CHANGING SEAS V



#501: Coral Hybrids
While Elkhorn and Staghorn corals undergo a drastic decline in the Caribbean, their hybrid, “Fused Staghorn,” flourishes in parts of the region. Follow one scientist studying the animals in Belize to see why the hybrid seems better equipped to deal with environmental stressors than its parents.

#502 : Sunken Stories
In the Florida Keys, divers from around the country learn how to map shipwrecks and apply their skills on a mysterious 18th-century slave ship. Professional explorers also employ high-tech tools to scan objects buried beneath the seafloor.

#503 : 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.

#504 : 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.