On day two of Deep Ocean Live, Sky News broadcast from 250 metres below sea level to explore an area dubbed the 'twilight zone'.
Giant tortoises on Aldabra have been eating discarded flip-flops
"By the end of this century, we could be in a position where there are no longer any more coral reefs."It's akin to saying there will be no more forests on land. The coral reefs are the bunkers of bio-diversity for the oceans. He told Sky News:"If we even care a little about the well-being of our children and grandchildren, this is probably the most important thing facing humanity at the moment - climate change and ocean change."There's no getting away from that unfortunately. The ocean is in deep trouble.
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