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The Last Journey for the Leatherback?

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Producer(s)	Stanley M. Minasian in conjunction with Turtle Island Restoration Network and the Center for Biological Diversity
Director(s)	Scott Thigpen
Release Date	2004
Runtime	27:50 min
Format(s)	video, DVD
Language(s)	English
Youth Media	no

Film Description

The Last Journey for the Leatherback? documents the incredible life of the leatherbacks--the largest species of sea turtle which can dive as deep as the whales and migrate across entire ocean basins. Much of the story is told through interviews with leading marine scientists, including Dr. Sylvia Earle, explorer-in-residence at the National Geographic Society and named Time magazine's first "hero for the planet."

The Last Journey for the Leatherback? also details the threat industrial fishing poses to their survival. Every year, industrial fishing boats set billions of baited "longline" hooks and millions of miles of nets to catch swordfish and tuna. These hooks and nets are prime causes in the decline of the leatherbacks