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Changing Seas

Alien Invaders

Season 3 Episode 301

In the waters of the western Atlantic and Caribbean, a voracious alien predator has taken hold. Native to the Indo-Pacific, the invasive lionfish is a major threat to biodiversity and the health of already stressed coral reef ecosystems.

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Discover Crinoids which have been around since before the age of Dinosaurs.
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The Changing Seas team meets with researchers in French Polynesia.
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The Cayman Islands are home to the last great reproductive population of grouper.
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Scientists work to identify and link a devastating coral disease to a human pathogen.
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