The Mediterranean’s only opening is Gibraltar, which partly explains why it is the most polluted sea in Europe, with over 200,000 tons of plastic among the other debris dumped annually into its waters. A French government report of all groups combating this destructive assault allows people to pick a group suited to where they live and their interests. Former spear fishers cleaning the beach at Antibes declare: We won’t give up.—SJPH

In this lyrical first film by Dana Frankoff, she focuses on 90-year–old Wayan Nyo, who has been fishing since the age of 10. Wayan goes out alone in his rowboat off the coast of Indonesia every single day. It is where he wants to be. “I look one way and it is beautiful. I look another way and it is beautiful.” Since 2000, the focus of this fisherman now is not fish, but plastic, which has mostly replaced the fish. “If I clean here and others don’t clean where they are, it will be useless.” Amen. —SJPH

A charismatic Carol Schuldt loves life and the ocean and has been an iconic figure in the Ocean Beach scene since the 60’s. Even at the age of 83, she still religiously jumps into the frigid Pacific Ocean. Her intimate relationship with the ocean has inspired so many people over the years. —YI

It’s May, 2020, and the pandemic has the world gripped in isolation, anxiety and fear. Each morning at dawn, a British photographer seeks personal restoration where he feels most complete – in the sea. He quickly discovers that his simple act of reconnection offers the possibility of helping many other people regain their sense of happiness and wellbeing too. —BB