Saving the Ocean
Renowned marine biologist and writer Carl Safina, founder of the Blue Ocean Institute, takes viewers around the globe to bring back good news from the world's oceans.
FULL EPISODES (10)
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S1 E10: Scourge of the LionfishLionfish are beautiful, colorful reef fish found throughout the Indian and ...Lionfish are beautiful, colorful reef fish found throughout the Indian and Pacific oceans — that’s the good news. The bad news is they’re now found all over the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic ...
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S1 E9: Cod Comeback?In the rich fishing grounds of New England and Canada, it seemed as if cod would ...In the rich fishing grounds of New England and Canada, it seemed as if cod would never run out — until they did. Fishing communities from Newfoundland to Massachusetts fell apart. Widespread ...
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S1 E8: Trinidad's Turtle GiantsAfter local leaders launched a crusade to end the slaughter of Trinidad’s ...After local leaders launched a crusade to end the slaughter of Trinidad’s thousand-pound leatherback turtles, the turtles were transformed from shark bait to tourist attraction. Now Trinidad’s ...
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S1 E7: River of Kings, Part 2The conclusion of this two-part episode examines the huge project now restoring ...The conclusion of this two-part episode examines the huge project now restoring the Nisqually River, from its source on Mount Rainier to the estuary in Puget Sound. Led by the Nisqually Indian tribe, ...
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S1 E6: River of Kings, Part 1This two-parter examines the huge project now restoring the Nisqually River, ...This two-parter examines the huge project now restoring the Nisqually River, from its source on Mount Rainier to the estuary in Puget Sound. Led by the Nisqually Indian tribe, the restoration aims to ...
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S1 E5: Swordfish! Part 2In the second part of this two-part special, Carl Safina goes to sea with some ...In the second part of this two-part special, Carl Safina goes to sea with some of the last remaining swordfish harpooners to experience firsthand one of the world’s most sustainable fisheries and to ...
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S1 E4: Swordfish! Part 1In a two-part special, Carl Safina goes to sea with some of the last remaining ...In a two-part special, Carl Safina goes to sea with some of the last remaining swordfish harpooners to experience firsthand one of the world’s most sustainable fisheries and to find out why ...
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S1 E3: Destination BajaThis is the remarkable story of how local fishing people in Baja California, ...This is the remarkable story of how local fishing people in Baja California, Mexico, stopped hunting “devil-fish” - actually gray whales - and instead developed a whale-watching co-op that now ...
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S1 E1: Shark ReefShark Reef profiles innovative efforts to protect sharks from the devastating ...Shark Reef profiles innovative efforts to protect sharks from the devastating effects of the global shark fin trade.
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S1 E2: The Sacred Island"The Sacred Island" takes viewers to Zanzibar, off the East African coast, where ..."The Sacred Island" takes viewers to Zanzibar, off the East African coast, where local villagers fought a resort development in their pristine reefs and lagoons through a combination of activism, ...