Peril
sea change: the gulf of maine, a nova special presentation

Tue, Apr 15 9:00 P.M. NH World (11.3)  

Explore Cashes Ledge, a remote and relatively pristine part of the Gulf as scientists investigate how the Gulf came to be and how its cold waters, unique tides, and even geologic shape powers a web of more than 3,000 species.

Duration: 56 minutes and 46 seconds

Episode Number: 102

All broadcast times for this episode: (show all)

Tue, Apr 15 9:00 P.M. Peril     NH World (11.3)
Wed, Apr 16 2:00 A.M. Peril     NH World (11.3)
Wed, Apr 16 10:00 A.M. Peril     NH World (11.3)

About Sea Change: The Gulf of Maine, a NOVA Special Presentation:

A story about a sea within the sea, a body of water that is warming 99% faster than the global ocean.

What happens here, for the animals in the water, for the jobs dependent upon it and for the millions of people along its shores, is likely to happen worldwide.

We are at a crossroads for the future of the Gulf - and our oceans.

Does it retain enough of its biodiversity and regenerative strength to weather the human-induced storm? Is the sheer beauty of the place and spectacular range of its creatures enough to wake us to the stakes? A spectacular place, the Gulf of Maine is 7,500 miles long and as much as a thousand feet deep, a marine treasure of some 36,000 square miles.

From the tip of Cape Cod to Nova Scotia, it courses with cold, nutrient-rich, deep-sea water, artfully mixed by the world's biggest tides.

This rich environment feeds a web of 3,000 species ranging from microscopic plankton to massive right whales.

Millions of people have lived along its rising edge, drawing their sustenance, fame, and fortune from its plentiful depths.

It is a seminal body of water, a cradle to ancient peoples, a lifeline to fragile colonies.

But for all its storied bounty, and because of it, the Gulf is also in peril, its fish stocks now depleted to possibly irreversible levels.

This is an epic story blending science, exploration, stunning natural history, and stories of human experience past and future, together providing a fascinating tale about a regional location with profound global implications.

In this three-hour series, encounter the spectacular wilderness and wildlife that still teem in these waters filled with jeopardy, wonder and promise.

Track the stories of the scientists, Native Americans, fishers, and entrepreneurs - all working to reveal its complex history, in understanding what role the ocean plays in our lives, that ocean health equals human health.


Future Broadcast times for "Sea Change: The Gulf of Maine, a NOVA Special Presentation": (show all)

Tue, Apr 8 9:00 P.M. Bounty     NH World (11.3)
Wed, Apr 9 2:00 A.M. Bounty     NH World (11.3)
Wed, Apr 9 10:00 A.M. Bounty     NH World (11.3)
Tue, Apr 15 9:00 P.M. Peril     NH World (11.3)
Wed, Apr 16 2:00 A.M. Peril     NH World (11.3)
Wed, Apr 16 10:00 A.M. Peril     NH World (11.3)
Tue, Apr 22 9:00 P.M. Survival     NH World (11.3)
Wed, Apr 23 2:00 A.M. Survival     NH World (11.3)
Wed, Apr 23 10:00 A.M. Survival     NH World (11.3)


NHPBS Over-the-Air Broadcast

WENH-TV Ch. 11 Durham

WLED-TV Ch. 48 Littleton

WEKW-TV Ch. 18 Keene

W50DP-D Ch. 50 Hanover

W34DQ-D Ch. 34 Pittsburg

Cable and Satellite Channels


NHPBS Five Channels

NHPBS - 11.1

NH Explore - 11.2

NH World - 11.3

NH Create - 11.4

NH Kids - 11.5

Learn More


 


NHPBS NHPBS Passport Passport

NOVA | Egypt's Tombs of Amun
History with David Rubenstein | Jeffrey Rosen
Finding Your Roots | Latin Roots
Austin City Limits | Sturgill Simpson Presents Johnny Blue Skies
Nature | Expedition Killer Whale
Chautauqua at 150: Wynton Marsalis' All Rise | Chautauqua at 150: Wynton Marsalis' All Rise
Doc World | Ukrainian Storybox: A Woman's War
Antiques Roadshow | Springs Preserve, Hour 3
Funny Woman | Episode 1
Great Migrations: A People on The Move | Exodus
Resistance: They Fought Back | Resistance: They Fought Back
Jacqueline du Pré: Genius and Tragedy | Jacqueline du Pré: Genius and Tragedy
Lucy Worsley Investigates | The Gunpowder Plot
All Creatures Great and Small | Episode 1: To All Our Boys
Journey to America: with Newt and Callista Gingrich | Journey to America: with Newt and Callista Gingrich
Best of Rome New Year's Day Parade 2025 | Best of Rome New Year's Day Parade 2025
Vienna Blood | Mephisto Waltz
The 89th Annual Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards | The 89th Annual Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards
Local, USA | With Peter Bradley
Next at the Kennedy Center | Sara Bareilles: New Year's Eve with the National Symphony Orchestra & Friends
American Masters | Brenda Lee: Rockin' Around [ASL]
The Earthshot Prize | The Earthshot Prize
The Earthshot Report | The Earthshot Report
Violent Femmes: 40th Anniversary with the Milwaukee Symphony | Violent Femmes: 40th Anniversary with the Milwaukee Symphony
Too Hot to Handel: The Gospel Messiah | Too Hot to Handel: The Gospel Messiah
Lucy Worsley's Holmes vs. Doyle | Fact and Fiction
Miss Scarlet | Episode 1: The Rival
Great Performances | Henry Mancini 100 at the Hollywood Bowl
Christmas with John Rutter at Preston Hollow | Christmas with John Rutter at Preston Hollow
Christmas With The Tabernacle Choir | Joy: Christmas with The Tabernacle Choir
Lidia Celebrates America | Lidia Celebrates America: Changemakers
A Classic Christmas with the Bach Festival Society | Joyful Sounds
The Caverns Sessions | BIG RICHARD
Leonardo da Vinci | Part Two: Painter-God
Secrets of the Dead | Lost Treasures of Angkor - King's Gold
Independent Lens | Make Peace or Die: Honor the Fallen
Elemental: Reimagine Wildfire | Elemental: Reimagine Wildfire
Dad's Secret War: France 1944 | Dad's Secret War: France 1944
Youth Music of the World | Music students from Oklahoma and Illinois perform in London.