truly, there are no more courageous skippers found elsewhere on the seven seas. through blinding fog, storms, sleet and rain along coastlines, which abound with treacherous rocks and briefs and face conditions more unfavorable to navigation than any place the world over. imagine yourself for a moment here approaching a typical aleutian cannery. [horn blowing] the whistle sends the ever present sea gulls screeching with excitement. for them, it is the dinner bell and the approach of a square meal. season, -- all during the season they flock to , the canneries for the cleanings of the fish on which they feed. [seagulls crying] ♪ once alongside the fish house docks, the tender crew loses no time in transferring its cargo of freshly caught salmon. for as soon as one tender is unloaded, there is another to take its place, a boat from the open sea or an independent fisherman with his catch. no human hands touch the fish. a mechanical elevator moves them rapidly into the sorting -- into the salting bins in the fish house. ♪ a machine almost human, the iron shank, cuts of

finding their home in the bering sea and an abundance of food in the winter snow, they have increasedtens of thousands. this was the first heard of -- first herd of reindeer i ever saw. what impressed me the most was not the reindeer themselves above the sea of moving horns. -- but the sea of moving horns. in this region nature stages its spectacles, -- region nature stages its most spectacles, and here is the most awesome. when the yukon's frozen it is a winter highway. when it breaks up, it is a death trap. just a day before this breakup, i mushed my dog team over these same chunks, now breaking up in chaos. ♪ ♪ bernard: let's go southward to the second distinct section known as southeastern alaska. very few realize how far south southeastern alaska really is. a line drawn from this section directly eastward will touch of -- will touch the british isles which are exactly the same latitude. it may surprise you to know that juno, the capital city of alaska, located in this section, is not a remote northern settlement but in reality lies on almost the same line of latitude as the great

region bylored the land, sea and air in all seasons of the year.orth on the alaska peninsula is the largest active withr in the world, devastating abruption's that send steam and gas into the air. i made this great crater the scene of several years of exploration, and descended to bottom of these esteeming pits to discover new scientific secrets. ♪ if in the spring you are able to arise above alaska in an airplane, you would see millions of baby salmon drifting downstream with the current after they are born. the waters ofh the bering sea they vanish completely somewhere in the specific -- somewhere in the pacific. no one knows where. in may, millions of full-grown salmon will together in it the greatpacific for their migration known to alaskans as the salmon run. many find their way to the fishing grounds of southeastern alaska and british columbia, but others reach the bering sea. when the salmon which of the gated fishermen finally enter freshwater streams, the streams in which they were born, then one of the great epic struggles of nature begin

and so, bringing it in here, it's really good for the sea grass. it's kind of a natural filtration system for the area, becaususe it goes along, just kd of hoovers up the sand. and en i it clns outut dritus and microaoalgae and bacacterid things likike that. reporter: with part of the profits from their haul, the farmers pay for security staff to keep watch over the enclosures day and night. mahery: the greatest threat right now comes after the sesa cucumbmbers are soldld. ththat's when ththere's a lotf momoney here, in every famami, every household. that attracts thieieves, especially since there are no banks where pepeople can depost their earnings. that's why people have to hide their money in their homes. there's always the threat of thieveves raiding g the villa. reporter: a trading partner, iot, in the provincial capital tulear is also concerned about security. this is where they breed the animals to be raised in the bay at tampolove. later, iot will process the mature sea cucumbers once they've been harvested. thibault: to get from the adult

amid the sea of bamboo metal rods and canvas the camp begins to stir. the generators homme is a constant sound track here. moment a mix of paste to protect against the sun it'll be a long day out in the scorching heat. and soon she'll join her husband who's already drilling for oil. a few more quiet minutes. then it's time for them to go. home. because we have to get out in the oil field really early because even by nine am the sun is already unbearable at. the young family moved out here from their parents' farm with nothing but the ambition to succeed. mom in today's husband mo when his just twenty one years old but he's already been a driller for four years now. their families scrape together enough money so the couple could buy the necessary equipment. they've now drilled four wells. we use air pressure to pump out the oil but the longer we have the deeper we have to drill to reach the oil. out. amid the generators and noise even the youngest of children. my daughter is only four years old. the twenty five year old admits it's not an ideal place to

