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Changing Seas
Corals in Crisis - Trailer
Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease is devastating Florida’s fragile coral reef ecosystem. But all hope is not lost. Dedicated scientists are working hard to find the cause of the disease, treat the ill and restore these cities of the sea to their former glory.
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Experts study bonefish, tarpon & permit, the fishes coveted by fly anglers on the flats.
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Scientists and conservationists work together to save the American crocodile in Jamaica.
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Researchers investigate a tiny, non-native species on a shipwreck near Key West.
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A scientist dedicates her career to studying wild dolphin communication in the Bahamas.
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Florida’s Blue Heron Bridge is popular with divers because of its rich marine life.
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The Maug Islands are a natural laboratory for scientists studying ocean acidification.
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Each winter, scientists head to Crystal River, Florida, to study manatees gathered there.
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Are sponges the oldest creatures in the sea? DNA research has cast doubt on that theory.
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Scientists conduct research in South Florida to save the endangered Smalltooth Sawfish.
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Scientists study how climate change may impact corals in the Galapagos Islands.
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The world’s largest known gathering of whale sharks occurs just off the coast of Mexico.
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In the deep sea, strange flowerlike animals flourish in the dark.