The Emmy®-winning nature documentary series CHANGING SEAS focuses on timely issues affecting the world's oceans. Narrated by Peter Thomas, the series goes to sea with explorers and scientists as they use cutting-edge technology to study Earth's last frontier. Cameras venture into the blue alongside oceanographers and other experts seeking to better understand the threats facing oceans, including overfishing, global climate change and pollution.
Season seven topics include: researchers beginning to understand where sea turtles go during their so-called "lost years"; studying the impact of ecotourism might have on the wild fish of Grand Cayman's North Sound; protecting sailfish and marlin in the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean; and discovering the unique ways that fish species can change their sex.
Episode 1: “Sea Turtles: The Lost Years” airs Wednesday, Dec. 16 at 8 p.m. - 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."
Episode 2: “Grand Cayman's Famous Stingrays” airs Wednesday, Dec. 16 at 8:30 p.m. - 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.
CHANGING SEAS is on Facebook, YouTube, and you can follow @CHANGINGSEAS on Twitter.
This series was produced by Community Television Foundation of South Florida, Inc. (WPBT), and distributed by American Public Television.