Changing Seas
Changing Seas is a public television series produced by 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.
The series features 36 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 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; in Memory of Harriet Fagan ; The William J. & Isobel G. Clarke Clarke Foundation ; Skip and Diane Day ; and Lady Suzanna P. Tweed & Carleton Tweed Charitable Foundation.Episodes
For more information on these episodes:Season 1 (2009)
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Season 2 (2010)
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Season 3 (2011)
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Season 4(2012)
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Season 5 (2013)
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Season 6 (2014)
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Season 7 (2015)
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Season 8 (2016)
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Season 9 (2017)
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Season 10 (2018)
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Season 11 (2019)
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Awards
| Year | Award/Festival | Category | Episode | Result | Notes |
| 2017 | NATAS Suncoast Chapter Regional Emmy Awards | Environment | The Future of Seafood | Nominated | |
| 2017 | NATAS Suncoast Chapter Regional Emmy Awards | Environment | Toxic Algae: Complex Sources and Solutions | ||
| 2017 | NATAS Suncoast Chapter Regional Emmy Awards | Environment | Majestic Mantas | Nominated | |
| 2017 | NATAS Suncoast Chapter Regional Emmy Awards | Health/Science | The Fate of Carbon | ||
| 2017 | Reef Renaissance Film Festival | Documentary Short | Beneath the Bridge | Won Best-in-Show | |
| 2017 | Reef Renaissance Film Festival | Documentary Short | Maug's Caldera: A Natural Laboratory | Co-produced with Open Boat Films | |
| 2017 | International Ocean Film Festival in San Francisco | Maug's Caldera: A Natural Laboratory | Official Film Selection | Co-produced with Open Boat Films |
In 2011 the Changing Seas "Sentinels of the Seas" episode won the prestigious presented by the National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, and the Institute of Medicine.
The series received in 2010
and 2011.