Grades 7-12; 60 minute episodes
A generation ago, Jacques-Yves Cousteau revealed the oceans' mysteries to millions of landlocked PBS television viewers and inspired a groundswell of public awareness of the unique problems faced by the world's marine environments. Now, 30 years later, Jacques' son Jean-Michel Cousteau and his team of "oceanauts" have set sail to explore dangerous and spectacular locales across the globe.
Go to http://www.pbs.org/kqed/oceanadventures/ and click on "For Educators".

101. Voyage to Kure. Sail to the outermost islands in the Northwest Hawaiian Island Archipelago where diverse wildlife populations are found to be struggling against the effects of pollution, mining, over-fishing and development.

201. Sharks at Risk. Sharks are difficult to study, and every day, scientists are gaining knowledge about these predators that is changing our understanding of them. At the same time, new and increasing dangers are threatening their very existence. With Sharks at Risk, the Cousteau team hopes that more people will understand the complexity of these majestic creatures and the vital role they play in the fragile ecosystems of our oceans and our planet.

202. The Gray Whale Obstacle Course. Gray whales have the longest migration route of any mammal -- 8,500 to 12,000 miles -- and during their journey they pass some of the world's biggest cities, along some of the most polluted coastlines. In The Gray Whale Obstacle Course, Jean-Michel Cousteau and the Ocean Adventures team travel the length of this migration, from the warm waters of Magdelena Bay in Baja California, Mexico, where the gray whales give birth, nurse their calves, rest and play before their long journey north, to the nutrient-rich feeding grounds of the Bering Sea in Alaska. The team searches for clues about this resilient, yet threatened species to gain a better understanding of the increasing challenges, both natural and man-made, that gray whales face along the way.

203. America's Underwater Treasures. Jacques Cousteau's son and grandchildren return to the oceans to explore the 13 gorgeous, little-known underwater treasures that comprise America's national marine sanctuaries. Robert Redford narrates. This two-part installment brings viewers to the rarely visited underwater parks that constitute the National Marine Sanctuary System -- a diverse and uniquely American group of ecosystems which promises to inspire an ethic of ocean preservation that will translate far beyond any national borders.

301-302. Return to the Amazon. Return to the Amazon (2 parts) In this two-part episode, the Ocean Adventures team explores the Amazon, the most powerful of the world's rivers. Flowing through the world's largest tropical rainforest, the most biodiverse region on the planet, the Amazon is endangered, and it has the potential to alter global climate. Twenty-five years ago, Jean-Michel Cousteau explored the Amazon. Since that time, an area almost the size of Texas has been deforested. Cousteau and his team return to gather information on how this has affected the region and the planet and how it may continue to impact our world.