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- Episode 1 - "Swimming With Giants" Every year hundreds of Humpback Whales migrate south from the North Atlantic Ocean to spend winter in the warmer waters of Silver Bank, just to the north-east of the Dominican Republic. At the Silver Bank Marine Preserve, the Quest team have recorded courtship behaviour, parenting and territorial battles of Humpbacks gathered there for the calving season. Silver Bank presented a rare opportunity for the Quest team and scientists to interact at close range with these Humpback communities, revealing a spectacular array of unique behaviour. In this episode we have also documented the intimate bond between mother and calf and witnessed other rarely seen underwater behaviour.
- EPISODE RUNDOWNS Episode 1: "THE BOILING SEA" THE MASS AGGREGATION OF TUNA, SHARKS & WHALES. The Coral Sea (Australia) Each year during the Spring full moon somewhere in the Coral Sea, hundreds of thousands of tuna amass along with whales, sharks and whale sharks, transforming the otherwise tranquil ocean into a boiling sea. Combining the technological capabilities and prowess of the Quest and its team, the Wights, together with a group of fisheries scientists, are able to locate, witness and explain this extraordinary marine phenomenon.
- Episode 9 - "Guardians of the Deep" Once a lair for pirates and sailors, the islands of Cocos are a mid-ocean oasis that stand alone in the Eastern Pacific. Luxuriant, interwoven rainforest makes for a breathtaking kaleidoscope of green. Spectacular waterfalls crash and tumble into an aqua ocean - this is the landscape that inspired the film 'Jurassic Park'. This lonely outpost is the largest uninhabited island on earth and is home to an extraordinary abundance of marine creatures that some say is unrivalled on earth. The Quest was drawn to Cocos not by the rumoured riches of buried treasure, but for the islands natural, aquatic treasures. Massive schools of Hammerhead Sharks are Cocos' formidable guardians and these hammerheads host a bizarre dinner party - and willingly place themselves on the menu. They allow themselves to be 'cleaned' or fed upon by smaller feeder fish. This symbiotic relationship helps the hammerheads rid themselves of parasites and provides the smaller fish with a ready meal. Scientists here are studying the island and its sharks to see if the burgeoning tourism industry is having an adverse affect on the schooling behaviour of these guardians of the deep.
- Episode 5 - "Visiting the Vampire" The jungles of Belize harbor one of the greatest diversities of bat species in the Americas. Belize is also home to the infamous, blood-sucking Vampire Bat. While the rest of the Quest crew were investigating the local dolphin population offshore, one of the cabin crew was given the opportunity of a lifetime, to confront her greatest fear - Bats! While Mayan ruins, howler monkeys and a thick jungle canopy made tracking the Vampire Bats a challenge, the ingenuity of the Quest team came to the fore and their helicopter was deployed to help decipher the mystery of the Belizean Vampire Bats.
- : "MIRRORWORLD" A JOURNEY THROUGH THE RAINFOREST & REEF: Cape Tribulation, North Queensland (Australia) In a visual celebration and comparison of terrestrial and aquatic creatures, Andrew and Liz venture into the lush rainforest and thriving reef environs surrounding Cape Tribulation. White water rafting her way down the Tully River, Liz delves into the heart of the tropical rainforest whilst Andrew, joined by an internationally renowned marine biologist, explores the world's largest living structure, the Great Barrier Reef. The similarities found between these two environs are astounding.
- Episode 5: "CAPE CROCODILE" AN ENCOUNTER WITH SALT & FRESH WATER CROCODILES: Cape York Peninsula (Australia) Andrew and Liz journey to Cape York Peninsula where they embark upon two very different but equally exciting adventures. Andrew and his crew, along with a crocodile expert, venture off into the far reaches of the Jardine River where they capture on film one of the largest saltwater crocodiles ever to be encountered underwater in the wild. Meanwhile, Liz joins a group of scientists pursuing the task of capturing and tagging hundreds of freshwater crocodiles as part of an important ongoing study into the movements and habits of this prehistoric species.
- Episode 3 - "Forbidding Islands" On the uninhabited island of Navassa - west of Haiti, scientists from the Smithsonian Institution have made some remarkable discoveries of creatures never before recorded by science. Dubbed the "New Galapagos of the Caribbean", Navassa proved to be a very tough mission for the Quest team. Struggling with inhospitable terrain which was eventually accessed by the Quest's helicopter, this expedition made many unique discoveries including a new species of venomous spider. Expedition leader Andrew Wight came close to being bitten when trying to capture this hairy, eight-legged beastie from a cave deep in the heart of the island. In contrast to Navassa, the Quest team also researched the islands of Andros and the Dry Tortugas to compare the diversity of life on these, more commonly known Caribbean wildlife refuges.
- Episode 8 - "Dragons & Giants" The Galapagos Marine Iguana is endemic to the Galapagos Islands and is the only iguana in the world that has fully adapted to a marine habitat. Dr. Martin Wikelski is studying a fascinating phenomenon whereby the iguanas instinctively shrink in body size during adverse environmental conditions; not just in body weight, but bone size and density. By studying these iguanas, Dr. Wikelski hopes that he may discover a future cure for osteoporosis in humans. Along with the abundance of unique wildlife in the Galapagos Archipelago there are also many creatures here on the verge of extinction. Perhaps the most famous resident of these Islands is "Lonesome George". Listed in the Guinness Book of Records as the loneliest animal in the world, "Lonesome George" is in fact the only known survivor of his species - the Pinta Island Giant Tortoise. Using the latest, military infrared camera technology, the Quest's helicopter and a very willing scientist embarked upon a mission to save George and continue this pre-historic species.
