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  • MONSTER FISH

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Determined to continue his quest to protect nature's largest, most elusive water-living creatures, Dr Zeb Hogan returns to brave more dangerous and unfamiliar environments in the UK premiere of Monster Fish Wednesdays at 8pm.
As he attempts to study these exotic monsters of the deep, can Zeb get face-to-fin with some of the planet's most remarkable fish?
Monster Fish: Giant Eels
Zeb makes his way to the remote South Pacific, in search of the New Zealand long finned eel and the giant mottled eel, only to discover that over-fishing has caused their numbers to rapidly decline. From an exhilarating attempt to go fishing the old-fashioned Maori way, to trapping and transporting slippery baby eels to a better, safer location, Zeb won't rest until he finds some of the largest eels in the world.
Monster Fish: Danger Down Under
Zeb heads over to Australia's Murray River to discover why the ancient and iconic Murray Cod - a hungry beast rumoured to eat everything from possums to its own kind - has now virtually disappeared. Experts, anglers and conservationists lend a hand in an effort to save these gigantic predators, as Zeb follows the river across Australia to discover the biggest threats to these river-dwelling leviathans. Can these monsters of the Murray be saved from extinction?

EPISODE GUIDE

  • Monster Fish: Tarpon King
    Deep in the rainforest of Nicaragua, Zeb seeks 300-pound giants said to lurk in the largest lake in Central America and a secluded jungle river.
  • Monster Fish: River Jaws
    Some shark species can survive in freshwater as well as salt. Zeb Hogan tries to track down the biggest and rarest Australian examples.
  • Monster Fish: World Biggest Sting Ray
    Thailand's giant stingrays and the whiprays of Australia are said to grow up to 16 feet and 1,300 pounds - among the biggest freshwater fish.
  • Monster Fish: World's Biggest Sting Ray
    Thailand's giant stingrays and the whiprays of Australia are said to grow up to 16 feet and 1,300 pounds - among the biggest freshwater fish.
  • Monster Fish: Amazon Shocker
    There's a freshwater fish with a shock five times more powerful than a US wall socket. Zeb Hogan travels to the Amazon to catch electric eels.
  • Monster Fish: River Wolf
    Wolf fish, known locally as haimara, can reach a metre in length and are said to hunt humans. Zeb goes looking for this aggressive giant.
  • Monster Fish: Frankenfish
    The Thai snakehead is said to be able to move on land, and has apparently spread to US waters. Does it deserve its gruesome reputation?
  • Monster Fish: The Tarpon King
    Deep in the rainforest of Nicaragua, Zeb seeks 300-pound giants said to lurk in the largest lake in Central America and a secluded jungle river.
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