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Changing Seas
| Website: | http://changingseas.tv/ |
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| Next Airing: | Thu, Mar 23rd, 2023 at 5:30 AM 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.
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Coastal Carnivores
Scientists studying the coastal Everglades have made some perplexing discoveries. Bull sharks are living upstream where alligators should thrive, and gators are swimming out to the ocean to feed.
Next Airing: Thu, Mar 23rd, 2023 at 5:30 AM on UEN-TV Length: 00:26:45 Usage rights: 11/1/2012 to 10/31/2024 -
Coral Hybrids
While Elkhorn and Staghorn corals have undergone a drastic decline in the Caribbean, their hybrid, "Fused Staghorn," is increasing in numbers in parts of the region. One scientist is studying the animals in Belize to see if the hybrid might be better equipped to deal with environmental stressors than its parents.
Next Airing: Sat, Mar 25th, 2023 at 3:30 PM on UEN-TV Length: 00:26:46 Usage rights: 11/5/2013 to 11/4/2023 -
Sunken Stories
In the Florida Keys, divers from around the country learn how to map shipwrecks and apply their skills on a mysterious 19th Century slave ship. When diving isn't possible, professional explorers use high-tech tools to scan objects buried beneath the seafloor.
Next Airing: Sat, Apr 1st, 2023 at 3:30 PM on UEN-TV Length: 00:26:46 Usage rights: 11/5/2013 to 11/4/2023 -
Creatures of the Deep
Little-known animals spend their entire lives in the Gulf of Mexico's cold, deep waters. New research sheds light on the lives of these mysterious creatures of the deep.
Next Airing: Sat, Apr 8th, 2023 at 3:30 PM on UEN-TV Length: 00:26:46 Usage rights: 11/5/2013 to 11/4/2023 -
Reefs of Rangiroa
The Changing Seasteam meets with researchers in French Polynesia, where scientists conduct extensive habitat mapping to create a one-of-a-kind sea floor atlas. Experts also assess the health of the reefs to compare and contrast human impacts on reef systems over a large geographical area.
Next Airing: Sat, Apr 15th, 2023 at 3:30 PM on UEN-TV Length: 00:26:46 Usage rights: 11/5/2013 to 11/4/2023 -
Vanishing Whales
The humpback whale population that migrates between Hawaii and Alaska is considered a conservation success story. When sightings of the animals suddenly dropped, people became concerned. Scientists in both locations are trying to understand what happened to the whales and why.
Next Airing: Sat, Apr 22nd, 2023 at 3:30 PM on UEN-TV Length: 00:26:46 Usage rights: 11/1/2021 to 10/31/2025 -
Humpback Health
How does the body size and overall health of humpback whales change across their migratory cycle? A team of researchers studying the animals, which spend part of the year feeding in Alaska and a few months fasting while in their Hawaiian breeding grounds, is making remarkable discoveries.
Next Airing: Sat, Apr 29th, 2023 at 3:30 PM on UEN-TV Length: 00:26:46 Usage rights: 11/1/2021 to 10/31/2025 -
Kelp: Hidden Treasure of the Salish Sea
The kelp forests of the Puget Sound have long played an essential role in the local ecosystem as a habitat and food source. Today, this foundational species is in decline, but resource managers, scientists, tribal citizens, and advocates are working together to solve the mysteries of conserving and restoring kelp forests.
Next Airing: Sat, May 6th, 2023 at 3:30 PM on UEN-TV Length: 00:26:46 Usage rights: 11/1/2021 to 10/31/2025 -
Saving Florida's Starving Manatees
Florida's iconic sea cows are dying in record numbers. Years of declining seagrass beds have eliminated one of the gentle giants' primary food sources. Now wildlife managers have taken the unprecedented step of feeding the animals, while scientists are in a race against time to restore the lost seagrass.
Next Airing: Sat, May 13th, 2023 at 3:30 PM on UEN-TV Length: 00:26:46 Usage rights: 11/1/2021 to 10/31/2025 -
After The Spill
Last year's catastrophic oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico may no longer make headline news, but the story is far from over. Oceanographers continue to study the long term effects this disaster might have on marine ecosystems.
Length: 00:26:46 Usage rights: 11/4/2011 to 10/31/2023 -
Alien Invaders
In the waters of the western Atlantic and Caribbean, a voracious alien predator has taken hold. Native to the Indo-Pacific, the invasive lionfish is a major threat to biodiversity and the health of already stressed coral reef ecosystems.
Length: 00:26:46 Usage rights: 11/4/2011 to 10/31/2023 -
Grouper Moon
During the winter full moons Nassau grouper gather in large numbers to spawn. Most of the known spawning sites have been fished out, but the Cayman Islands are home to the last great reproductive population of this endangered species.
Length: 00:26:46 Usage rights: 11/1/2012 to 10/31/2024 -
Mysterious Microbes
On coral reefs, microorganisms are copious creatures. Throughout Florida, scientists painstakingly work to identify key players within this microbial community and directly link a devastating coral disease to a human pathogen.
Length: 00:26:46 Usage rights: 11/1/2012 to 10/31/2024 -
Prescription: Oceans
The oceans are part of America's newest medical frontier. In Florida, a group of scientists are testing sea sponges for their potential anti-cancer properties. These and other marine invertebrates may hold the key to unlocking the secrets of our own biology.
Length: 00:26:46 Usage rights: 11/4/2011 to 10/31/2023 -
Reef Revival
In the emerging science of coral reef restoration, marine biologists and resource managers are discovering naturally occurring mechanisms that promote coral growth and restore ecological balance in these gardens of the sea.
Length: 00:26:45 Usage rights: 11/4/2011 to 10/31/2023 -
Tracking Tigers
Tiger sharks are the ultimate apex predators. Scientists use satellite tags and DNA forensic tools to better understand the migrations of this magnificent species and to investigate the impacts of the world shark fin trade.
Length: 00:26:45 Usage rights: 11/1/2012 to 10/31/2024