she's convinced that orcas belong in the open sea. what you believe what a half the of convert into us income or several african country of this invasive species is a real problem the plan. chalk up what always and when they are removed people don't know what to do with all this vegetation indeed this artist is not just creative but he's also environmentally aware with this week's eco. thing a tribute wrinkled they were going to add a few fish in these waters the water hyacinth are a serious problem and tackling them is dangerous work but it's not easy work we often have trouble with reptiles we gets next one of them because this doesn't look right we will get rid of it. with this tool to help. david a pig course the tool the hunt glad he made it himself. but if we use it to have is the water hyacinths if. it's back breaking work then the boat gets stuck it takes david and robot ten minutes to get going again. now they're heading back to when in doubt it david's village is not too happy these boats only have four but the rain was humpi

all over the world sea grass habitats like that in noise in the lagoon and the sea horses that live in them are under threat of extinction. or the marine scientists at the noise in the basin project their study and further education will lead to a more promising outcome working with an animal like this and having that apted love for animals like this enables you to spread that love and make people aware of how important animals law. this in a system. bloke latham's hopes that ten years from now sea horse conservation will be viewed as a success story. renewable energy as a source of power is gradually taking root in nigeria while the initial cost may have scared away some potential users those that have bought into the idea have had to do it on professional processes and. now this has also ruined that expectations but one man said if you want to make a difference sonny are decided that he was going to start up a training center that will be teaching nigerians how to install and maintain solar panels at no cost let's go and see what he and his team are doing to ensure that renewable ene

the noise in a sea horse is a local species. it's listed as endangered by the unit or national union for the conservation of nature the r.u.c. am. this animal is only found in three s. juries in south africa. it's a limited range makes the sea horse particularly vulnerable to habitat loss due to human activity. through pollution for example. now marine scientists at the nih is now facing project are conducting a new study to learn more about this unique animal. today the last research done on this species in the past was in two thousand and one two thousand and three and since then no research so this study is the first to really investigate the quality of the species the habitat use and all these aspects will be used in on the ground conservation of this endangered species. the beauty of the night is not low goon has attracted a growing number of human residents with a negative impact on nature. the area is managed by the south african national park service says. they're not only concerned about pollution in the estuary they als

and another family who were overtaken, trying to get into the sea, overtaken by the flames, and they overtaken by the flames, and theyjust hugged their children. it is just dreadful. the theyjust hugged their children. it isjust dreadful. the pictures show lots of people trying to get away, trapped in their cars. and they could not escape from their cars. this is a woman going back to her car. that picture is on the front of the telegraph as well. you could have chosen one of hundreds of pictures and they were dug up across the same message, how horrifying this fire has been. looking at her left arm, she has been bandaged up again. and all of the tires on the cars again. and all of the tires on the ca rs of again. and all of the tires on the cars of melted onto the roads. you just cannot imagine what these people have gone through. then all of that those that turned out to rescue hundreds of people from the beach. no doubt inside as well. traditional greek families standing in the sea, sitting on seats in the sea, that is the only refuge that they have. amazing pictures. speaking to a

we ran down to the sea. in the meanwhile, a couple of ladies have lost their lives. we are alive from greece tonight as three days of national mourning are declared. also on the programme: pay rises for public sector workers of up to 3.5% after yea rs of public sector workers of up to 3.5% after years of a pay cut. under scrutiny for paying thousands into a under scrutiny for paying thousands intoa bank under scrutiny for paying thousands into a bank account of an african politician. aaron banks, who donated millions of pounds to the brexit campaign. tens of thousands of people given infected blood by the nhs. and the boys from thailand rescued from a cave take temporary vows for those who rescued them. and geraint thomas still leaves at the tour de france after finishing safely in the peloton. others are not so lucky on stage 16. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. at least 7a people have been killed by wildfires in greece. residents and tourists rush to beaches and into the sea to avoid the flames fanned by strong winds and high temperatures. hundreds

