Jonathan Bird's Blue World
Season Seven
201928 episodes
Blue World travels the world on a hunt for Dugongs…rare, shy animals resembling manatees that are very difficult to film because they're afraid of people. But we get lucky in the Philippines with an incredible once-in-a-lifetime encounter! Then, a cave dive at Peacock Springs in Florida, where Blue World divers do their first "traverse".
Episodes
- E1
Giant Cuttlefish in South Australia
2019-01-20 · 13m
It's the Season 7 premiere! Jonathan and the whole family head to Australia to dive with the world's largest cuttlefish spawning aggregation near Whyalla, South Australia. These are some huge cuttlefish!
- E2
Blue Grotto Sinkhole in Florida, USA
2019-01-20 · 13m
Jonathan and Cameraman Zach explore Blue Grotto, one of the most popular dive training sites in Florida, as well as home to a hidden, secret cave dive! We get to meet Virgil the turtle, go in the diving bell and even meet an underwater superhero.
- E3
Giant Manatees in Florida, USA
2019-01-27 · 13m
In January, 2018, the Blue World team tagged along for the USGS annual manatee assessment process with team leader Dr. Bob Bonde. And we went down to the USGS office to learn about the photo-ID system run by Cathy Beck.
- E4
Shipwreck Exploration in the Bahamas
2019-01-27 · 12m
Jonathan and Cameraman Tim explore a remote wreck in the Bahamas known only as the "Sugar Wreck" since it was carrying a load of molasses when it sank. But the wreck is only in 20 feet of water, so storms have taken a toll on the wreck over the years. What will it look like now?
- E5
Mysterious Nocturnal Creatures in the Philippines
2019-02-03 · 13m
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!
- E6
Famous Shipwreck in Bermuda
2019-02-03 · 13m
In this Bermuda dive adventure, Jonathan takes the whole family on a wreck dive with Blue Water Divers! The wreck of the Hermes is one of the most popular dives in Bermuda, and it will Elise and Liam's first wreck dive!
- E7
Elusive Pajama Squid in South Australia
2019-02-10 · 16m
Jonathan travels down under to South Australia in search of a famous dive site: the Edithburgh Jetty. Night dives under this jetty on the Yorke Peninsula are renown for amazing encounters with a variety of spectacular and odd creatures, including the Pajama Squid. Jonathan is on a hunt to find a Pajama squid and encounters quite a few animals along the way, including more than one species of octopus, mating Bobtail squid, sea horses and much more!
- E8
Ice Diving in New Hampshire, USA
2019-02-10 · 12m
Jonathan is nowhere to be found, so Cameraman Bill treks to Lake Winnipesaukee in the middle of winter to learn how to ice dive!
- E9
Endangered Angel Sharks in California's Channel Islands
2019-02-17 · 10m
Jonathan travels to the Channel Islands in California on a search for a rare Angel shark, which lives in the sand.
- E10
IMAX Filmmakers
2019-02-17 · 12m
Jonathan joins legendary underwater filmmakers Howard and Michele Hall on an expedition to the Philippines where they meet some friendly sea turtles feeding on sea grass.
- E11
Reefs in Palau
2019-02-24 · 15m
Jonathan visits the remote islands of Palau in the Pacific where he dives the amazing reefs and drop-offs from the Rock Islands Aggressor! This is part 1 in a series of exciting Palau adventures!
- E12
Mysterious Lake with Non-Stinging Jellyfish
2019-02-24 · 9m
In another episode of the epic Palau Adventure, Jonathan visits world famous Jellyfish Lake to see thousands of jellyfish and find out of they sting or not!
- E13
World War II Era Shipwrecks in Palau
2019-03-03 · 19m
In the third Palau adventure, Jonathan and Julia explore a few of the wrecks for which Palau is famous, including an amazingly well-preserved airplane wreck!
- E14
Mimic Octopus in the Philippines
2019-03-03 · 10m
In Puerto Galera, Philippines, Jonathan and the gang are on the hunt for one of the rarest celphalopds--the Mimic Octopus, so-named because of its ability to mimic other animals.
