Riley elliott is off to the bay of islands to attach the first of his high tech satellite transmitters for the season. He won't just be on the boat however, he plans to get into the water and hand feed the blues.
Right at the southern end of new zealand we find stewart island, home to the great white shark. Locals are convinced that the shark cage operators are attracting the sharks in, putting them at risk when fishing and diving.
The east australian grey nurse is the only shark in the world that is critically endangered. More than 50% of the animals are carrying hooks and traces from fisherman's lines. Interaction with humans is endangering this animal.
It's everyone's worst nightmare - eaten alive by a shark. But how likely is this to happen? Riley is out to debunk the myths about shark attacks. He will be giving us clear instructions on what to do and how to stay safe when confronted by a shark.
Makos are the sports cars of the shark world. Riley, with hawaiian shark conservationist ocean ramsey, is on a mission out to the blue water off the east coast of new zealand in search of this stunning animal.
Pauanui beach has been closed due to sharks. What type of shark are they and what are they doing here? Riley is on a mission to find out. Once the species has been identified riley sets about catching and tagging them.
Riley has a fear of stingrays. Like many people the death of croc hunter steve irwin led him to believe that stingrays are dangerous animals.but are they? To find out and to challenge his fear, riley heads out to meet a bunch of stingrays.
Fiji has something extraordinary - a shark marine reserve. How did this come about, what does this mean for fiji and for the sharks in the reserve? Riley's headed to beqa lagoon in fiji to find out.
An increase in sightings of the bronze whaler shark around the coast of new zealand appears to mean an increase in shark numbers. This trend is cause for concern for water users.
There has been a spate of shark attacks off the beaches near perth. The state government has put down drum lines to catch the sharks responsible. But the cull has killed over 40 tiger sharks and not the sharks responsible for the attacks.
