Romero and the Hub City All-Stars, waltz_preview.jpg louisiana http://jonbowermaster.com/dispatches/new_orleans/intro.html Louisiana Dispatch Buy Now http://www.roddieromero.com/ Tuna Auction - Tsukiji Fish Market, Japan japan_fish_market_300k.f4v thumbs/japan_thumb.jpg japan_preview.jpg My first glimpse of Tsukiji fish market’s big, daily tuna auction is surreal: A thousand frozen blue fin tuna - weighing between one and two hundred pounds each - laid out in symmetrical rows on a concrete floor. Tuna Auction - Tsukiji Fish Market, Japan japan http://jonbowermaster.com/blog/2009/05/going-going-gone-big-tuna-at-auction/ Going Going Gone... Tuna Auction SoLa, Louisiana Water Stories sola_spill_teaser_1k.f4v thumbs/louisiana_trailer_thumb.jpg louisiana_preview.jpg It's not news that water is a significant issue here in Southern Louisiana. Most of the region lays below sea level and water - rivers, creeks, bayous, swamps, the Mississippi River, the Gulf of Mexico - is never out of sight. And everyone in SoLa has a water story, or ten. Tuna Auction - Tsukiji Fish Market, Japan louisiana http://jonbowermaster.com/dispatches/new_orleans/intro.html Louisiana Dispatch - The Bayou State Blue Fin - In Pursuit of the Last Big Tuna bluefin_trailer_800k.f4v thumbs/bluefin_thumb.jpg bluefin_preview.jpg Scientists believe if Blue Fin Tuna continue to be caught at the current rate, they will be gone by 2012. Similarly our consumption of fish worldwide has reached such a peak that all the fish species we know today may be gone by 2050. Blue Fin - In Pursuit of the Last Big Tuna Bluefin http://jonbowermaster.com/blog/2009/10/tuna-tales-even-japans-supply-is-dwindling/ Tuna Tales; Even Japan's Supply is Dwindling Gulf Coast Oil Spill: Crane Rescue crane_rescue_1_5k.f4v thumbs/sola_crane_thumb.jpg sola_crane_preview.jpg Scientists believe if Blue Fin Tuna continue to be caught at the current rate, they will be gone by 2012. Similarly our consumption of fish worldwide has reached such a peak that all the fish species we know today may be gone by 2050. Sola Oil Spill: Crane Rescue louisiana http://jonbowermaster.com/blog/category/louisiana/ Gulf Coast Oil Spill Clelia II Antarctic Tourist Ship in Trouble clelia_II_drake_sml.f4v thumbs/clelia_thumb.jpg clelia_preview.jpg The Antarctic tourist ship "Clelia II" struggled in 30-foot seas off the tip of the Antarctic Peninsula; waves breaking over it took out a window in the bridge and damaged communications systems. Clelia II Antarctic Tourist Ship in Trouble antarctica http://jonbowermaster.com/blog/2010/12/2962/ Video Of Antarctic Tourist Ship in Trouble Voice From The Spill, Part 1: A Giant Wake Up Call GulfStories_MaryLee.f4v thumbs/spill_part1_thumb.jpg spill_part1_preview.jpg Marylee Orr is the founder of the Louisiana Environmental Action Network. "That this way of life, that these Gulf Coast communities may not exist anymore, that this life as we know it is finished. My own sons, who are now young men, are really concerned about their own future. Voice From The Spill, Part 1: A Giant Wake Up Call oilspill http://www.leanweb.org/ Louisiana Environmental Action Network Voice From The Spill, Part 2: The End of Fishing in the Gulf GulfStories_Part2_Wilma.f4v thumbs/spill_part2_thumb.jpg spill_part2_preview.jpg Wilma Subra is a chemist, MacArthur Genius and long-time community activist. "You never get used to this level of emergency. When you come home at night you can't separate the science from the social impact on these communities, but you take it day to day. Voice From The Spill, Part 1: The End of Fishing in the Gulf oilspill http://www.takepart.com/news/2010/06/01/voices-from-the-spill-wilma-subra Takepart.com Voice From The Spill, Part 3: Government's Important Role GulfStories_Paul.f4v thumbs/spill_part3_thumb.jpg spill_part3_preview.jpg Paul Templet taught environmental science at Louisiana State University for more than 20 years and is the former head of Louisiana's Department of Environmental Quality. "We have the biggest gas and oil industry in the lower 48, yet Louisiana ranks among the lowest in most categories. Voice From The Spill, Part 3: Government's Important Role oilspill