Monaco restaurants take endangered red tuna off the menu  Riviera Radio 14 Aug 09  In Monaco, Prince Albert II has asked restaurants not to serve red tuna, saying over-fishing has made them an endangered species. Local marine experts say local fishing of red tuna can continue once stocks replenish but French authorities say international fishing should not be allowed to dominate the Mediterranean – 90 per cent of red tuna fished here and in the Atlantic is exported to Japan.

French fishermen hit back at stars' bid to save bluefin tuna  The Observer 28 Jun 09 It has been a long few weeks for captain Jean-Louis Donnarel and the crew of the Provence-Côte d'Azur II. Donnarel and his crew are at the sharp end of an increasingly bitter row: one that links globally known restaurants, top celebrities, huge international conglomerates, sushi shops and supermarkets across half the world to the livelihoods of a few thousand fishermen. Jason Burke.

It features the competition between two divers and is appreciated for its magnificent cinematography by Carlo Varini and haunting soundtrack by Eric Serra. Some dolphin scenes were shot locally at Marineland in Antibes. 

Based on a real life story of two competing divers who have known each other since childhood, the two rivals are played by Jean-Marc Barr and Jean Reno. Rosanna Arquette plays the love interest who is fixated with Barr's character who seems to be more dolphin than man.

The 39m Motor Yacht Pari ran aground on the 'Rompa Talon' rocks off of Cap Ferrat in the early hours of Saturday 30 May 09 in strong winds and rough seas. A dramatic helicopter rescue took 5 crew and two guests off of the boat whilst the captain remained on board. Pari was eventually refloated in a delicate operation 27 Jun 09 and towed around Cap Ferrat to Villefranche pending further inspection and repairs. We have all the news and a video clip.

British comedian Griff Rhys Jones has a new BBC1 TV series 'River Journeys' starting July 26th. We caught up with him at the Voiles d'Antibes where he invited RivieraLife.tv onboard his beautiful classic yacht Undina. In this exclusive interview Griff tells us about his love of yachting, Undina's colourful history and his new TV projects. Check out the latest yachting news, marine weather forecasts and videos in our yachting section.

Take a tour around the recently refurbished sailing yacht Kalikobass II courtesy of Captain Ross Murray and Yachting Partners International as we sail off Cap d'Antibes.

News and videos of the world's most expensive property, the Villa Leopolda in Villefranche and the story of the Russian oligarch that stands to lose his €39 million deposit, plus the efforts of the US administration to seize the Riviera assets of fraudster Bernie Madoff and news on the phaoronic size project to restructure the derelict 'Le Provençal' in Juan Les Pins.

The Riviera Comedy Club in June had another stellar line-up of top comedians, and not just on the stage. In the audience at The Hop Store in Antibes was a famous British TV comedian. Watch our video to savour highlights from headline act Ian Moore, support act Carl Connelly and MC Rufus Hound. They had the audience howling with laughter with topics ranging from language learning to 'Lotus Eaters.'