Jonathan Bird's Blue World
Host Jonathan Bird personally dives underwater to showcase various wonders of the blue world in an amusing and educational way.
- 2008-2016
- 5 seasons
- NETA
- Documentary, Family
Host Jonathan Bird personally dives underwater to showcase various wonders of the blue world in an amusing and educational way.
Season 2 Episode Guide
7 Episodes 2009
Episode 1
Aquarist for a Day/Mandarinfish/World's Largest Fish
Fri, Oct 9, 2009 26 mins
Jonathan visits the New England Aquarium as a volunteer aquarist for a day to learn what it takes to care for thousands of fish in dozens of exhibits, up to the massive 200,000 gallon Giant Ocean Tank (GOT). Then he travels to the south Pacific to film elusive spawning Mandarinfish. Finally, Jonathan travels to Holbox, Mexico in search of the massive whale shark-the world's largest fish.
Episode 2
Mantas/Tropical Fish Rescue/Tiger Sharks
Fri, Oct 16, 2009 27 mins
Jonathan travels to the Micronesian island of Yap in the middle of the Pacific to investigate large gatherings of the world's largest ray-the manta. Then, Jonathan joins the New England Aquarium Dive Club on a tropical fish rescue in Rhode Island where they catch tropical fish in the fall before water temperatures plummet. Finally, on an expedition to the Bahamas, Jonathan encounters dozens of Lemon sharks while trying to film a Tiger shark.
Episode 3
Sea Turtles/Mangroves/Wolffish
Fri, Oct 23, 2009 26 mins
Jonathan visits an amazing island in Malaysia to learn about the life cycle of sea turtles. Next, Jonathan investigates life in mangroves by visiting both Caribbean and Pacific mangroves. Finally, he travels to Maine and British Columbia in search of toothy fish called Wolffish.
Episode 4
Diving the Mexican Underground/Venomous Fish/Greenland Sharks
Fri, Oct 30, 2009 27 mins
Deep underneath Mexico's Yucatan peninsula, underground rivers wind their way to the sea. Jonathan teams up with an expert cave diver to explore these spooky underground rivers. Next, Jonathan travels the world to meet some of the most venomous fish in the sea. Finally, he travels to Canada in search of the Greenland shark, a huge, lethargic shark that lives in arctic waters.
Episode 5
Sea Stars/The Real Nemo/Feeding Frenzy
Fri, Nov 6, 2009 25 mins
Jonathan investigates sea stars from the tropics to the Antarctic and uses time-lapse photography to reveal an amazing complexity to the world of this invertebrate. Then, Jonathan travels the Pacific to investigate the behavior of clownfish. Finally, Jonathan travels to Micronesia to find out if sharks really do frenzy.
Episode 6
King of Crustaceans/Shark Suckers/Stingray City
Fri, Nov 13, 2009 26 mins
While all the other fisheries are collapsing, why are lobsters resisting the trend? Jonathan goes out with a Maine lobsterman to learn why, and he dives down below to find the biggest lobsters he has ever seen. Then, Jonathan goes on a mission to investigate remoras sometimes called shark-suckers. Finally, Jonathan travels to Grand Cayman to meet up with the famous marine artist and researcher Guy Harvey who is studying the relationship between humans and stingrays.
Episode 7
Antarctic Adventure
Fri, Nov 20, 2009 26 mins
Jonathan treks all the way to Antarctica to investigate life south of the polar circle. Along the way he dives in the majestic kelp forests of Patagonia, where crabs rule the sea floor. Once he arrives in Antarctica, his adventures continue, diving with penguins, under an iceberg, and an incredible encounter with a Leopard seal, the apex predator of Antarctica.