Saving the Ocean
Shark Reef (#101)
Carl Safina visits Glover's Reef Marine Reserve in Belize to tag and release a variety of sharks. [26 minutes]
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Saving the Ocean | Shark Reef | Full Program | PBS (#101)
Full Program: Shark Reef profiles efforts to protect sharks from the effects of the shark fin trade. 26:47
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Saving the Ocean | The Sacred Island | Full... (#102)
Full Program: The Sacred Island follows Zanzibar villagers who fought a resort to save their reefs. 26:47
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Series Description: Two thirds of the globe is ocean. And while most people are just starting to hear about problems with overfishing, pollution, coral reef troubles and other issues, a far-flung group of unsung heroes --marine biologists, fisheries scientists, and conservationists worldwide -- are already hard at work inventing, devising and implementing solutions. By focusing on those solutions, the series helps viewers understand both what the problems are and the vision forward.
All Upcoming Episodes
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River of Kings, Part 2 (#107)
In the second part of this two-part special, Carl Safina meets the tribal leaders who inspired the grand vision of restoration. [26 minutes]
- Sat, May 18, 4:00 AM on IPTV World
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Trinidad's Turtle Giants (#108)
After local leaders launched a crusade to end the slaughter of Trinidad's thousand-pound leatherback turtles, the turtles were transformed from shark bait to tourist attraction. [26 minutes]
- Sat, May 18, 4:30 AM on IPTV World
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Cod Comeback? (#109)
In the rich fishing grounds of New England and Canada, it seemed as if cod would never run out - until they did. Fishing communities from Newfoundland to Massachusetts fell apart. Widespread... [26 minutes]
- Tue, May 21, 8:00 AM on IPTV World
- Tue, May 21, 2:00 PM on IPTV World
- Tue, May 21, 7:00 PM on IPTV World
- Wed, May 22, 12:00 AM on IPTV World
- Sat, May 25, 4:00 AM on IPTV World
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Scourge of the Lionfish (#110)
Lionfish are beautiful, colorful reef fish found throughout the Indian and Pacific oceans - that's the good news. The bad news is they're now found all over the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic... [26 minutes]
- Tue, May 21, 8:30 AM on IPTV World
- Tue, May 21, 2:30 PM on IPTV World
- Tue, May 21, 7:30 PM on IPTV World
- Wed, May 22, 12:30 AM on IPTV World
- Sat, May 25, 4:30 AM on IPTV World
Past Episodes
These episodes of Saving the Ocean aired in the last few months on Iowa Public Television.