20 hours to Shark-land

Why are pristine reefs dominated by sharks? Join reef ecologist and shark-wrangler Laurent Vigliola to find out.

Produced by New Zealand Geographic

Voyage to Astrolabe Reef in New Caledonia, 150 kilometres from the nearest land, to find out what a pristine reef looks like, how it functions, and why it might be vulnerable.

Episodes From This Series

Kermadecs fish life

1 minute / 2017

Galapagos sharks at the Kermadecs

1 minute / 2017

Striped boarfish

2 minutes / 2017

20 hours to Shark-land

4 minutes / 2017

Experience: Red snapper

1 minute / 2017

Experience: Free-dive with Laurent

1 minute / 2017

Experience: The reef platform

1 minute / 2017

Experience: The deep reef

1 minute / 2017

Experience: Astrolabe fly-over

1 minute / 2017

Experience: Reef sharks at Astrolabe

1 minute / 2017