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David Attenborough tells Prince William he was appalled to see what
humanity has done to the ocean
By Olivia Kemp and Max Foster, CNN
Updated:
1:01 PM EDT, Sat June 7, 2025
Source: CNN
has described the human impact on the deep ocean floor as
“unspeakably awful” in a conversation with to mark the launch of
the veteran broadcaster’s latest documentary.
In a video filmed at London’s Royal Festival Hall in early May and
posted to Kensington Palace’s social media channels Saturday, the
biologist and natural historian reflected on the scale of human damage
inflicted beneath the surface – much of it, he said, invisible to the
public eye.
“The awful thing is that it’s hidden from most people,”
Attenborough said. “What we have done to the deep ocean floor is just
unspeakably awful. If you did anything remotely like it on land,
everybody would be up in arms.”
The pioneering naturalist added that he was “appalled” when he
“first saw the shots taken for this film” that showed the state of
the ocean floor.
The feature-length documentary explores “how his lifetime has
coincided with the great age of ocean discovery” and “why a healthy
ocean keeps the entire planet stable and flourishing.”
The film will be available to stream online from Sunday, which is World
Oceans Day.
“If this film does anything, if it just shifts public awareness, it
will be very, very important,” Attenborough said. “I can only hope
that people who see it will recognize that something must be done
before we destroy this great treasure.”
The 99-year-old broadcaster told William that it is “heartening” to
have an “entree to people’s front rooms.”
“Whole families sitting at home in comfort can actually suddenly see
this coming up. Films like this can expose something new,” he said.
William, reflecting on the ocean’s unexplored frontiers, said the
idea that there may be oceanic regions no human has ever seen was
“fascinating.” He asked Attenborough whether that possibility still
exists.
“Beyond question,” the naturalist replied. “We’re in the
situation now when, in fact, it is possible to go into places where
nothing like you has ever been there before.”
The Prince of Wales added that the opportunity for discovery offers
“a really optimistic excitement sort of moment for the next
generation to be able to be bigger explorers.”
A for over a decade, William has repeatedly cited Attenborough as an
“inspiration” throughout the years, most recently in connection
with his “Guardians” docuseries, which focuses on the work of
wildlife protection rangers.
In 2020, the pair launched The Earthshot Prize – an ambitious
environmental initiative that seeks to offer green solutions to some of
the world’s most pressing challenges, including ocean protection. The
prize awards £1 million (about $1.2 million) annually to five winners.
Organizers hope that by 2030, at least 50 pioneering environmental
solutions will have been funded.
“Ocean” builds on Attenborough’s years of collaboration with
marine scientists working to explore and document the deep sea. Its
release comes amid concerns over threats such as deep-sea mining,
biodiversity decline, and the vulnerability of ocean ecosystems to
climate change.
The documentary also arrives just ahead of the United Nations Ocean
Conference taking place later this month in Nice, France. Member states
have agreed in principle to protect 30% of the world’s oceans, but
progress has been slow. In “Ocean,” Attenborough calls for more
urgency.
CNN’s Nell Lewis contributed to this report.
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