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NOVA; Deep Sea Invasion

02/06/2003

Packaged master Dropped In MS Funder To 6, L, PBS M and B- 3/12/2003

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Series

NOVA

Program

Deep Sea Invasion

Program Number

3008K

Series Description

Premiered March 1974 NOVA is a general-interest documentary series that addresses a single science issue each week. Billed as "science adventures for curious grown-ups" when it first aired in March, 1974, NOVA continues to offer an informative and entertaining approach to a challenging subject. 1996 marked NOVA's 23rd season, which makes it the longest-running science program on national television. It is also one of television's most acclaimed series, having won every major television award, most of them many times over. Series release date: 3/3/1974

Program Description

French biologist Alexandre Meinesz was diving in the Mediterranean when he spotted a strange blanket of bright green plants on the seabed. Meinesz was alarmed to find that the toxic algae were decimating marine life in the Mediterranean, but his findings were ignored for years by the scientific establishment. Nicknamed the " killer algae," these organisms have since taken over thousands of acres of seabed, and no one knows how to stop them. Recently they appeared for the first time off the coast of California, and now U.S. officials are struggling to contain their spread up the coast of California.

Duration

00:56:46

Asset Type

Broadcast program

Media Type

Video

Genres

Documentary

Topics

Science

Citation

Chicago: “NOVA; Deep Sea Invasion,” 02/06/2003, GBH Archives, accessed July 26, 2024, http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_BDFF1E57712D4A65B51C2E2D3A4FA944.

MLA: “NOVA; Deep Sea Invasion.” 02/06/2003. GBH Archives. Web. July 26, 2024. <http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_BDFF1E57712D4A65B51C2E2D3A4FA944>.

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