http://www.takepart.com/news/2010/06/04/voices-from-the-spill-paul-templet Takepart.com Voice From The Spill, Part 4: Man vs. Nature in Wetlands GulfStories_Ivor.f4v thumbs/spill_part4_thumb.jpg spill_part4_preview.jpg Ivor van Heerden is an environmentalist, marine scientist, and former deputy director of Louisiana State University's Hurricane Center. "This is absolutely the last thing we need, being the most important part of the year in Louisiana ecologically. Voice From The Spill, Part 4: Man vs. Nature in Wetlands oilspill http://www.takepart.com/news/2010/06/08/voices-from-the-spill-ivor-van-heerden Takepart.com Voice From The Spill, Part 5: Shell-shocked in Lafitte GulfStories_Tracey.f4v thumbs/spill_part5_thumb.jpg spill_part5_preview.jpg Tracy Kuhns is an environmental activist, Louisiana Bayoukeeper, and wife of a fisherman. "We're used to spills around here, but usually they're small and you won't be able to fish in that area for a couple years. Voice From The Spill, Part 5: Shell-shocked in Lafitte oilspill http://www.takepart.com/news/2010/06/10/voices-from-the-spill-tracy-kuhns Takepart.com One Year Later: Voices From The Spill - PJ Hahn 1yr_gulf_stories_paul.f4v thumbs/pjhahn_thumb.jpg pjhahn_preview.jpg PJ Hahn takes us through the Louisiana Coast post-oil spill Voice From The Spill PJ Hahn oilspilloneyearlater http://www.jonbowermaster.com jonbowermaster.com One Year Later: Voices From The Spill - Ivor van Heerden 1yr_gulf_stories_ivor.f4v thumbs/ivor_thumb.jpg ivor_preview.jpg Ivor van Heerden is an environmentalist, marine scientist, and former deputy director of Louisiana State University's Hurricane Center. "This is absolutely the last thing we need, being the most important part of the year in Louisiana ecologically. Voice From The Spill, Ivor van Heerden oilspilloneyearlater http://www.jonbowermaster.com jonbowermaster.com One Year Later: Voices From The Spill - George Barisch 1yr_gulf_stories_george.f4v thumbs/george_thumb.jpg george_preview.jpg Third generation fisherman George Barisch, President of the United Commercial Fishermen's Association, shares his thoughts on the BP Oil Spill, one year later Voice From The Spill George Barisch oilspilloneyearlater http://www.jonbowermaster.com jonbowermaster.com One Year Later: Voices From The Spill - Marylee Orr & Wilma Subra 1yr_gulf_stories_marylee.f4v thumbs/orr_thumb.jpg orr_preview.jpg Marylee Orr is the founder of the Louisiana Environmental Action Network and Wilma Subra is a chemist, MacArthur Genius and long-time community activist. Voice From The Spill Marylee and Wilma oilspilloneyearlater http://www.jonbowermaster.com jonbowermaster.com One Year Later: Voices From The Spill - Paul & Michael Orr 1yr_gulf_stories_paulmichael.f4v thumbs/michaelorr_thumb.jpg michaelorr_preview.jpg Paul and Michael Orr discuss the oil spill one year later. Voice From The Spill Paul and Michael Orr oilspilloneyearlater http://www.jonbowermaster.com jonbowermaster.com PBS Newshour: Documents the Culture and Curses of SOLA pbs_newshour.flv thumbs/pbs_thumb.jpg pbs_preview.jpg Jon Bowermaster's latest documentary, "SOLA: Louisiana Water Stories", looks at the relationship between man and water, from the rich culture of Cajun Country to the environmental disasters that have tested the region. The list of environmental issues affecting the Gulf waterways and its people is a long one: the world's largest Dead Zone, coastal erosion, toxic dumping, and an 85- mile industrial corridor known as Cancer Alley. PBS Newshour, SOLA: Louisiana Water Stories oilspilloneyearlater http://www.jonbowermaster.com jonbowermaster.com Maldives President Mohammed Nasheed on the environment PRESIDENT_MOHAMED_NASHEED.f4v thumbs/maldives_president_thumb.jpg maldives_president_preview.jpg The office of Maldivian President Mohammed Nasheed, near the edge of the capitol island of Male’, sits less than six feet above sea level, one reason he, like many of his countrymen, is concerned about rising sea levels. Maldives President Mohammed Nasheed on the environment maldives http://jonbowermaster.com/blog/2011/10/the-green-president-ponders-his-home-the-world-and-re-election/ jonbowermaster.com