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202045 minGdocumentary

Chasing Ocean Giants

202045 minGdocumentary

Ocean explorer Patrick Dykstra uses innovative technology to search for elusive ocean giants and reveal new phenomena in the marine world.

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Ocean explorer Patrick Dykstra uses innovative technology to search for elusive ocean giants and reveal new phenomena in the marine world.

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Al Adamson

Al Adamsondirector

Michael Bockmanwriter

Greg Tittingerwriter

Geoffrey Landcast

Jill Jacobson

Jill Jacobsoncast

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Ocean explorer, adventurer and filmmaker Patrick Dykstra sets out of a mission in search of the most elusive ocean giants on the planet. He uses innovative technology and new science to uncover extraordinary secrets of the ocean. Patrick combines his unique skill set with his love of the marine world and cutting-edge ocean exploration technology to seek new and unrecorded ocean phenomena to reveal the secrets of the ocean’s giants.

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