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Recreational Shark Fishing: Collaborating for Conservation

Recreational Shark Fishing: Collaborating for Conservation

Season 13 Episode 1301
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At the Water’s Edge: The Salt Marsh

At the Water’s Edge: The Salt Marsh

Season 13 Episode 1302
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Alvin: Pioneer of the Deep

Alvin: Pioneer of the Deep

Season 13 Episode 1303
26:47
Habitats: The Key to Florida’s Fisheries

Habitats: The Key to Florida’s Fisheries

Season 13 Episode 1304
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Vanishing Whales

Vanishing Whales

Season 14 Episode 1401
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Humpback Health

Humpback Health

Season 14 Episode 1402
26:42
Kelp: Hidden Treasure of the Salish Sea

Kelp: Hidden Treasure of the Salish Sea

Season 14 Episode 1403
26:42
Saving Florida’s Starving Manatees

Saving Florida’s Starving Manatees

Season 14 Episode 1404
26:42
Mollusks: More than a Shell

Mollusks: More than a Shell

Season 15 Episode 1501
26:42
Sharks in Belize: Jaguars of the Sea

Sharks in Belize: Jaguars of the Sea

Season 15 Episode 1502
26:42
Bermuda: Life at Ocean's Edge

Bermuda: Life at Ocean's Edge

Season 15 Episode 1503
26:42
Life in the Dark: The Polar Night

Life in the Dark: The Polar Night

Season 15 Episode 1504
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Changing Seas

American Samoa’s Resilient Coral Reefs

Season 12 Episode 1204

American Samoa is home to some of the largest corals on record. Reefs in this remote island paradise are thriving, while corals elsewhere are in serious decline. Scientists study what makes these corals more resilient than others in the wake of local and global stressors.
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Galapagos: Window into the Future
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Season 6 Episode 603
Galapagos: Window into the Future
Scientists spend a month in the Galapagos Islands to conduct research.
Biggest Fish in the Sea
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Season 6 Episode 602
Biggest Fish in the Sea
The world’s largest known aggregation of whale sharks occurs just off the coast of Cancun.
Living Fossils
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Season 6 Episode 601
Living Fossils
Discover Crinoids which have been around since before the age of Dinosaurs.
Reefs of Rangiroa
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Season 5 Episode 504
Reefs of Rangiroa
The Changing Seas team meets with researchers in French Polynesia.
Creatures of the Deep
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Season 5 Episode 503
Creatures of the Deep
New research sheds light on the lives of mysterious creatures of the deep.
Sunken Stories
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26:45
Season 5 Episode 502
Sunken Stories
Divers from around the country learn how to map shipwrecks.
Coral Hybrids
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26:45
Season 5 Episode 501
Coral Hybrids
Follow one scientist studying coral in Belize.
Coastal Carnivores
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Season 4 Episode 404
Coastal Carnivores
Scientists studying the coastal Everglades make some perplexing discoveries.
Grouper Moon
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Season 4 Episode 403
Grouper Moon
The Cayman Islands are home to the last great reproductive population of grouper.
Mysterious Microbes
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Season 4 Episode 402
Mysterious Microbes
Scientists work to identify and link a devastating coral disease to a human pathogen.
Tracking Tigers
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Season 4 Episode 401
Tracking Tigers
Scientists use satellite tags and DNA forensic tools to track tiger sharks.
After the Spill
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26:47
Season 3 Episode 304
After the Spill
Oceanographers continue to study the long term effects of an oil spill.
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