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Glowing lava and steam spew rocks under the water. Caption: how ocean islands and undersea volcanoes are born.
1 minutes 50 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Manatee swimming in the water. Person in scuba gear in the background. Caption: Manatees are actually incredibly graceful creatures.
Endangered Ocean
Episode 6
2 minutes 24 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Person on boat holding a rope attached to a whale in the water. Caption: But steps continue to be taken to help protect this species.
Endangered Ocean
Episode 2
2 minutes 18 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Close up of a sea turtle swimming on the ocean floor. Caption: There are seven different species of sea turtles,
Endangered Ocean
Episode 4
2 minutes 40 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Human hand holding a small, thin brown shark. The shark fits neatly into the palm of the hand. Caption:  Photo by Chip Clark, Smithsonian Institution. Caption: the small dwarf lantern can fit in the palm of your hand.
Endangered Ocean
Episode 3
2 minutes 14 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Close up of a sawfish on the ocean floor. It has a large flat body with a long tooth-lined shaft from the mouth. Caption: (male narrator) Sawfish are large, shark-like rays
Endangered Ocean
Episode 1
2 minutes 25 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Tryptic of a coral reef, ice shelf, and seal on a beach. Caption:  Endangered Species Act. Caption: under the U.S. Endangered Species Act.
Endangered Ocean
Episode 7
2 minutes 37 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
A school of small thin fish swimming in the water. Caption: Farmers raise fin fish using a variety of methods,
2 minutes 35 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
A very large fish swims in the water with a school of smaller fish in the background. Caption: These gentle giants are goliath grouper --
3 minutes 32 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Fish packed in being dumped out of a bucket onto a metal production line. Caption: I think we have a good product because of our regulations.
4 minutes 37 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
A gray whale is surfing in the ocean. Caption: It is here that they begin and end the longest migration.
2 minutes 14 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Reddish and light-colored plantlike organisms growing from the ocean floor. Caption: for a variety of organism, including deep-sea corals,
3 minutes 57 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 12
Man in military dress blues walks through a military cemetary with hundreds of white tombstones.
2 minutes 29 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Lionfish swimming in the ocean surrounded by smaller fish and plants. Caption: Lionfish in the Atlantic are here to stay.
2 minutes 48 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Sand dunes with sparse grass. Caption: Maritime forests are important for coastal resilience.
1 minutes 40 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 11
A glimpse of sunlight from under the deep waters. Caption: is the furthest that sunlight can penetrate the ocean.
2 minutes 14 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Underwater view of tangles of nets floating stationary. Caption: nets cause extensive damage to the ecosystem
2 minutes 4 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
A decaying log on the ocean floor. Caption: The creature feasts on wood that has sunk.
News of the Day
Episode 1
1 minutes 25 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
A piece of coral with a hole in it, a spiral shell with a point, and a sponge. Caption: There are different tools for different "porpoises."
News of the Day
Episode 2
1 minutes 53 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Illustration of three round particles. Pyrite Particles. Caption: These tiny pyrite particles can travel a long distance away
News of the Day
Episode 3
2 minutes
Grade Level: 7 - 12