Report (series) | 2022 | RB - Radio Bremen TV [de] | Germany
Main data
| Director | Manuel Möglich |
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| Written by | Manuel Möglich |
| Production | Sendefähig GmbH |
Project data
| Length of movie | 43 |
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Brief synopsis
It is a rough journey to an almost dead sea. The Baltic Sea is fished out, overfertilized and full of plastic waste. One of the most popular vacation destinations in Germany is in danger. The ecosystem is in danger of collapsing. An international study came to the conclusion as early as 2020: the Baltic Sea is in mixed condition. Reporter Manuel Möglich meets in "Rabiat: Save the Baltic Sea!" politicians, pension owners, tourists and biologists who are all worried about the Baltic Sea in their own way. With the environmental organization Sea Shepherd and fisherman Uwe Lund, Möglich goes out to see what the current situation is and what needs to be done to preserve the ecosystem and make it possible to live in and with the sea in the future. Sea Shepherd is running a large-scale Baltic Sea campaign this summer. There are camps on the beaches.
Volunteers search for plastic waste and want to educate tourists. Several boats are on duty and control fishing and shipping. Uwe Lund says of himself that he is Flensburg's last professional fisherman. A man in his mid-50s who wears his heart on his sleeve. He has been going out to sea for 40 years, just like his father once did. One morning in June, "Rabiat" reporter Manuel Möglich accompanies him aboard his ship "Popeye" into the Flensburg Fjord. Lund also notices that the Baltic Sea has changed. He used to catch more fish, he says, but today his nets are often empty. Particularly threatened in the Baltic Sea and regulated by fishing quotas is the cod. Lund now enjoys flatfish and sells what he catches in the harbor later directly from his boat.
"I didn't believe in climate change before, but now I know: it exists," Lund says. Lund has never talked to Sea Shepherd activists, nor would he necessarily do so, he says. He does, however, give "Rabiat" reporter Manuel Möglich a question to take with him: "Am I small fisherman with my cutter really the problem?" In July 2022, "Rabiat" reporter Manuel Möglich will then accompany the crew of Sea Shepherd out into the Baltic Sea. Off the coast of Kühlungsborn, the team has discovered an old fishing net at a depth of 20 meters. Often, marine mammals get tangled in such ghost nets and can't get back to the surface. They also slowly dissolve into tiny plastic fibers, contributing to the microplastic pollution of the oceans.
Experts estimate that up to 10,000 nets and net parts are lost every year in the Baltic Sea alone. "Rabiat: Save the Baltic Sea!" is a record of missed opportunities. If the German coastal states and the European riparian states had agreed earlier on lower fishing quotas, more moderate industrial discharges and less agricultural fertilizer, the Baltic Sea would be doing much better today. (Text: ARD)
Volunteers search for plastic waste and want to educate tourists. Several boats are on duty and control fishing and shipping. Uwe Lund says of himself that he is Flensburg's last professional fisherman. A man in his mid-50s who wears his heart on his sleeve. He has been going out to sea for 40 years, just like his father once did. One morning in June, "Rabiat" reporter Manuel Möglich accompanies him aboard his ship "Popeye" into the Flensburg Fjord. Lund also notices that the Baltic Sea has changed. He used to catch more fish, he says, but today his nets are often empty. Particularly threatened in the Baltic Sea and regulated by fishing quotas is the cod. Lund now enjoys flatfish and sells what he catches in the harbor later directly from his boat.
"I didn't believe in climate change before, but now I know: it exists," Lund says. Lund has never talked to Sea Shepherd activists, nor would he necessarily do so, he says. He does, however, give "Rabiat" reporter Manuel Möglich a question to take with him: "Am I small fisherman with my cutter really the problem?" In July 2022, "Rabiat" reporter Manuel Möglich will then accompany the crew of Sea Shepherd out into the Baltic Sea. Off the coast of Kühlungsborn, the team has discovered an old fishing net at a depth of 20 meters. Often, marine mammals get tangled in such ghost nets and can't get back to the surface. They also slowly dissolve into tiny plastic fibers, contributing to the microplastic pollution of the oceans.
Experts estimate that up to 10,000 nets and net parts are lost every year in the Baltic Sea alone. "Rabiat: Save the Baltic Sea!" is a record of missed opportunities. If the German coastal states and the European riparian states had agreed earlier on lower fishing quotas, more moderate industrial discharges and less agricultural fertilizer, the Baltic Sea would be doing much better today. (Text: ARD)