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Changing Seas
Humpback Health
Season 14
Episode 1402
How does the body size and overall health of humpback whales change across their migratory cycle? A team of researchers studying the animals, which spend part of the year feeding in Alaska and a few months fasting while in their Hawaiian breeding grounds, is making remarkable discoveries.
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Scientists work to identify and link a devastating coral disease to a human pathogen.
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Examine the important role seagrasses and mangroves play in the ocean’s web of life.
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The Changing Seas crew shadows a team of research divers in Dry Tortugas National Park.
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Scientists develop sustainable aquaculture methods to take the pressure off wild fish.