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Changing Seas

Website: http://changingseas.tv/
Next Airing: Sat, Mar 30th, 2024 at 3:30 PM on UEN-TV

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CHANGING SEAS takes viewers on an exciting adventure to the heart of our liquid planet. The documentary series offers an unprecedented look at how oceanographers and experts study earth's vast underwater wilderness, while shedding light on how over-fishing, global climate change and pollution threaten ocean resources.

Episodes:

  • Manatees: Conserving A Marine Mammal

    Every winter, hundreds of manatees aggregate at Crystal River, Florida. This sanctuary is also a treasure for scientists, who take advantage of these manatee gatherings to study them. From decades of visual ID studies to the most cutting-edge DNA research, experts hope that science will help conserve this beloved marine mammal.

    Next Airing: Sat, Mar 30th, 2024 at 3:30 PM on UEN-TV
    Length: 00:26:45
    Usage rights: 11/1/2016 to 10/31/2024
  • Maug's Caldera: A Natural Laboratory A Co-Production with Open Boat Films

    This episode takes viewers into an area of the remote Pacific, the islands of Maug. Formed by an ancient volcano, shallow hydrothermal vents are found close to coral reefs inside the submerged caldera. These vents emit levels of CO2 that can be expected in the world's oceans by the end of the century, making these waters a natural laboratory for scientists studying the impacts of ocean acidification on coral reefs.

    Next Airing: Sat, Apr 6th, 2024 at 3:30 PM on UEN-TV
    Length: 00:26:45
    Usage rights: 11/1/2016 to 10/31/2024
  • Beneath The Bridge

    The Blue Heron Bridge in Riviera Beach, Florida is known as one of the best shore dives in the United States. Even though at first it appears as an unlikely dive site, it is home to a rich variety of marine life, ranging from tiny nudibranchs to manta rays. Underwater photographers are documenting what lives beneath the bridge, and a scientist is studying how two species of octopus co-exist there.

    Next Airing: Sat, Apr 13th, 2024 at 3:30 PM on UEN-TV
    Length: 00:26:45
    Usage rights: 11/1/2016 to 10/31/2024
  • The Future of Seafood

    It is estimated there will be two billion more people on the planet by mid-century. To feed this booming world population, more fish will need to be farmed than ever before. One way to increase fish production in a sustainable way is to move aquaculture operations offshore - where there is plenty of available space and strong currents flush out the pens to avoid polluting sensitive ecosystems.

    Next Airing: Sat, Apr 20th, 2024 at 3:30 PM on UEN-TV
    Length: 00:26:46
    Usage rights: 11/7/2017 to 11/6/2025
  • Toxic Algae: Complex Sources and Solutions

    Lake Okeechobee was once the blue heart of Florida, pumping fresh water down to the Everglades and beyond. But now that a dike and canal system control its flow, water releases from the lake periodically create putrid mats of blue green algae. Scientists think water pollution is to blame, and if something isn't done about it there could be irreparable damage to the environment, the local economy and people's health.

    Next Airing: Sat, Apr 27th, 2024 at 3:30 PM on UEN-TV
    Length: 00:26:45
    Usage rights: 11/7/2017 to 11/6/2025
  • The Fate of Carbon

    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 through a process called ocean acidification, and scientists worry how changes to the ocean environment will affect the way carbon is cycled through the seas.

    Next Airing: Sat, May 4th, 2024 at 3:30 PM on UEN-TV
    Length: 00:26:45
    Usage rights: 11/7/2017 to 11/6/2025
  • Majestic Mantas

    The remote Revillagegdo Archipelago off Mexico's Pacific coast is a hotspot for giant mantas that interact with awe-struck scuba divers. Scientists are studying the local population using photo ID techniques and acoustic tags which track the movements of these mysterious fish. They are also conducting experiments to see if the filter-feeding rays are impacted negatively by microplastics, tiny pieces of toxic trash that float in the ocean.

    Next Airing: Sat, May 11th, 2024 at 3:30 PM on UEN-TV
    Length: 00:26:45
    Usage rights: 11/7/2017 to 11/6/2025
  • Dolphins: Breaking The Code

    Dr. Denise L. Herzing has dedicated her career to studying a community of free-ranging Atlantic spotted dolphins that live in the shallow, crystal clear waters of the Bahamas Through non-invasive, in-water observation; she researches the animals' social structure, behaviors and communication. Now modern technology is making it possible to correlate the dolphins' sounds and behavior, bringing Herzing and her collaborators closer to decoding dolphin communication.

    Next Airing: Sat, May 18th, 2024 at 3:30 PM on UEN-TV
    Length: 00:26:46
    Usage rights: 11/1/2018 to 10/31/2024
  • Cryptic Critters

    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.

