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Changing Seas

Cryptic Critters

Produced by South Florida PBS, Changing Seas gives viewers a fish-eye view of life in the deep blue. Join scientists as they study earth’s last frontier and discover the mysteries of our liquid planet.

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Cryptic Critters

Season 10 Episode 1002 | 26m 42s | CC

Deep underwater, on a shipwreck near Key West, lives a tiny potential new threat. Being in the right place at the right time, one expert spotted it and immediately knew that it didn’t belong. Researchers want to know where this new species came from, and whether its sudden appearance spells disaster for the delicate coral reef ecosystem in the Florida Keys.

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Major funding for this program was provided by the Batchelor Foundation, encouraging people to preserve and protect America’s underwater resources. Additional funding was provided by Diver’s Direct, the Do Unto Others Trust, The Charles N. and Eleanor Knight Leigh Foundation, Tim Choate, Skip and Diane Day, Antoinette Paterakis Lambros and by Kelly Arnold. Distributed by American Public Television.

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