Season Six

Jonathan is muck diving in Dumaguete, Philippines again, but this time he is investigating the muck at night! He finds all kinds of cool animals, including a hunting octopus, a pair of Ambon scorpionfish, cuttlefish, bobtail squid and much more!

Jonathan heads to downeast Maine in scenic New England to visit the Pennamaquan River, where hundreds of thousands of Alewives are making their way upstream to spawn.

When the Blue World team aboard the Live-aboard dive boat Sea Escape encounters a Humpback Whale helplessly entangled in marine debris, they launch a daring rescue operation with the assistance of the Solmar V. This segment follows the adventure of freeing the whale from certain death entangled in fishing line, buoys and kelp!

Ten years after filming Great White Sharks at Guadalupe Island in Mexico for the first season of Jonathan Bird's Blue World, Jonathan and the team return to Guadalupe to see how it has changed. Are the sharks still there?

Jonathan and Cameraman Bill travel to the Daymaniat Islands in Oman in search of Zebra Sharks (also called Leopard sharks in some parts of the world). The diving in Oman is fabulous! They encounter huge schools of fish, cuttlefish, sea turtles and finally...the elusive Zebra shark. All while diving in 110° F heat!

Jonathan goes in search of one of the most elusive fish in the North Atlantic: the Goosefish (sometimes called a Monkfish). He travels to the wreck of the Patriot on Stellwagen Bank where he finally meets the weirdest fish in the sea--the American Anglerfish.

This amazing Behind-The-Scenes Blue World adventure takes viewers to Devil's Hole Cave (sometimes called Devil's Hole II) in Nevada to explore the aquifer that lies beneath Death Valley! The Blue World team is working on their first giant screen film for IMAX® Dome (OMNIMAX®) theaters, featuring the most incredible cave diving adventures around the world. This epic Blue World episode takes viewers behind the scenes of our shoot in Nevada.

Jonathan Bird goes to South Carolina with Cameraman Tim to meet Alan Devier, a world-renown shark tooth hunter and dive for fossilized Megalodon shark teeth in the murky depths of the Cooper River.

Jonathan and his family volunteer to help on a farm--an underwater farm!! On Bonaire, the Coral Restoration Foundation is growing coral to replenish damaged reefs, but it's a labor-intensive project that takes volunteer help. It turns out the kids are really good coral farmers!

In this epic adventure, Jonathan investigates the resurgence in the New England Gray Seal population that is happening after more than 40 years of protection under the Marine Mammal Protection Act. He joins a team of NOAA researchers on Muskeget Island near Nantucket who are studying the population growth with aerial surveys during the pupping season. He dives with seals at the Isles-of-Shoals in Maine and learns how the seals affect the other populations in the ocean such as fish and sharks. Not everyone is thrilled about the return of the seals, but they sure are adorable and curious!

Jonathan travels to Oslob, Cebu, Philippines to swim with wild Whale sharks that are actually fed every day for the tourists. We used to joke about "chumming" for an animal that eats mostly plankton, but in Oslob, they are actually doing it, and making thousands of people into shark lovers along the way.

In this exciting episode of Blue World, Jonathan, Todd and Bill travel all the way to Egypt to dive the Red Sea, visit the pyramids and ride some camels! Along the way they meet dolphins, sea turtles, sharks and dive some of the most colorful reefs in the world!

In this dark and spooky episode, Jonathan goes night diving in the Red Sea to find an octopus on the prowl, and a moray eel hunting fish, as well as many other strange and exotic nocturnal animals!

With both of the kids now certified to dive, Jonathan and Christine take their whole family on a dive trip to Buddy Dive Resort on Bonaire. They go shore diving, boat diving and night diving. The kids build valuable scuba skills and they check out some awesome marine life!

In this fun-filled manatee adventure, Jonathan teams up with 7 year old Elizabeth from "Elizabeth Swims" on a trip to meet Florida manatees. At Three Sisters Spring in Crystal River, Jonathan and Elizabeth come face to face with these huge gentle sea cows as they relax near warm water springs during cold weather.

In this exciting cave diving episode, Jonathan, Zach and Todd venture into Little River Spring in Florida on a cave diving search for the rare endemic Pallid Cave Crayfish. If you like Blue World cave diving episodes, you are going to love this one!

Jonathan investigates the mystery of why Great Hammerhead sharks often swim tilted to the side. Featuring the groundbreaking research of biologist Dr. Nicholas Payne with the help of legendary underwater cinematographer Andy Casagrande, this video explains the impressive way that hammerhead sharks tilt to save energy when they swim and the reason they have to keep swimming.

In an epic expedition down under, the Bird family goes on a search for the most exquisite seahorse in the world--the Leafy Seadragon! Just south of Adelaide in South Australia is a place where the "Leafies" can be found! But the water is cold and the wind is blowing!

This is the episode you have been waiting for! An epic collaboration video between the Brave Wilderness team and the Blue World team! Jonathan teams up with Coyote Peterson, Mark "Vins" and Mario to help filming the start of their new series Blue Wilderness! To kick things off, we all travel to the Bahamas to dive with Tiger sharks at "Tiger Beach" aboard my favorite dive boat, the Dolphin Dream. And you won't believe who shows up along with the Tiger sharks.

In this episode of Blue World, Jonathan and Cameraman Bill are night diving with sharks in the Bahamas! And just for added fun, we are taking the Brave Wilderness team with us! It's sharks after dark! And we witness a spectacular chase between a Lemon shark and a Southern Stingray.

On an exciting dive trip to the Bahamas with the Brave Wilderness team on the dive boat Dolphin Dream, the Blue World crew encounters a famous Great Hammerhead named Patches. And this shark is one friendly fish!

In this zany action-packed episode, Jonathan heads to the Bahamas with Cameraman Tim, Cameraman Bill and the Brave Wilderness team to play the Bandana Game with wild Spotted Dolphins!

In this amazing adventure, Jonathan teams up with world-renown IMAX filmmakers Howard and Michele Hall on a filming expedition to Busuanga, Palawan in the Philippines searching for the elusive and rare Dugong. Although Dugongs are closely related to manatees, they are much more difficult to find and exceptionally shy. The Blue World team has their work cut out for them on this trip, but the reward for patience is a truly incredible look into the lives of dugongs, and a shocking discovery!

Jonathan teams up with Wayne Kinard from Amigos Dive center to do a cave dive at Wes Skiles Peacock Springs State Park, making a traverse from the the "Peacock 1" entrance to Olsen Sink and back. (A traverse is where you enter the cave at one entrance and then you swim underground to another entrance.) Along the way Wayne shows off some of the interesting parts of the cave!