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Dead Zone Update, Whychus Creek, Coast Aquarium, Sea Turtles

A one time dead zone off Oregon’s coast turns out not to be an isolated incident. Oxygen levels are plummeting every summer now. Scientists deploy an army of sensors, including a diving robot explorer, to learn what’s changed in our ocean. For the last 40 years salmon and steelhead have been missing from a place called Whychus creek. But they’re about to come back, and ecologists are getting busy with bulldozers as they prepare for their return. A trip to the Oregon Coast Aquarium for a look at what it takes staff and volunteers to care for thousands of animals.

English
  • Originally Aired March 18, 2010
  • Runtime 30 minutes
  • Content Rating United States of America TV-G
  • Network PBS
  • Notes Is a season finale
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