and uncover treasures near the black sea coast. 0h! tarting off this week in bulgaria's beautiful capital, sofia. this vibrant european city is the perfect place for a break, laid—back, affordable, and picturesque. with its roman, byzantine, and ottoman sites, it's packed with culture and history. but for much of the 20th century, bulgaria was part of the eastern bloc, and under communist rule. as you walk the streets, you can find reminders of the communist era everywhere. one of the strangest is found at your feet. all across sofia there are shops called kleks sunk beneath pavement level. so these shops might seem really odd now seeing as they are close to the ground, but it is an interesting history. they were basements and bomb shelters. after the fall of communism, people needed to get resourceful. there was not much money going around and people had to use their basements to sell things. i'll grab some m&ms! it drops down another 2—3 metres there. he's got another step to step up to see me. blue or... i'll take blue! after the iro

people ran towards the sea to take refuge but they were trapped. pakistan's general election gets underway, but has the army already won? as you can see in these live pictures, polls havejust opened. we'll be live in islamabad. after a dam collapses in southern laos, the construction company admits it knew of problems the day before. and the artworks banned by facebook. belgian museums demand a rethink on the social network's nudity policy. it's greece's worst fire disaster in a decade. at least 7a people have died as flames fanned by strong winds and high temperatures sweep through an area east of the capital athens. the wildfires have forced residents and tourists to rush to beaches and into the sea to try to avoid the heat and smoke. hundreds had to be rescued by local fishermen. but others were trapped as the flames devoured forests and destroyed seaside towns. worst hit was the tourist resort of mati, where 26 people, including children, were found dead. they'd tried to outrun the flames, but were found lifeless, all huddled together. our corre

it and actually seeing the sea as a natural environment. the crystal clear water off the coast is the perfect place for a mermaid. needs to be a mermaid means to be one with you it's a wonderful experience to be able to swim and to be submerged by the water. it's the story hall to describe the feeling of being a mom and swimming with the mourner thing instead of to stay separate. you have to change everything your style of swimming swimming on top of the water is a lot harder but as soon as you swim underwater it becomes a different thing altogether because you suddenly feel like a fish. so everybody glitter or no glitter of her nose and made it inside also. safina also teaches underwater posing since mermaids and merman always want to look their best. she teaches children to even teenagers can find it fun. it's legitimizing magic it's saying magic can happen. while out there same time learning how to swim. and be healthy and fit and being enjoy. it's a great combination. were made in can even help some children overcome a fear of water in g

they fled for their lives, hundreds ran into the sea, rescued by the coastguard. but for dozens more, it was too late, killed by the worst wildfires greece has seen in over a decade. as morning fell, the mountains still burned, 60 miles an hour winds fanning the flames. and even as some were extinguished, the acrid smoke billowed, choking those caught in its grip. it was as if a wall of fire surrounded anyone who tried to confront it, feeding on the vegetation, spewing out thick plumes. for hours, it was futile to battle it. with the trail of destruction, an almost apocalyptic scene. streets in the seaside town of mati near athens looked like a bomb had hit. many died in their cars, asphyxiated, or burnt alive. we found panagiotis tangalos badly burnt and searching for clues in the spot where he last saw his wife, poppy. i took my baby and ran towards the sea. but my wife, i didn't know what happened. i think she burned herself here. from the skies, man fought nature. cyprus and spain helped with equipment and firefighters. this peaceful holiday resort has been vi

the fins are usually used for long distance or deep sea diving. works as an aquatic they're a pest and that sometimes involves mating courses this evening however she's not working but just meeting up with friends for some private. meeting in the classic way of doing their mating and it's become a big trend worldwide having the opportunity to mermaid in clear open water like we have for. our natural state is you know mermaids live in the sea they don't live in. the difference between being an enclosed. you know creature that lives in its natural habitat it's about getting used to the sea we be friending the animals and not feeling alien to it and actually seeing the sea as a natural environment. the crystal clear water off the coast is the perfect place for. me to be a mermaid means to be one with you it's a wonderful experience to be able to swim and to be submerged by the water. it's the story hall to describe the failing hoping i'm a man swimming with the mourner thing instead of toothpaste separate. you have to change everything your side of sw

