Sea Change Episode 2: Peril in the Gulf of Maine | Full Documentary | NOVA | PBS

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Explore Cashes Ledge, a part of the Gulf of Maine that helps power the Gulf’s more than 3,000 species.

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Dive into Cashes Ledge with scientists as they race to discover if this remote and relatively pristine part of the Gulf of Maine is vulnerable to rapid warming. Can Cashes still offer hope for the Gulf’s more than 3,000 species?

Chapters
00:00 Introduction
04:15 What is Cashes Ledge?
09:41 Life in The Bay of Fundy
18:22 Studying the Kelp Forest at Cashes Ledge
26:37 The Challenges of Scalloping
37:29 The Importance of Predators in a Healthy Marine Ecosystem
46:55 Hope for the Future

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scuba diving, marine research, ocean life, phycology, climate change, global warming

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All Comments (21)
  • @RoccosVideos
    I'm from New England. I love these documentaries that are in my backyard.
  • @alisong2328
    This is the second in a 3-part series on the Gulf of Maine. The first episode aired on july 24, 2024.
  • @PrinceCity007
    The first part of this series was really good, I'm excited about this episode
  • @jazzmoos5382
    Having grown up in Portland, Maine in the 60’s and 70’s, the conditions have already changed drastically there. Back Cove, which is a part of the Atlantic, used to freeze solid every winter. Not any more. Younger generations must have no idea that ever happened. Every winter brought never-ending snow. Once it started - always by Thanksgiving - we didn’t see land again until May. Then it was mud season from the melting. We don’t even have mud season any more because there’s a lack of snow.
  • @LarryLaird-if6sc
    Fantastic video and even though we live in trying time's nature's resilients is amazing the only thing it needs is the lack of human intervention. Thanks for programs like this and I know it takes a lot of work to bring this video to the public.❤😊
  • @richardschneller7674
    Although I grew up in the Midwest, I’ve lived in coastal Maine longer than any other region. I never want to be anywhere but the shores of Penobscot bay. My nephews and many of my friends and neighbors rely on the sea for their livelihood. The things that will impact us as the result of climate change terrify me. The fact that the fossil fuel industry has engaged in a decades long misinformation campaign infuriates me. I hope the ingenuity of mankind can prevail and we can begin to change our path. I know that nature could prove to be more resilient than I know. The gulf of Maine is a region of the world that deserves our utmost respect and I am often reminded of reasons for optimism. Thanks Nova for featuring this wonder of the natural world 🌎 ❤
  • @audrei679
    im a mainer and i felt tickled as soon as he said 'a place on earth like no other' also, the reason the ocean is dying is BECAUSE of fishing. stop killing the ocean and the ocean wont die!
  • @6atlantis
    Seven years between expeditions of the ledge is too long.
  • @CA-lf7jt
    Great doc. Anyone interested, Dr Skomals new book “chasing shadows” is really good reading
  • @jeffw.6821
    As the AMOC continues to slow, the waters off New England will continue to warm. When the AMOC collapses in the 2050s+, the New England waters will become very warm.