Fish is an excellent source of protein; it could help ease the growing international food shortage. But in 1972 the total world fish catch dropped. NOVA explores the possible reasons for this decline.

NOVA Season 2 Episodes...

• s02e01 - Why Do Birds Sing?
• s02e02 - How Much Do You Smell?
• s02e03 - The Hunting Of The Quark
• s02e04 - The Secrets Of Sleep
• s02e05 - Inside The Golden Gate
• s02e06 - The Men Who Painted Caves
• s02e07 - Red Sea Coral
• s02e08 - War From The Air
• s02e09 - What Time Is Your Body?
• s02e10 - The Rise And Fall Of DDT
• s02e11 - Take The World From Another Point Of View
• s02e12 - The Lysenko Affair
• s02e13 - The Tuaregs
• s02e14 - The Plutonium Connection
• s02e15 - The Other Way
• s02e16 - The Lost World Of The Maya
• s02e17 - Will The Fishing Have To Stop?

NOVA Show Summary

Seen in more than 100 countries, NOVA is the most watched science based television series in the world and the most watched documentary series on PBS. It is also one of television's most acclaimed series, having won many major television awards, most of them many times over.