Marine Life Movies
- 2024

Protecting Paradise: The Story of Niue
Protecting Paradise: The Story of Niue5.8332024HD
The documentary follows leaders and community members from the tropical Pacific island nation who are making bold changes to move the needle on...
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- 1960

How Some Jellyfish Are Born
How Some Jellyfish Are Born6.41960HD
At a marine biology station, a clump of algae reveals polyps, stomachs with limbs, limbs with buds, buds with poison cells. This animal reproduces by...
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- 2017

To the Orcas with Love
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Stories of personal connections with orcas, beautiful cinematography featuring B.C’s resident orcas, and an evocative soundscape composed by...
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- 2018

Deep Ocean: Descent into the Mariana Trench
Deep Ocean: Descent into the Mariana Trench8.52018HD
Exploring an unknown world 10,000 m beneath the waves. After capturing a giant squid on film, NHK's deep-sea film crew explores our planet's deepest...
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- 2018

Air Jaws: Back From The Dead
Air Jaws: Back From The Dead5.12018HD
After great whites, known as "Air Jaws", vanished from their hunting grounds in South Africa, photographer Chris Fallows and filmmaker Jeff Kurr seek...
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- 2025

Killer Whale: Australia's Megapod
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Follow researchers as they study the orca that live off the coast of Western Australia. Learn more about one of nature's most intelligent predators -...
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- 2021

Sharks of Hawaii
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Nearly 40 shark species live in the warm waters of Hawaii's volcanic islands, including white tip reef sharks, Galapagos sharks and tiger sharks.
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- 2016

Castro's Secret Reef
Castro's Secret Reef7.52016HD
Cuba's enforced isolation has resulted in the unlikeliest of marine reserves: a huge, rambling archipelago known as Jardines de la Reina, or "Gardens...
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- 1985

Where the Bay Becomes the Sea
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This is a documentary about the fragile and complex marine ecosystem in the Bay of Fundy. The film traces relationships within the food chain - from...
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- 1997

Homme et Dauphin : Mode d’emploi
Homme et Dauphin : Mode d’emploi101997HD
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- 1969

The Great Barrier Reef
The Great Barrier Reef01969HD
A unique document about life on land and underwater in the Great Barrier Reef. Shot during an expedition that lasted more than five months, the film...
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- 2021

A Whale’s Worth
A Whale’s Worth02021HD
What is a whale worth? What price can be put on the life of such majestic animals? How can we estimate that cost? And how have humans changed the way...
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- 2026

Naturwunder Hawaii, zwischen Feuer und Wasser
Naturwunder Hawaii, zwischen Feuer und Wasser82026HD
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- 2012

Fascination Coral Reef: Mysterious Worlds Underwater
Fascination Coral Reef: Mysterious Worlds Underwater72012HD
Often referred to as "The Pearls in the Indian Ocean," the Maldives' true treasures are to be found beneath the waves: the coral reefs. See...
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- 1997

Cuttlefish: Kings of Camouflage
Cuttlefish: Kings of Camouflage01997HD
Join NOVA on a voyage beneath the waves, where you'll discover a bizarre, alien-like creature like no other. It's an animal with eight sucker-covered...
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- 1935

The Sea Horse
The Sea Horse6.61935HD
Examines the sea horse, the only fish that swims upright. We watch it use its prehensile tail to wrap around plants and other sea horses. A frontal...
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- 2016

Deep Ocean: Lights in the Abyss
Deep Ocean: Lights in the Abyss72016HD
The NHK team that captured the world's first footage of a live giant squid in its natural habitat is setting out for another deep-sea adventure. They...
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- 2026

Among Humpback Whales
Among Humpback Whales02026HD
The mysterious song of humpback whales fascinates researchers worldwide. But why do the whales sing? Underwater camerawoman Christina Karliczek...
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- 1967

The Love Life of an Octopus
The Love Life of an Octopus6.71967HD
An octopus slithers into a narrow crack near the shore; we see its eye up close. It feeds on a crab. In spring it's time to mate. A male grabs a...
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- 2021

Jellyfish, the creature of the century
Jellyfish, the creature of the century02021HD
Love or hate - these are the only reactions one gets about jellyfish! While they are feared by most for their painful stings, few know about their...
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