Country of origin United States No. of episodes 32 | No. of seasons 8 Running time 26.42 minutes | |
Narrated by Craig Sechler, Season 7, 8 and Peter Thomas, Seasons 1-6 Opening theme Composed by Steve Pfister from Pacific Mist Music | ||
Changing Seas is a public television series produced by WPBT2/South Florida PBS in Miami, Florida and is narrated by announcers Craig Sechler and Peter Thomas. Changing Seas explores marine science topics along with marine experts from around the globe.
Contents
The series features 32 episodes to date, offering topics related to marine life and scientific research missions. Episode topics include: marine life at the Blue Heron Bridge, manatee conservation in Crystal River, the secret sex lives of fish, stingrays at Stingray city, Grand Cayman, Atlantic Goliath grouper, Aquarius Underwater Laboratory, whale shark congregations in Mexico, climate change in the Galápagos Islands, deep water corals, aquaculture, research in Dry Tortugas National Park, the impact of legacy contaminants on Bottlenose dolphins, seagrasses and mangroves, artificial reefs, the Lionfish invasion, coral reef restoration, testing of sea sponges for medical use, the impacts of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, tracking tiger sharks, studying microorganisms living on corals, Nassau grouper spawning aggregations, and the coastal carnivores living in Everglades National Park.
Funding
Major funding for this program is provided by the Batchelor Foundation. Additional funding provided by: the Do Unto Others Trust; the Friends of Changing Seas; Divers Direct/Emocean Sports; and in memory of Harriet Fagan (Season 8).
Episodes
For more information on these episodes: Episode Guide
Awards
In 2011 the Changing Seas "Sentinels of the Seas" episode won the prestigious National Academies Communication Award presented by the National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, and the Institute of Medicine.
The series received Suncoast Regional Emmy Awards in 2010 and 2011. Season 5 episode "Creatures of the Deep" was also nominated for a Suncoast Regional Emmy Award in 2013. Season 6 episode "Living Fossils" was awarded a 36th Annual Suncoast Emmy Awards in 2014 in the "Environment – Program" category.
Changing Seas episodes "Biggest Fish in the Sea," "Saving Sawfish," & "Living Fossils" were nominated for the 2014 Suncoast Emmy Awards. The series received the 38th Annual Suncoast Emmy Award for Changing Seas – "Living Fossils" in 2014.
Reef Renaissance Film Festival awards for the following programs and categories:
In 2015, Season 7 episode "The Secret Sex Life of Fish" received a Suncoast Regional Emmy Award.