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Changing Seas

Sinking the Vandenburg

Season 2 Episode 204

The final episode explores the world’s second largest intentionally sunk shipwreck, the USNS General Hoyt S. Vandenberg. Submerged in the clear blue waters off Key West, in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary, this artificial reef is now attracting fish, fishermen and divers.

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Scientists conduct research to save the Smalltooth Sawfish.
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Scientists spend a month in the Galapagos Islands to conduct research.
Biggest Fish in the Sea
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The world’s largest known aggregation of whale sharks occurs just off the coast of Cancun.
Living Fossils
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Discover Crinoids which have been around since before the age of Dinosaurs.
Reefs of Rangiroa
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The Changing Seas team meets with researchers in French Polynesia.
Creatures of the Deep
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New research sheds light on the lives of mysterious creatures of the deep.
Sunken Stories
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Divers from around the country learn how to map shipwrecks.
Coral Hybrids
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Follow one scientist studying coral in Belize.
Coastal Carnivores
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Scientists studying the coastal Everglades make some perplexing discoveries.
Grouper Moon
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The Cayman Islands are home to the last great reproductive population of grouper.
Mysterious Microbes
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Scientists work to identify and link a devastating coral disease to a human pathogen.
Tracking Tigers
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Scientists use satellite tags and DNA forensic tools to track tiger sharks.
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