"Superfish" on Nature

[Double D]

This looks like it might be pretty good. Premiers sunday at 8pm in NY

NATURE presents the world's greatest gamefish in the open sea in "Superfish," premiering May 4.


Across three oceans and more than two years, marine biologist and filmmaker Rick Rosenthal set out to capture on film the biggest, fastest, most dangerous gamefish in the sea -- the ancient and amazing creatures known as billfish.

The group includes the graceful sailfish, the menacing swordfish and queen of them all, the marlin. Marlin can top speeds of 60 miles an hour on migrations that can span 9,000 miles. The largest, always female, weigh in at 1,000 pounds and more, and are known as granders. Hemingway immortalized them in The Old Man and the Sea, but to his great disappointment never landed a grander himself.

Rick Rosenthal's pursuit of these coveted sea creatures in the name of conservation unfolds in NATURE's "Superfish." Billfish are almost impossible to find and film in open waters, making it very difficult for researchers to study them. Adding to the challenge is the overfishing of billfish and their prey, causing a decline in their populations.

Watch "Superfish" Sunday, May 4 at 8 pm ET on PBS (check local listings).

Full online content for "Superfish" will be posted Thursday, May 1.

[Capt. Michael Mata]

Doug,

Thanks for the heads up. Even those of us without cable could watch this one!!

[Roddy Hays]

If it's the same Rick Rosenthal I met in the Azores, he has some super footage from there of YF, whites and blues. Good fella. Well worth watching - some of his stuff appeared on the BBC's Blue Planet series I believe, too. That's another series well worth looking out for if you haven't seen it yet.

[shoefish]

Wow does that look cool. Thanks for the heads up, I can't wait for that one!

[Finesse]

Thanks for the heads up D
Looks like a good program

[tunabite]

thanks DD , the dvr is all set 2 record it

[alex n]

Nature is a great series ,very well done, I've watched since I was a kid, this one should be great.