About Deep Sea Reporter
We tell stories about – and explore in depth – issues related to what happens in the sea. We deepen knowledge and awareness of key ocean issues. And when it comes to all things marine, we take a stand, because a healthy ocean is a human right. On the same basis, we defend life below the surface in all our stories.
We are based in Sweden but with a global presence, we produce stories and articles that connect science, policy makers and the public with the ocean.
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Impartiality is the basis of all serious journalism. But according to the rules that apply to public service in the Western world, we must take a stand in favour of democracy, against dictatorship. This means we must be impartial in the defence of human rights. Healthy ecosystems and biodiversity are a prerequisite for the fulfilment of many human rights, such as the right to life, health and clean water.
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E-mail: info@deepseareporter.se
Lena Scherman
Editor in chief/Publisher
Lena has been affiliated with SVT, Sweden’s Public Service broadcaster for more than 20 years. She has produced both long form documentaries and news reportage and has reported from over 60 countries.
Since 2011 she has been a driving force behind one of SVT’s premium current affairs programmes, Korrespondenterna (Correspondents) where she worked as producer/reporter and host. Among the many topics she has covered are coral death in the Philippines, the crisis experienced by local fishermen in the depleted waters off the coast of Tanzania and seal hunting in Greenland.
Daniel Hager
Producer
Daniel Hager has more than 20 years of experience as a producer and director. Like several others at Deep Sea, he has worked both at SVT and with many other international film projects and collaborations.
He is also a behavioral scientist, which has meant that many of the subjects he has focused on are about man’s interaction with his environment. He also keeps an extra eye on which messages actually get through and makes the recipient reflect on the impact he or she has on their environment.
Lina Mattsson
Reporter
Lina has a PhD in ecology and a degree in journalism. She has recently worked for SVT (Swedish Television) science.
As a researcher Lina worked with recovery of industrial waste, using microalgae from the Baltic Sea, to find solutions to reduce the impact of eutrophication. During her years in research she felt that research findings were not communicated enough to society. After finishing her PhD she therefore decided to become a science journalist to work on informing the general public on issues related to the marine environment. Today Lina works full time as a reporter at Deep Sea Productions.
Simon Stanford
Reporter and photographer
Simon has over a long career filmed and produced news reports, documentaries and films from virtually every corner of the world.
He began his career filming and reporting for International broadcasters on the turbulent conflicts on his home continent, Africa. He has during a career that has spanned nearly 40 years filmed and produced reports, documentaries and nature series for many of the world’s major broadcasters. Simon’s work has allowed him to develop and express his passion for nature. Since 2012 he has in addition to his documentary film work been leading expeditions to many of Africa’s wild places.
Johan Candert
Reporter and Photographer
Johan is a veteran documentary film producer/director who began his career as an underwater photographer.
He has produced more than 20 full length documentaries and series for SVT (Swedish Television). He pioneered technical deep sea diving in Scandinavia and felt compelled to have a camera with him to document a world to which few other divers had access. This experience developed his passion not only for the language of pictures but also for the art of storytelling. Johan has a masters degree in documentary filmmaking from Stockholm University of the arts.
Peter Löfgren
Chronicler
Peter started his career as the SVT (Swedish Television) correspondent in the former Soviet Union and in the Middle East before becoming an award winning documentary film producer.
Peter has documented the environmental changes in the coastal region where he has his roots. He has witnessed first hand how the sea has become sicker and how fish stocks have plummeted. Peter now divides his time between producing documentary films and leading the team at Deep Sea Reporter.
Tobias Dahlin
Underwater Photographer and Reporter
Tobias has for several years competed successfully in underwater photography and has become the Nordic and multiple Swedish champion in UV photography.
He has also represented Sweden in three different world championships. In 2016, he won the class “Cold Water” in Ocean Art, one of the world’s most prestigious competitions for underwater photographers. In addition, he has several advanced places in the Nordic region’s largest nature photography competition, the Nordic Nature Photo Contest (NNPC) with two first places, a second place and three third places as well as a couple of other prizes.
Lately, Tobias has mostly focused on underwater movies.
Helena Fredriksson
Film Editor
Helena has worked as a film- and documentary editor for almost thirty years. Among other things, with films such as Uppdrag befrielse (2023), Repetitioner (2005) and Jag gömmer mig i konsten (2020).
At Deep Sea Reporter, Helena has most recently made the film ’The Real Rulers of the Sea’ together with Peter Löfgren.
Helena and Lina are currently working on the project ‘The Sea in School’ with a large number of video inserts for teachers and students about the sea.
Deep Sea Reporter is a non-profit organisation fully funded by the Swedish foundation Voice of the Ocean, whose mission is to inspire and increase knowledge about the ocean.
Our material may never be used to serve a commercial purpose, e.g. to sell a product or service.
AI policy
– Deep Sea Reporter is responsible for all material published in our services, including material produced in whole or in part using automation, machine learning, so-called artificial intelligence or similar techniques.
– Our basic principle is that everything we produce is initiated by humans and reviewed by humans before publication. Any exceptions will be clearly labelled as such and, if they occur, will be based on verified sources.
– Our staff may use AI technology in their work to produce material. This may include researching, brainstorming, suggesting headlines or translating texts.
– However, everything we publish is produced, edited and fact-checked by a human.
– Deep Sea Reporter’s photographers do not use AI technology to produce images or video for our content.
– We do not accept AI-generated images from our Swedish or foreign suppliers in our image feed. If for some reason, for example if the story or text is about AI, we would use AI generated images they will be clearly marked.
– Deep Sea Reporter is committed to protecting sources. We do not give external AI platforms access to sensitive or proprietary information.
This policy may be updated as it evolves.