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Changing Seas
Sentinels of the Seas
Season 2
Episode 202
This episode takes a closer look at the health of Florida’s most beloved marine mammal – the bottlenose dolphin. The animal’s charismatic smile belies the silent threats lurking in its ocean home. Many Florida dolphins are showing disturbing signs of immune system dysfunction and disease, which may be linked to contaminant exposure.
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Researchers provide data necessary to protect fish populations from further decline.
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Researchers study what impact ecotourism might have on southern stingrays.
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Researchers are beginning to understand where turtles go during their “lost years.”
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Scientists spend a month in the Galapagos Islands to conduct research.
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The world’s largest known aggregation of whale sharks occurs just off the coast of Cancun.
