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Wild Isles

Scallops can be harvestedsustainably and without damaging the seafloor by divers,who pick...

Scallops can be harvested
sustainably and without damaging the seafloor by divers,
who pick them up by hand

Full Transcript

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Scallops can be harvested sustainably and without damaging
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the seafloor by divers, who pick them up by hand.
Duration
10 seconds
Views
37
Timestamp in Movie
00:27:20
Uploaded
Apr 19, 2025
Season
1
Episode
6
Genres
documentary

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Movie Summary

Sir David Attenborough narrates a documentary about the natural animals in the British Isles and Ireland.
S01 • E03 A rabbit's life is full of danger. - Wild Isles 00:05
A rabbit's life is full of danger.
S01 • E05 It's a surprisingly effective technique, - Wild Isles 00:08
It's a surprisingly effective technique,
S01 • E04 At dawn, the female and her hitchhiker - Wild Isles 00:08
At dawn, the female and her hitchhiker
S01 • E03 A big warren can lose hundreds each year, - Wild Isles 00:12
A big warren can lose hundreds each year,
S01 • E01 Some years, half the world population arrive here, - Wild Isles 00:08
Some years, half the world population arrive here,
S01 • E02 He starts to feed on the rich, oily seeds the cones contain. - Wild Isles 00:07
He starts to feed on the rich, oily seeds the cones contain.
S01 • E05 But scallops don't have a strong sense of direction... - Wild Isles 00:06
But scallops don't have a strong sense of direction...
S01 • E04 The very pond in which she hatched as a tadpole. - Wild Isles 00:06
The very pond in which she hatched as a tadpole.
S01 • E06 Today, around a third of UK fish stocks are overfished. - Wild Isles 00:07
Today, around a third of UK fish stocks are overfished.
S01 • E06 In places, we're removing life from the ocean faster - Wild Isles 00:08
In places, we're removing life from the ocean faster
S01 • E05 ..and the starfish just keep coming. - Wild Isles 00:05
..and the starfish just keep coming.
S01 • E02 ..and his left-overs alert others to what is now available. - Wild Isles 00:06
..and his left-overs alert others to what is now available.
S01 • E04 They get straight down to business - Wild Isles 00:10
They get straight down to business
S01 • E05 The starfish first pulls the scallop shell apart - Wild Isles 00:12
The starfish first pulls the scallop shell apart
S01 • E01 That way, there will always be some eyes keeping watch. - Wild Isles 00:06
That way, there will always be some eyes keeping watch.
S01 • E03 As farming has intensified, - Wild Isles 00:08
As farming has intensified,
S01 • E06 50 years ago, off the coast of North Devon, - Wild Isles 00:11
50 years ago, off the coast of North Devon,
S01 • E04 The male, if he holds on tight, will fertilise them all. - Wild Isles 00:07
The male, if he holds on tight, will fertilise them all.
S01 • E03 Species-rich grasslands now occupy only about 1% of the land. - Wild Isles 00:07
Species-rich grasslands now occupy only about 1% of the land...
S01 • E05 The smell of the feast drifts through the water - Wild Isles 00:07
The smell of the feast drifts through the water