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NGC acting “fishy” again with two new series

By Jeff Pfeiffer

Giant fish are back in July — and not in another Syfy original movie. National Geographic Channel is debuting two new real-life series about people in search of the largest fish on the planet.

Monster Fish airs Mondays beginning July 19 and stars familiar NGC face Zeb Hogan, an explorer and conservationist who directs The Megafishes Project and who has already appeared on several of the network’s Hooked: Monster Fish specials. Zeb is on a five-year study to find and research the world’s largest freshwater fish. “I’m on a mission to discover why these monsters are disappearing … before it’s too late,” he says.flying-carp

Premiere episodes of Monster Fish include:

“Flying Carp” — July 19, 10pm ET/PT. Flying fish from Asia are invading America’s waterways. Zeb investigates the mystery of how and why these fish are taking over, and what can be done to stop them. They’ve spread from Louisiana to Wisconsin, east to Cincinnati and as far west as South Dakota. They are just 40 miles from Lake Michigan, where they could infiltrate the entire Great Lakes system and push into Canada. With no natural predators, they are growing to mega proportions, jumping 10 feet in the air and injuring boaters, while threatening the natural order. [Read more →]

NGC announces special about the Gulf oil spill

By Jeff Pfeiffergulf-oili-spill

National Geographic Channel will be airing a special called Gulf Oil Spill, which looks at the devastating environmental disaster currently taking place in the Gulf of Mexico that resulted after an explosion tore apart the Deepwater Horizon oil drilling rig on April 20, killing 11 people on board and sending massive amounts of oil toward the coastlines of Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida, where it threatens industries, livelihoods, ecosystems and wildlife.

The special will contain exclusive footage taken by salvage crews on the scene as they battled to get close to the burning rig. Together with this and other video and news footage from the scene, and first-person accounts from the crew, the program tries to get the inside story of what really happened during the first 36 hours of this still-unfolding catastrophe.

Gulf Oil Spill premieres May 27 at 10pm ET/PT on NGC.

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Credit: National Geographic Channel

NGC to explore Iceland volcano

On April 29, National Geographic Channel will present an episode of Naked Science called “Iceland Volcano Eruption” that explores the recent, volcanomassive eruption of the Eyjafjallajokull volcano in Iceland — which has been felt around the world, grounding air traffic and causing extensive evacuations, major flooding and a plume of ash 30,000 feet high. With video crews on the scene, NGC got an inside look at the volcano before, during and after its eruption on April 14. This program explains the science behind the volcanic chaos, as well as the reasons for the disruptions in air travel, the biggest since 9/11. Scientists say this volcano is unpredictable — it has already melted a glacier — and could lead to a disturbance at the nearby Katla volcano, which is potentially more volatile. Naked Science: Iceland Volcano Eruption provides an in-depth report on this major volcanic event and its global impact. It airs April 29 at 8pm ET/PT.

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“2012″ panic hits TV and movies three years early

By Jeff Pfeiffer

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Scene from Columbia Pictures' "2012"

Here we go again. Just as with all the Y2K worries in 1999 and several “end-of-the-world” scenarios and dates speculated about throughout history, people have again found something “apocalyptic” to fret about. [Read more →]

NGC reels in new “Hooked” episodes

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Angler Peter McLeod with a giant trevally

National Geographic Channel’s series Hooked returns with several new episodes detailing intriguing — and sometimes terrifying — encounters in megafishing, beginning with a two-night event this Sunday and Monday.

Hooked: Extreme Angling Oct. 18 at 9pm ET/PT. Meet daring anglers who use a variety of nontraditional methods to hook the biggest, baddest sea creatures. In Australia, see a marine biologist and his team lasso an injured — and angry — sand tiger shark with a 6-foot hook lodged in its throat, and then perform on-the-spot emergency surgery to save its life. Then, an expert angler in the Seychelles literally dives off a cliff into treacherous rocky surf to catch a giant trevally, a fish that can grow to bathtub proportions. Next, a daredevil California fisherman has a face-to-face showdown with a massive thresher shark … from his surfboard. And, a man swim-wrestles a huge bass in the open water of the Atlantic with nothing but some snorkel gear and his trusty fishing pole. [Read more →]

NGC adds new episodes of “Hooked”

By Jeff Pfeifferhooked

National Geographic Channel has added two new episodes of the hit monster-fishing series Hooked to its summer schedule:

Hooked: Hunt for the Monster Fish — July 27 at 10pm ET/PT. Zeb Hogan travels the world to see the most extreme encounters in megafishing and the groundbreaking research being done to protect these fish.

Hooked: Flying Monsters — Aug. 3 at 10pm ET/PT. High-flying fish of the deep are the subjects of this episode, including battles with a black marlin in Panama; a silver king tarpon in Puerto Rico; a monstrous white sturgeon in British Columbia; and a mammoth mako shark off of California. Marine biologists also track and research giant manta rays, which are on the brink of extinction.

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Credit: National Geographic Channel

National Geographic Channel’s Got The “Hook”-Up Again

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Giant Freshwater Stingray

By Jeff Pfeiffer

“The biggest fish we’ve seen! A real-life Loch Ness monster.”

That’s how biologist Zeb Hogan describes a creature encountered in one of the new summer episodes of National Geographic Channel‘s popular Hooked series, which journeys across the globe with anglers and scientists to see the most extreme encounters in megafishing, and the research being done to protect these fish.

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