The Women Saving Our Seas

Conservationist Nan Hauser seems to be fighting a losing battle in the South Pacific, trying to save the Cook Islands' humpback whale population.

Dr. Alison Kock has been studying Great White Sharks for over a decade. This unjustly feared creature is vital for maintaining balance in our oceans.

Young scientist Dr. Verena Schoepf is searching for a way to save our planet's dying coral reefs – researching heat-tolerant "super-corals".

German marine biologist Antje Boetius ventures to unexplored areas deep in the Arctic, on the hunt for deep-sea hydrothermal vents.

South African Dr. Sandy Thomalla has a mission to develop climate models based on the complex and vital role of phytoplankton in the Antarctic Ocean.