- Episode 4 - "Predator Island" Across from Miami, Florida lies Bimini Lagoon where a unique shark nursery provides the charismatic and eccentric Dr. Sam Gruber with an ideal environment to study the behavior of immature Lemon Sharks. Dr. Gruber's methods are somewhat unorthodox as he hosts the annual Lemon Shark tagging program. Although more like a shark rodeo-round-up, it afforded both scientists and the Quest team plenty of action in the pursuit of science. Other species of the shark family (elasmobranch - sharks, skates and rays) were also studied at close quarters here and enabled the Quest team to get up close and personal with some very feisty and dangerous Eagle Rays. The Bimini backdrop also permitted the "Shark Doc" to introduce his students to his very practical, hands-on way of teaching; the entire class went shark diving without a cage!
- Episode 8: "WHITE ROCK, BLUE ICE" GLACIERS AND CAVES OF ALASKA: South-East Alaska Explorers Andrew and Liz Wight venture underwater and underground to reveal a side of Alaska few have seen. Braving the freezing temperatures of marble caves, dangerous submerged tunnels and water-filled caverns with huge moving glaciers, the Wights tell the story of Alaska's extraordinarily violent geological past and present.
- Episode 7 - "Jungle Cats" The magnificent jungle cats of Costa Rica are constantly under threat from poachers who snatch them from the wild to be sold as exotic pets. On route to the Galapagos Islands the Quest team assists two feline biologists with one big rescue mission. They have 25 confiscated jungle cats (15 Ocelots, 9 Margays and 1 Jagarundi) that are surviving at their temporary field station near Dominicalito on the west coast of Costa Rica. Their previous station was obliterated by a cyclone, so a philanthropic Danish businessman has built a new facility on Nicoya Peninsula, 250 miles further north. The Quest team's mission was to rescue these cats and transport them to their new home with a minimum of trauma. There is plenty of high-jinx and drama as the Quest sails across the equator towards the Galapagos Islands on yet another rescue mission; this time to save a species of Giant Tortoise from extinction. Utilising the Quest's helicopter, the team has brought new hope to a seriously endangered species.
- The Quest team take the director of Costa Rican Parks to search for the un-filmed Costa Rican spinner dolphins, to inspire Costa Ricans to protect these waters from nets. Guided by a local diver and naturalist, the team finds and swims with a spinner dolphin super-pod in the deep blue offshore pelagic ecosystem and sees a lot more marine life that needs protecting.
- Episode 2 - "Reptiles and Relics" In this episode, Andrew Wight and the Quest team entered the domain of the American Crocodile; growing up to 23 feet long, it is a fearsome predator. Using the Quest's helicopter the team airlifted a boat to a remote lake in the Dominican Republic on the boarder with Haiti. Using their small vessel they helped capture, tag and monitor several crocs. During a night-time capture, Andrew Wight is bitten and the Quest's rubber boat is punctured by a croc - all in the adventurous pursuit of science. The Quest team also explored an underwater cave system in search of ancient Taino Indian artifacts. As they dived deeper into what was once a sacred cave, they were rewarded with archaeological finds such as sacrificial bowls, baskets and pottery, all perfectly preserved underwater for perhaps the past 1,000 years.
- . Episode 7: "THE LONEY HUNTER" GREAT WHITE SHARKS OF AUSTRALIA South Australia & Victoria (Australia) The film is a chronicle of a journey that visits every known White Shark area on the Southern Australian coast to look for the Great Whites and evidence of it's declining numbers. Along the way the team visit with local experts from Australia, to hear their stories, of a fish that has captivated them and has been the source of a life long passion.
- Episode 6: "BEYOND THE GLASS" INSIDE, OUT OF THE WORLDS LARGEST AQUARIUM: Sydney and Lord Howe Island (Australia) The Quest team join experts from one of the world's largest aquariums and together they embark upon a fascinating expedition to collect some of the ocean's more unusual creatures. Andrew and Liz become integral players in the capture of a mature female shark, which develops into a race against time to release this awesome creature from the specialised tank aboard their vessel to the safety of the aquarium some seven hours away.
- Episode 9: "ALASKA: THE COLD SEA" ENDANGERED MARINE WILDLIFE OF ALASKA South-East Alaska The western world first risked the harshness of Alaska to reap its natural resources. Whale oil, seal and otter furs. The Quest's journey investigates Alaska's wilderness and it's magnificent but endangered wildlife. They work with whale and seal scientists, encounter bears and spawning salmon, coming to realise that is the cold sea, Alaska is one of the richest marine environments in the world.
- Episode 4: "SILENT WARRIORS" THE ELITE NAVY DIVERS: Sydney & Shoalwater Bay (Australia) Struggling through miles of knee deep mud, abseiling down sheer precipices, being awakened at midnight and ordered to swim four miles in near freezing waters, disarming underwater explosive devices in little or no visibility. These are just a few of the tasks any young man must endure if he wants to become a member of the navy's elite corps of clearance divers. Andrew and Liz Wight document the progress of 14 Royal Australian Navy recruits subjected to a grueling regime that only the toughest are capable of withstanding.
- When a foreign student dies in the middle of an exam, Homicide delves into a world where speaking up can cost someone their life.