- E15
Sharks at Palau's Blue Corner
2019-03-10 · 14m
In part 2 of Jonathan's epic Palau Adventure, Jonathan dives in some high current sites like Peleliu Corner and the German Channel searching for large marine life!
- E16
Ocean Cave Diving in the Bahamas
2019-03-10 · 11m
Zach-of-all-Trades Peterson, Cameraman Zach, and Jonathan head out to Exuma, Bahamas on a mission to discover and dive a brand new ocean cave by searching for ocean blue holes that are off the beaten path. It's a real life scuba adventure!!
- E17
Splendid Toadfish in Cozumel
2019-03-17 · 11m
In the latest Blue World Adventure, Jonathan and Zach head to Cozumel to search for one of the most exotic and rare fish in the Caribbean!
- E18
Cave Diving in the Bahamas
2019-03-17 · 13m
In this cave diving adventure, Jonathan explores ocean caves (sometimes called Ocean Blue Holes) around the island of Grand Exuma in the Bahamas!
- E19
Swimming Pigs and a Mysterious Cave in the Exuma Islands
2019-03-24 · 13m
In the Exuma Islands of the Bahamas, Jonathan and Cameraman Zach explore an ocean cave that extends under an island! And they visit the famous Exuma swimming pigs while they are there!
- E20
Reef Sharks in Mexico
2019-03-24 · 14m
Jonathan and Zach travel to Cozumel in search of the legendary Sleeping Shark Caves. Led by local diving expert JP Maturana of Scuba Life Cozumel, the team goes out on an epic diving adventure!
- E21
Thousands of Blacktip Sharks in Florida
2019-03-31 · 10m
Jonathan visits shark biologist Dr. Stephen Kajiura at Florida Atlantic University and learns how he studies huge schools of Blacktip sharks that appear in the winter off the coast of Florida. Using airplanes, drones and of course boats, Dr. Kajiura has learned why these sharks come to Florida in huge numbers every year.
- E22
Stingrays & Sea Turtles in Grand Cayman
2019-03-31 · 18m
The Bird family (Jonathan, Christine, Elise and Liam) head to Grand Cayman along with Zach-of-all-Trades (Zach Peterson) for a family diving adventure on Grand Cayman Island, where they explore the reefs, walls, and cavern-like coral swim-throughs. They also meet animals such as sea turtles, conchs, garden eels, an eagle ray and a whole bunch of stingrays! It's an epic diving adventure!
- E23
Cave Bells in Mexico
2019-04-07 · 11m
Jonathan and Cameraman Todd travel down to Mexico to join cave explorer Christine Loew with an investigation of the mysterious "Cave Bells" of Zapote Cenote! It's another mystery of the Blue World to be explored!
- E24
Massive Bumphead Parrotfish in Palau
2019-04-07 · 13m
In this epic final episode from the Blue World expedition to Palau, the team explores Palau's Chandelier Cave and films the mass spawning of the Bumphead Parrotfish.
- E25
Kittiwake Wreck in Grand Cayman
2019-04-14 · 8m
Eight years after Jonathan dove the wreck of the Kittiwake on Grand Cayman with Jake, he returns with the whole family to see how the wreck has changed in the years since it was first sunk for divers!
- E26
World's Longest Submerged Cave in Yucatan
2019-04-14 · 14m
Eight years after Jonathan dove the wreck of the Kittiwake on Grand Cayman with Jake, he returns with the whole family to see how the wreck has changed in the years since it was first sunk for divers!
- E27
Sharks at the Florida Aquarium
2019-04-21 · 13m
Jonathan and the team visit the Florida Aquarium in Tampa to meet the Sand Tiger sharks as well as other cool animals in a dive in their largest exhibit, the Coral Reef Habitat!
- E28
Stingray City with Guy Harvey
2019-04-21 · 15m
Ten years after visiting Stingray City with famous marine artist Guy Harvey in 2009, Jonathan takes the whole family back to Grand Cayman for a follow up on Guy's research!