Tribes, Predators & Me

Episode 1

Shark People of the South Pacific

59 mins

It's a long voyage by airplane and boats for Gordon to Owarigi, a small, remote South Sea island in the Solomon Islands. Its native population, mostly fishermen, is renowned for its fearless, yet respectful relationship with the numerous sharks there, starting from childhood. Gordon learns from experience how good they are at swimming, surfing, fishing and shooting an improvised crossbow-harpoon. But he also finds how worrisome the environmental deterioration is, due to industrial fishery, pollution and climate change, reducing the catch dangerously, their only major income.