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Changing Seas
Grouper Moon
Season 4
Episode 403
During the winter full moons Nassau grouper gather in large numbers to spawn. Most of the known spawning sites have been fished out, but the Cayman Islands are home to the last great reproductive population of this endangered species.
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Scientists study the devastating impacts of the Deepwater Horizon oil rig disaster.
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Discover the Cordell Bank, a magical underwater island few people have ever heard of.
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Scientists study tarpon, bonefish and permit to better understand their behaviors.
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Modern technology is making it possible to correlate dolphin sounds and behavior.
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Scientists experimant to see if giant manta rays are impacted negatively by microplastics.
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Changes to the ocean environment affect the way carbon is cycled through the seas.
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Lake Okeechobee, once the blue heart of Florida, now has putrid mats of blue green algae.