A Sea Change - Imagine a World Without Fish

Salem Sound Coastwatch, an Ocean River Institute partner, presents a free screening of the new documentary film on ocean acidification,

A Sea Change - Imagine a World Without Fish

10 a.m., Sunday, June 7, 2009

Free Screening Massachusetts Premier on World Ocean Day

The CinemaSalem Cafe, One East India Square, Salem, MA

"A Sea Change could not be more timely. I believe acidification of our oceans is actually a greater threat to our survival than is temperature or sea level rise, the conventional "global warming" threats. Acidification is confusing and difficult to even imagine for most people--we need your film."
-- Rob Moir, PhD, Ocean River Institute

This film uses spectacular photography to bring attention to the problem of ocean acidification and its connection to climate change. Questions and Answers will follow film with Rob Moir and Barbara Warren, Executive Director of Salem Sound Coast Watch.

A Sea Change uses breathtaking footage of the natural world to bring attention to the crucial but little-known issue of ocean acidification caused by climate change. The film follows Sven Huseby, an engaging grandfather and educator, who after discovering that the effects of climate change extends to the sea, embarks on an odyssey to gain a better understanding of the problem and to learn how to start curing it.

Along with his wife, award winning film director Barbara Ettinger, Sven travels the world to meet with leading oceanographers and global warming experts. His journeys take him from fishing villages in Alaska to barren glacial beaches in Norway.

Shot by cinematographer Claudia Raschke-Robinson (Mad Hot Ballroom, My Architect), the film is interwoven with a tapestry of wilderness on land and stunning underwater footage.

“A Sea Change was shown to sold-out crowds and excellent reviews at the San Francisco International Film Festival and the Environmental Film Festival in the Nation’s Capital,” said Barbara Warren, Executive Director of Salem Sound Coastwatch.

"A Sea Change is a magnificent synthesis of science and heart."
-- Anne Alexander Rowley, Oceana's Ocean Council