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Blue Water Savages

Season 1 2015

  • 2015-09-28T04:00:00Z on Outdoor Channel
  • 30m
  • 4h (8 episodes)
  • United States
  • Documentary
The release of the motion picture Jaws in 1975 instilled an irrational, almost manic fear of sharks in the general public. Sharks and their behavior were still very much a mystery, and they were considered mindless killing machines. Jump 40 years later, and thanks largely to intrepid adventurers and shark biologists, the layers of mystery are being peeled back and sharks are revealing fascinating behavior around humans. They are not mindless killing machines, but top level predators who are actually far more complex than we imagined. And yes... they are capable of inflicting grave injuries and demand total respect when encountered in the wild. Hosted by Former US Navy deep sea diver and Marine Naturalist, Robin D. Berg, and renowned shark expert Eli Martinez, Blue Water Savages explores the surprising behavior of dangerous sharks, and more importantly, how human behavior when confronted with a shark directly affects the sharks behavior.

8 episodes

Series Premiere

2015-09-28T04:00:00Z

1x01 Dusky Sharks

Series Premiere

1x01 Dusky Sharks

  • 2015-09-28T04:00:00Z30m

Meet the Dusky Shark, a large predatory shark with a serious attitude that hunts coastal and offshore waters

2015-10-05T04:00:00Z

1x02 Oceanic White Tips

1x02 Oceanic White Tips

  • 2015-10-05T04:00:00Z30m

Robin and Eli encounter the oceanic whitetip shark, one of the most dangerous sharks in the world

2015-10-12T04:00:00Z

1x03 Tiger Sharks

1x03 Tiger Sharks

  • 2015-10-12T04:00:00Z30m

Tiger sharks display a wide range of behavior, If you're playing in the surf or diving in deep water when you meet one, the experience can be quite different.

2015-10-19T04:00:00Z

1x04 Lemon Sharks

1x04 Lemon Sharks

  • 2015-10-19T04:00:00Z30m

The lemon shark is one of the most intelligent sharks, and is known for a vicious temper, but do they actually respond to human touch and affection?

2015-10-26T04:00:00Z

1x05 Bull Sharks

1x05 Bull Sharks

  • 2015-10-26T04:00:00Z30m

Eli and Robin investigate bull shark behavior when confronted with SCUBA and then with Freedivers

2015-11-02T05:00:00Z

1x06 Uneasy Relationship

1x06 Uneasy Relationship

  • 2015-11-02T05:00:00Z30m

If you spearfish in shark infested waters, this episode may just save your life

2015-11-09T05:00:00Z

1x07 Smooth Hammerhead Sharks

1x07 Smooth Hammerhead Sharks

  • 2015-11-09T05:00:00Z30m

Smooth Hammerheads have moved into California waters in a big way, Eli and Robin want to see how aggressive these visitors are

2015-11-19T05:00:00Z

1x08 Monster Mako

1x08 Monster Mako

  • 2015-11-19T05:00:00Z30m

A former U.S. Navy deep sea diver and a marine naturalist/conservationist Eli Martinez (the go-to expert on shark behaviour), intentionally dove into the water with a monster mako shark in order film its behaviour.

The result of this dangerous expedition was the filming of what is believed to be the largest mako shark ever captured by an underwater camera team without using a cage.

On September 24, 2015, just off the coast of Southern California, Berg and Martinez jumped into the water with the majestic mako shark, which was a battle scarred female measuring more than 11 feet long and weighing an estimated 900-1,000 pounds. Just 40 miles off the coast, in an area known as the Southern California Bight, is monster mako country with sharks ranging in size from nine feet to more than 12 feet and from 700 to 1,300 pounds.

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