Battering our fish
A piece of battered cod is an essential part of the seaside experience - but does overfishing threaten the coast on your plate?
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We take a look at what's going on beneath the oceans
Tony Rice is an expert on deep sea biology, having spent his whole working life in this field. A retired academic (previously at Southampton University) he now divides his time between writing and working as an environmental consultant.
He was author of the book Deep Ocean, written for the Natural History Museum. He is also involved in surveying deep sea life on a consultative basis to determine the environmental risks and benefits associated with exploiting natural resources.
Chris German is a marine geochemist at the Southampton Oceanography Centre at Southampton University. He's a world expert on hydrothermal vents and a veteran of many expeditions to probe the ocean floor.
He's particularly good at assessing where hydrothermal vents may form, looking for them…and finding them! Not bad, considering they make up less than 0.001% of the ocean floor.
Chris is an enthusiastic communicator of the science of the deep sea and hydrothermal vents, and recently gave a lecture at the prestigious Royal Institution, as part of its Scientists for the New Century programme.
Kate Humble is a television presenter, fronting programmes such as Holiday, The Essential Guide to Rocks, Top Gear and Rough Science.
Kate is fascinated by the deep sea - an interest that she has developed as a keen scuba diver.
She's not an expert in deep sea exploration, but was keen to participate in the programme, asking questions on behalf of the viewer and adding her excitement and awe of the deep sea.
Jacqui McGlade is a regular on The Next Big Thing, with a broad scientific background spanning marine science, maths and the environment.
She is currently professor of mathematics at University College London. Previously, she was director of the National Environmental Research Council Centre for Coastal and Marine Sciences.
She's particularly interested in working out models that allow us to understand how various factors in ecological systems (such as oceans) interact and change over time.
And your host...Colin Blakemore
Colin is Waynflete Professor of Physiology at Oxford University, and director of the Oxford Centre for Cognitive Neuroscience.
A renowned neuroscientist, he's also a TV and radio regular and an enthusiastic promoter of science.
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Content last updated: 16/06/2000
