
TheLastOceanTheRossSea,AntarcticaisthemostpristinestretchofoceanonEarth.Avast,frozenlandscapethatteemswithlife-whales,sealsandpenguinscarvingoutaplaceontheveryedgeofexistence.CalifornianecologistDavidAinleyhasbeentravelingtotheRossSeatostudythisuniqueecosystemformorethanthirtyyears.Hehaswrittenscientificpapersdescribingitasa'livinglaboratory'.Largelyuntouchedbyhumans,itisoneofthelastplaceswherethedelicatebalanceofnatureprevails.ButaninternationalfishingfleethasrecentlyfounditswaytotheRossSea.ItistargetingAntarctictoothfish,soldasChileanSeabassinup-marketrestaurantsaroundtheworld.Thecatchissolucrativeitisknownaswhitegold.AinleyknowsthatunlessfishingisstoppedthenaturalbalanceoftheRossSeawillbelostforever.HerallieshisfellowscientistsandmeetsupwithaColoradonaturephotographerandNewZealandfilmmakerwhoalsoshareadeeppassionforthispristinecorneroftheworld.Allwanttostopfishingandprotectthislastpristineecosystem.Togethertheyform'theLastOcean'andbeginacampaigntakingonthecommercialfishersandgovernmentsinaracetoprotectEarth'slastuntouchedoceanfromourinsatiableappetiteforfish.