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201252 minGdocumentary

Hot Tuna

201252 minGdocumentary

Underwater cinematographer Rick Rosenthal follows the threatened Bluefin Tuna as they search for safe refuge along the Atlantic.

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Underwater cinematographer Rick Rosenthal follows the threatened Bluefin Tuna as they search for safe refuge along the Atlantic.

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Rick Rosenthal

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The underwater cinematographer, Rick Rosenthal follows the threatened Bluefin Tuna in their search for a safe refuge along the Atlantic.

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