Back to Show
Changing Seas
Cryptic Critters - Trailer
Deep underwater, on a shipwreck near Key West, lives a tiny potential new threat. Being in the right place at the right time, one expert spotted it and immediately knew that it didn’t belong. Researchers want to know where this new species came from, and whether its sudden appearance spells disaster for the delicate coral reef ecosystem in the Florida Keys.
Support Provided By
Unlock with PBS Passport
26:48
Examine the important role seagrasses and mangroves play in the ocean’s web of life.
Unlock with PBS Passport
26:51
The Changing Seas crew shadows a team of research divers in Dry Tortugas National Park.
26:45
Scientists develop sustainable aquaculture methods to take the pressure off wild fish.
26:46
Scientists scan the ocean floor to find deep sea corals threatened by bottom trawling.
26:49
Scientists at the world’s only underwater lab study the impacts of ocean acidification.
26:54
After being fished to near extinction, Goliath Groupers are making a comeback in Florida.