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Changing Seas
Galapagos: Window into the Future
Season 6
Episode 603
The unique oceanic conditions of the Galápagos Islands serve as a perfect natural laboratory to study how climate change may impact corals in the future. Scientists spend a month in the archipelago to conduct research as part of the Global Reef Expedition.
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The Cayman Islands are home to the last great reproductive population of grouper.
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29:33
Scientists work to identify and link a devastating coral disease to a human pathogen.
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Scientists use satellite tags and DNA forensic tools to track tiger sharks.
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26:47
Oceanographers continue to study the long term effects of an oil spill.
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A group of scientists tests sea sponges for potential anti-cancer properties.
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Explore the emerging science of coral reef restoration.
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The invasive lionfish is a major threat to biodiversity and a stressed coral reef.
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Examine the important role seagrasses and mangroves play in the ocean’s web of life.
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Take a look at the health of the bottlenose dolphin.
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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.
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Scientists scan the ocean floor to find deep sea corals threatened by bottom trawling.