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

Wed, Aug 7 9:00 P.M. NHPBS (11.1)

Now at a crossroads for the future of the Gulf of Maine and our oceans, Indigenous peoples and scholars practice climate resilience and adaptation, scientists track the latest developments, and entrepreneurs find new ways to make a living from the sea.

Episode Duration: 56 minutes and 46 seconds

Episode Number: 103

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Wed, Aug 7	9:00 P.M.	Survival NHPBS (11.1)
Thu, Aug 8	1:00 P.M.	Survival NH Explore (11.2)
Thu, Aug 8	4:00 P.M.	Survival NHPBS (11.1)
Fri, Aug 9	4:00 A.M.	Survival NHPBS (11.1)
Sun, Aug 11	1:00 A.M.	Survival NHPBS (11.1)
Sun, Aug 11	8:00 P.M.	Survival NH Explore (11.2)
Mon, Aug 12	12:00 A.M.	Survival NH Explore (11.2)
Tue, Aug 13	8:00 P.M.	Survival NH World (11.3)
Wed, Aug 14	1:00 A.M.	Survival NH World (11.3)
Wed, Aug 14	9:00 A.M.	Survival 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)

Wed, Jul 24	9:00 P.M.	Bounty NHPBS (11.1)
Thu, Jul 25	1:00 P.M.	Bounty NH Explore (11.2)
Thu, Jul 25	4:00 P.M.	Bounty NHPBS (11.1)
Fri, Jul 26	4:00 A.M.	Bounty NHPBS (11.1)
Sun, Jul 28	1:00 A.M.	Bounty NHPBS (11.1)
Sun, Jul 28	8:00 P.M.	Bounty NH Explore (11.2)
Mon, Jul 29	12:00 A.M.	Bounty NH Explore (11.2)
Tue, Jul 30	8:00 P.M.	Bounty NH World (11.3)
Wed, Jul 31	1:00 A.M.	Bounty NH World (11.3)
Wed, Jul 31	9:00 A.M.	Bounty NH World (11.3)
Wed, Jul 31	9:00 P.M.	Peril NHPBS (11.1)
Thu, Aug 1	1:00 P.M.	Peril NH Explore (11.2)
Thu, Aug 1	4:00 P.M.	Peril NHPBS (11.1)
Fri, Aug 2	3:00 A.M.	Peril NHPBS (11.1)
Sun, Aug 4	2:00 A.M.	Peril NHPBS (11.1)
Sun, Aug 4	8:00 P.M.	Peril NH Explore (11.2)