Expedition Amana
Japanese explorer Jin Ishikawa has a question: Could ancient Californians, pre-dating the Polynesian arrival in Hawaii, have traversed the Pacific from what is now Northern California to Hawaii using boats made of natural materials? Jin seeks to test his theory by sailing a prototypical boat constructed of tule reeds with the goal of sailing from San Francisco to Hawaii. —ST
Blue Whales: Return of the Giants
Join whale scientist, Diane Gendron, as she finds new hope for the blue whales of Mexico’s Gulf of California. Using low-and high-tech methods she measures and monitors the health of this breeding population that, after 30 years of study, she considers family. Across the globe in the Indian Ocean, another population of blues reappears, after an absence of over 50 years. What will their story be? —MJS