    Next Airing: Sat, May 25th, 2024 at 3:30 PM on UEN-TV
    Length: 00:26:46
    Usage rights: 11/1/2018 to 10/31/2024
  • Lords of the Wetlands

    While American crocodiles are recovering in parts of their range, their future looks bleak in Jamaica. Habitat loss and poaching for meat have led to a drastic decline in the population. Dedicated scientists and conservationists are working to save the species through research, education, and conservation initiatives.

    Next Airing: Sat, Jun 1st, 2024 at 3:30 PM on UEN-TV
    Length: 00:26:46
    Usage rights: 11/1/2018 to 10/31/2024
  • Fishing The Flats for Science

    Flats fishing is popular with recreational anglers in the Caribbean and the Florida Keys. But until recently, little was known about tarpon, bonefish and permit - the species most coveted by sports fishermen. Now scientists are studying the fish to better understand their movements, habitat, and spawning behaviors.

    Next Airing: Sat, Jun 8th, 2024 at 3:30 PM on UEN-TV
    Length: 00:26:46
    Usage rights: 11/1/2018 to 10/31/2024
  • Biggest Fish in the Sea

    Each summer, the world's largest known aggregation of whale sharks occurs just off the coast of Cancun, Mexico, attracting tourists and scientists alike. Hundreds of these gentle giants come to the area to feed on plankton, giving experts the opportunity to learn more about the largest fish in the sea.

    Length: 00:26:46
    Usage rights: 11/1/2014 to 10/31/2024
  • Billfish: Battle on the Line

    The unique oceanographic conditions of the eastern tropical Pacific make the area one of the best spots in the world for big game anglers to hook billfish. But intense pressures from commercial fishing operations have taken their toll on the numbers of sailfish and marlin in the region. Researchers are studying the animals to provide the data necessary to protect the fish populations from further decline.

    Length: 00:26:45
    Usage rights: 11/3/2015 to 11/2/2025
  • Galapagos: Windows Into The Future

    A co-production with the Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation The unique oceanic conditions of the Galapagos Islands serve as a perfect natural laboratory to study how climate change may impact corals in the future. Scientists spend a month in the archipelago to conduct research as part of the Global Reef Expedition.

    Length: 00:26:46
    Usage rights: 11/1/2014 to 10/31/2024
  • Grand Cayman's Famous Stingrays

    Each year, thousands of tourists interact with the tame southern stingrays that congregate in the shallow waters of Grand Cayman's North Sound. Famous marine artist and scientist Dr. Guy Harvey has assembled a research team to study what impact the ecotourism might have on the wild fish.

    Length: 00:26:45
    Usage rights: 11/3/2015 to 11/2/2025
  • Living Fossils

    In the deep, dark waters off the coast of Roatan, Honduras, strange flowerlike animals flourish. These sea lilies and feather stars, known as Crinoids, have been around in various forms since before the age of Dinosaurs. Now experts including Dr. Charles Messing from Nova Southeastern University descend into the deep to study the animals from a submersible.

    Length: 00:26:46
    Usage rights: 11/1/2014 to 10/31/2024
  • Saving Sawfish

    The strange, prehistoric-looking Smalltooth Sawfish were once coveted by anglers as popular trophy fish. But habitat loss and overfishing have greatly reduced the animals' range and landed them on the endangered species list. Today, the fish are limited to South Florida, where scientists are conducting research to save the species.

    Length: 00:26:46
    Usage rights: 11/1/2014 to 10/31/2024
  • Sea Turtles: The Lost Years

    After sea turtle hatchlings emerge from their nests, they vanish into the sea. Until recently, their journey was largely shrouded in mystery. Now, as technology advances, researchers are beginning to understand where turtles go during their so-called "lost years."

    Length: 00:26:45
    Usage rights: 11/3/2015 to 11/2/2025
  • Sponges: Oldest Creatures in the Sea?

    Shows how recent DNA research has cast doubt on the theory that sponges were the first animals to branch off the "Animal Tree of Life, " a kind of family tree for all living and extinct animals on earth. Recently, some scientists are suggesting that ctenophores, also known as comb jellies, are an older lineage.

    Length: 00:26:45
    Usage rights: 11/1/2016 to 10/31/2024
  • The Secret Sex Life of Fish

    Most people are familiar with the pretty tropical fish found in aquariums, but few realize that some of these animals are capable of changing sex. Discover the unique ways of how some fish species do this and why they likely evolved this way.

    Length: 00:26:45
    Usage rights: 11/3/2015 to 11/2/2025

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