within hours large parts of marty had been destroyed survivors described running for the sea to escape the choking smoke military and coast guard vessels along with dozens of private boats join the effort to rescue more than seven hundred people from the beaches some survivors were discovered at sea here in the resort town of marty nearly every block nearly every street there are signs of devastation like this charred cars lined the streets the fire was so intense here it's even melted the metal on some of these vehicles and some locals who have returned to inspect what's left of their properties in every fourth or fifth house here seems to have almost been completely destroyed but where do you begin thinking about the building owners emergency crews supported by the military go from house to house and as coast guards inspect the sea the fear is the death toll could rise to. the. you mean me or africa today greece is mourning and in memory of those who perished we are declaring three days of national mourning however we should not let that overwhelm us because this is a time to fight t

we are always watching for food from the sea. enever my father hears a seal barking, he fires his rifle. the voices of the seals frighten the sea animals. from seals we obtain food and clothing. when father kills an animal, he throws out a hook at the end of a long line to their the catch to shore. -- lure the catch to shore. smallople hunt walrus and hunting goes on all through the year. sometimes we hunt them from the shore, sometimes from boats, and other times we catch them by cutting holes in the ice. have too cold for us to farms. only by hunting and fishing can we get enough to eat. even the seabirds are used for food. the animal my father has shot has been brought to shore in the same way as the seal. this will make a fine meal for our family and friends. if we eskimos were not good hunters, we would all starve to death. father uses a homemade harness to drag the seal home. father got his rifle and cartridges at the trading post. like most eskimo villages, ours is close to the ocean. although in the summer, we have many ho

life is leaving the salton sea. ter is evaporating, fish are dying and the lakeside retreats are shells of what they ce were. califoia's largest lake, now a portrait of abandonment. but some believe this emptiness can be filled. >> this piece here it has an interesting history too. >> reporter: to hedlar brian tell it, the open air desert museum of east jesus is a living, breathing, experiment in free expression. just off tlt shore of the sa sea, it's a commune that allows painters, sculptors and conceptual artists to th battle

and we knew there were boat people in the sea like here. so here was jersey i didn't see any at the time so we knew they were there. about two other ships were taking part in rescuing them but we didn't affect. us and that was the policy of the company and the company we avoided those routes i thought he'd never again so and that's why i'm here now because as we see when. you. know what limbaugh is. limbaugh is not exactly the hell. it is. one step before the hell. actually i know most of you have a lot of knowledge about the people in libya. waiting. with the german word to make it simple it's something like a concentration camp for those people and it's slavery. and we are here twenty miles away from them on the sea which is too rough that they can possibly cross it's too dangerous. what bothers me and what makes my nights and maybe your nights also like that. is the fact that we are here on the sea which actually is a border. it is not a fence it has no dog's potential soldiers there is no order to shoot people. but it's killing anyway. p

. >> i took my baby and ru towards the sea. my wife, i didn't knowhat happened i think she burned herself here. laura: donald trump warns russia may meddle in the next u.s. elections, but the reason is because he is so tough on them. plus, the colony ofes jamtown helped shape america's history. centur later, scientiststh ink they found the remains of a key player. welcome to our viewers on public television in america and around the globe. worst re disaster in greece for more than a decade has killed at least 74 people. strong winds fanned the flames which spread to an area east of athens. hundreds were rescued by local fishermen, but others were trapped as the flames destroyed seaside towns. the resort of mati was one of the hardest hit. s itom there that mark lowen starts our coverage. mark: like a vision of hell, mile upon mile smothered, suffocated by flames. as one was put out, another roared. 47 simultaneous fires rippedk through the grlls. they fled for their lives. hundreds ran into the sea, rescued by the coast guard. f

