The Mediterranean’s last survivors | Oceans on the brink

Discover the breathtaking yet fragile Mediterranean Sea, where wildlife struggles to survive against pollution, overfishing and climate change. Filmed across 12 countries over two years, this epic documentary reveals the beauty, danger and urgent fight to protect one of Earth’s most threatened marine ecosystems. 00:00 Introduction — The Mediterranean, Sea of Endless Challenges 02:29 The loggerhead turtle begins its 4,000 km odyssey 05:02 Its biological GPS: smell, taste and magnetic fields 08:45 3,000 tuna race toward the Mediterranean at 70 km/h 15:27 Ambush at the strait: orcas wipe out 300 tuna 25:54 Shock: 34,000 plastic bottles dumped into the sea every minute 27:59 The great tuna night: billions of eggs beneath the full moon 30:13 Collapse avoided: from 3,000 tuna, only 300 remain 43:39 The male seahorse goes into labor — reversed motherhood 58:54 Race against time: baby turtles rush toward the sea 01:09:39 A matriarch dolphin loses her memory — Alzheimer’s at sea 01:20:44 The Amoco Haven disaster: 10,000 tons of oil on the seabed