2012 Film Finalist Catalogue

Witness their majestic beauty and feeltheir pain as we see mantas exploitedin fisheries. Go undercover to understand and expose the trade that isthreatening their future.

Susan Rockefeller’s most personaldocumentary uses the archetype ofthe mermaids to create a poetic odeto the sea, and a plea for its protection. The mermaid as our guide, wecan unite to protect our oceans topreserve them as places of regeneration, beauty, and boundless dreams.

Injured veterans dive in two of the National Aquarium's exhibits as part of their physical therapy regimen.

Ocean explorer Philippe Cousteau narrates this film about how our demands on the ocean now exceed its capacity.

Thousands of northern elephant seals make an annual migration to breed each winter at Año Nuevo State Reserve, on the San Mateo County coast.  Marine biologists are using high-tech tools to explore the secrets of these amazing creatures.

The protected waters around Cuba’s Jardines de la Reina teem with life. Large populations of sharks room these waters along with huge schools of fish. Will the reefs continue to thrive. or fall victim to the pressures.