booksnown primarily about about the sea. but long before i moved to nantucket, i was a 14-year-old high school freshman in that maritime center of the universe, pittsburgh, pennsylvania. [laughter] and it was in pittsburgh when i went to the movies and i saw "little big man." oh, my gosh, i can still remember everything of that two hours. i remember dustin hoffman, the whole custer as a deranged maniac -- it was just terrific. it blew the back of my head off. and i became completely fascinated with this custer, the whole sitting bull thing, the whole battle of little bighorn, what what was this all about? in the 1980's when "son of the morning star," the great book by evan kanawha, which really introduced into the nooks and crannies of this incredibly complex, newest story, i began to think, boy, i'd really like to return to that someday. and then, in 2006, i was finishing "mayflower." in that book, i write about the iconic event that many americans associate with the beginning of this country, the pilgrims and the voyage of

i took my baby and i ran towards the sea. my wife, i didn't know what happened. i think she burnt herself here. greece's prime minister alexis tsipras says his country is going through an unspeakable tragedy. we'll be live in the worst affected area. also tonight... after a pay cap and wage freezes public sector workers get their biggest pay rise in nearly a decade. arron banks, who donated millions of pounds to the pro—brexit campaign, is under scrutiny for paying thousands into the bank account, of an african politician. a site in lancashire has been given the go ahead by the government, for the controversial process of fracking for shale gas. we hear the voices of those affected by what's being called the biggest scandal in nhs history, the contamination of blood products that infected thousands of people. i don't want my husband to have died in vain. i don't want my strong, healthy man to have been poisoned and died for nothing. and, giving thanks for being alive. the rescued thai boys take temporary vows, to thank those who freed them. and coming up on sports

i took my baby towards the sea, my wife, i didn't know what happened. ink she burned herself here. many others tried to escape the flames by running into the sea. these are still images that have we now have. when know at least six people died trying to flee into the sea some 715 were evacuated on boats. here are some of those who survived. translation: thankfully, the sea was there. we went into the sea, because the flames was chasing us all the way to the water. it burned our backs and wejumped into the water. it was lightning fast. we did not realise what had happened. you couldn't! it was the first time i have ever seen something like this. this quote is how the mayor of rafina described mati. it "no longer exists." these are the deadliest fires the country has seen in more than a decade. a government spokesman said 15 fires started simultaneously on three different fronts around athens. they are investigating if arson was involved. and it's not over in kineta. these are pictures we have from there from earlier. several countries have offered their s

it is why you saw people desperately brushing into the sea. me of them made it and others drowned. it is a horrific scene and tonight you can taste the charred air. it is almost like the oxygen has been burnt out of the sky. it really feels almost like the end of the world here. mark, it is rare to see these wildfires coming to towns like this. what are authorities saying or speculating about how this started? basically don't know at the moment. greece is no stranger to wildfires. there would only ones in 2007 which killed dozens. these are the worst wildfires since then. the fear is that it could have been arsonist who we re that it could have been arsonist who were trying to loot empty apartment blocks. an investigation is now under way. even though tonight some fires are still smouldering, most are not completely out. greece was just beginning to get back on his feet after that crippling financial crisis that lasted four, five, six yea rs. crisis that lasted four, five, six years. once again it has been plunged back into very dark moment. th

the sea decision. here's an image of a whale the body including a square feet and is clearly visible see if you know the sheep. and they can be seen to all of us. and up here you can see the spout which is depicted as a diversion to off you could see it could be a conventional depiction of. we can't say for sure whether the local residents thought that whales were dangerous wild animals or were merely a symbol of marine life in the gulf of more beyond. ancient peoples often painted or carved images of animals. did they do so out of respect and admiration or simply because they enjoyed doing. some of this artwork including paintings engravings and relief decorations is beautifully done. the farmers and herders who moved west from asia minor did not do so directly but was in a regular process that took place over several thousand years. does i'm on the new looting these neolithic immigrants first encountered local european hunter gatherers about seventy five hundred years ago at the latest. these india th

