Marine, Freshwater and Aquaculture Sciences

Videos and Images

Looking for images for your assessment? See the list below of suggested science images.

Did you know that Deakin Library also has a huge collection of streaming videos for you to view? Our collections include both educational and recreational content - our favourites are listed below! 

You can also search for streaming media in Library Search by filtering results by 'video'. 

Image collections

Access free, quality images for use in your assessments at the below sites. Remember that it's always a good idea to cite your image sources along with all your other sources at the bottom of your infographic or in your reference list.

Video collections

Deakin Library subscribes to a number of databases dedicated to streaming media. The list below are our recommendations for finding excellent media reports, documentaries and general interest films. 

Films and Documentaries of Interest

The following films are all available in the Library streaming media databases and may be of particular interest to those studying Marine, Freshwater and Acquaculture science. 

• Can We Save the Reef? (ABC) 
  The epic story of Australian and international scientists who are racing to understand our greatest natural wonder, and employing bold new science to save it.

• The Last Ocean 
  With stunning footage of Antarctica's unique landscapes and wild life, The Last Ocean profiles the international battle over commercial fishing in the Ross Sea, the last pristine ocean ecosystem on earth.

• Troubled Waters: The Mississippi River Story 
  The Emmy Award-winning film tells the story of the unintended yet severe consequences of farming along the Mississippi, and the efforts being taken to reverse this damage.

• Attenborough: Shark Coast
  David Attenborough travels along the coast of Southern Africa which has an incredible variety of sharks, over 140 species, from massive great whites and tiger sharks to dozens of tiny sharks with intriguing names like the pyjama shark and leopard cat shark.

• Sharks: Stewards of the Reef
  This film examines escalating threats to shark population including habitat destruction of reef ecosystems and over fishing that are causing Pacific reef shark populations to plummet.

• Atlantic Salmon: Lost at Sea 
  An epic journey through the oceanic kingdom of the Atlantic Salmon in an attempt to unravel the mystery of their life at sea. Salmon are plummeting to critical levels. The cause is mortality at sea. For the first time, using the latest DNA technology, scientists are tracking the salmon from the rivers into the vast North Atlantic and back again, in hopes of finding an answer before it's too late. 

• Bluefin
  In North Lake, Canada, Local fishermen swear the spectacular Atlantic bluefin tuna are so plentiful they eat out of people's hands. Meanwhile, scientific evidence shows the species is on the brink of collapse. Can both claims be true?

• Current Sea 
  A compelling testimony to the possibilities of local activism, this documentary follows investigative journalist, Matt Blomberg, and ocean activist, Paul Ferber, in their dangerous efforts to create a marine conservation area and combat the relentless tide of illegal fishing.