Sofia Graça Aranha, a PhD student in Marine Sciences at the University of Algarve, is the one who leads the program “Ameaçados”, a 14-episode series that promises to revolutionize the way we look at marine animals and which has already premiered in Brazil.
Recorded in five countries throughout 2017, “Ameaçados” is shown every Tuesday at 22 pm on the Brazilian channel Off. The episodes already shown are available through Globosat Play.
This television format intends to bring the public closer to these animals, questioning who is, after all, the real predator.
By diving with sharks and other marine species, in an environment of tension, but also of beauty and calm, Sofia Aranha aims to form audiences – passing on relevant information about these species in a playful and light way – and awakening them to the environmental theme, since, as he assures, the conservation of nature depends on changing human habits.
“Today, more than ever, we have an urgency to take action to reverse the damage and impacts we caused during decades and even centuries of environmental neglect. If until recently it was believed that marine resources were infinite, today it is known that many stocks are completely depleted and many are under threat», he says.
Planned and recorded during his master's degree at the University of Algarve, the program 'Threatened' portrays the importance of these species for the balance of ecosystems, revealing the impact of human action and overfishing.
“Unfortunately, the protection measures that are imposed on these fragile animals still do not prevent them from being caught in fishing gear and many of them do not survive even after being rejected. We want to know what the condition of these animals are when they come on board and what actions we should take to reduce their capture and increase their chances of survival”.
That's why Sofia Graça Aranha dived with the most dangerous species, from the tiger shark to the flathead shark and the white shark.
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