we be friending the animals and not feeling alien to it and actually seeing the sea as a natural environment. to crystal clear water off course fu's coast is the perfect medium for a mermaid in rom. i need to be a mermaid means to be one with you it's a wonderful experience to be able to swim and to be told submerged by the water. it's the story hall to the score the feeling hoping i'm swimming with. the sort of. you have to change everything your thought of swimming swimming on top of the water is a lot harder but as soon as you swim on the water it becomes a different thing altogether because you suddenly like a fish so everybody glycerol. inside also. the ancient greeks dreamed up the figure of the mermaid back then they were called sirens and played a role in homer's odyssey they were dangerous luring sailors to their deaths with their enchanting song but they shouldn't be confused with the gorgons a different kind of monster as he had said they were the daughters of a sea god a number of nineteenth century romantic artists took quite a fancy to the scaly said dr since. the li

looking at them we took our cars and drove down to the beach and we went into the sea to escape but there were people who did not make it we were holding each other by the hand and shouting each other's names because we could not see from the smoke we would don't car heads on to the water just trying to breathe in the smoke the trees on the close room fire of burning brugge just fell into the sea or to people's heads in their hair we went through five hours of terror they were tragic moments people who had no way of telling their loved ones if they were all right or not some of them died next to us and they were elderly people that couldn't breathe and died from inhaling the smoke there were others who just drowned in the sea. we've barkha brings us the latest now from matty one of the holiday resorts devastated by the wildfires. the crystalline waters of the aegean sea of fringe with kilometer of utter charred devastation this is the sea front in the village of monte where hundreds of people fled to escape the inferno that tore through here on monday evening many of them made it to the s

like many other regions in the war and at that the region of the red sea is now in secure even for the americans themselves so that doesn't mean a threat actually that was you know. stating his assessment of the united states military plans in the middle east with regard to iran it's no secret that iran has options available to increase the crude prices you know if crude prices rise more than some specific levels then rounding international support for sanctions would be a very difficult and cumbersome. i'm sat task for donald trump and his administration ok but just you know just because you have a second star since that is a i do want to keep on talking to the other two guests so in thirty seconds though would you accept that what has happened whether it's oil tankers plural or a warship singular doesn't really matter would you accept two points point number one the symbolism here is huge and point number two arguably it has iranian fingerprints on it i don't believe that iranian is have been involved not at all because if iran means to increase the oil prices through such moves

life is leaving the salton sea. ter is evaporating, fish are dying and the lakeside retreats are shells of what they ce were. califoia's largest lake, now a portrait of abandonment. but some believe this emptiness can be filled. >> this piece here it has an interesting history too. >> reporter: to hedlar brian tell it, the open air desert museum of east jesus is a living, breathing, experiment in free expression. just off tlt shore of the sa sea, it's a commune that allows painters, sculptors and conceptual artists to th battle he sand, the sun and the wind. lt this is el brino, the lt dinosaur of the sa sea. touch part of it because it's, like, powder, it gopo back to wder. >> reporter: it disingrates. >> ah. totally disintegrates. >> reporter: is that part of aat's going on, disintegration, the idea that thin temporary in this environment? >> that is the message i'm getting th nothing on thi level, on this plane is really worth clinging to 'cause it's just stuff. it's all just stuff. >> reporter: the brain child of

and then spraying the area is already being called mob of plastic over the sea over plastic. now did you know that the coast of vogue area is a popular destination with dolphin watchers but recently they've been confronted with a distressing sight of dead dolphins washed up on the beach one reason is the dramatic fall in fish stocks you to water pollution so there's less for the dolphins to feed on but fisherman like those in the small port of souray vole are also being blamed on after all when they go out on to the black sea and their fishing cutters they view the dolphins as their rivals. fifty two pieces of shit here to pay traffic the other fishermen here are not happy their nets are torn up again and they know who's to blame. he will just quit them if you say look a dolphin made this all this time look at the big holes the dolphins made who were these were made by little dolphins. yes but. the year before last it took me a month to mend all the nets just because of the dolphins. sometimes the holes are is big as a whole boat or a door or a car. comes first it's almost fro