Indian Ocean, The - Coastal Waters (6/8)
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| Subjects: Adaptations, Animal Behaviour, Animal Rights, Biology, Climate Change, Coral Reefs, Earth Science, Endangered Species, Fish, Fisheries, History, Invading Species, Ocean, Science | ||||
Much of the coastline of the Indian Ocean is densely populated and the Spice Islands inhabitants can be profoundly affected by devastating weather patterns that cause drought and famine. The team works with scientists to drill out a core from a coral colony, which holds information about hundreds of years of climatic events. By studying the core patterns, scientists hope to predict future weather patterns in this area. In 1872, a cyclone destroyed a village on the spice island of Mafia. Oceans travels to an uninhabited shoreline to search for the remains of a Medieval Arab town, Ras Kisimani, which was once inhabited by the Arab traders who traded up and down the East African coast. They dive at the edge of the continent to see how the tides and the power of the Equatorial Ocean Current – which barrels across the Indian Ocean for thousands of miles – has shaped the land around the Island of Pemba. They also come face to face with one of this area’s most mysterious creatures, the sea horse. The team takes part in a race against time to search for and identify one of the ocean’s most cryptic animals. From the smallest to the largest fish in the sea, they have a rare chance to snorkel with and identify whale sharks. Can the Oceans expedition help to unravel the mystery behind where these sharks are travelling to and from? |
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