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202242 minPGdocumentary

Mechashark Love Down Under

202242 minPGdocumentary

A unique one-person submersible, the Mechashark, is deployed to locate a great white shark mating ground off New Zealand.

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Sigmund Spath Jr.

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A unique one-person submersible, the Mechashark, is deployed to locate a great white shark mating ground off New Zealand.

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Sigmund Spath Jr.director

Alister Baxtercast

Kina Scollaycast

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Kina Scollay and his team of shark experts travel to a secret location off the coast of New Zealand. They utilize a one-person submersible named the Mechashark. Their mission is to locate a great white shark mating ground, a task that has never been accomplished before. The 42-minute documentary captures the challenges and innovations involved in this unprecedented endeavor.

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