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Changing Seas

The Fate of Carbon - Trailer

For millennia, the exchange of CO2 between the oceans and atmosphere has been in balance. Now, with more anthropogenic carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, the oceans are taking up more CO2 as well. This additional CO2 is negatively impacting sensitive ecosystems and scientists worry how changes to the ocean environment will affect the way carbon is cycled through the seas.

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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.
After the Spill
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Oceanographers continue to study the long term effects of an oil spill.
Prescription: Oceans
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A group of scientists tests sea sponges for potential anti-cancer properties.
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