Shark Wranglers

Season 1

10 episodes · Jul 1, 2012

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  • S1E1

    Killer Catch

    Jul 1, 201245m

    An elite team of American fishermen comes face to face with a deadly predator as they launch a bold, unprecedented mission to catch and tag 50 Great White sharks. Led by explorer Chris Fischer and accompanied by a world-class team of scientists, the crew of the Ocearch put it all on the line in a race to save the shark from extinction by decoding the global puzzle of shark movements and behaviors. They do what no one else dares, wrangling massive sharks by hand as they catch them and attach satellite tracking tags that return real-time location data every time the sharks surface.

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  • S1E2

    Bay of the Fighting Sharks

    Jul 8, 201245m

    Day two of the expedition to hunt and tag 50 Great White sharks in 40 days: Chris Fischer and his crew are stalking and tagging the infamous great white "Fighters of Mossel Bay", South Africa. An epic battle to successfully haul and tag a fierce 10 foot female Great White pushes the team to their limits, but the day is only half done.

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  • S1E3

    The Curse of Maya

    Jul 15, 201245m

    The search for a lost shark drives Chris and the crew on a dangerous rescue attempt; Chris makes a difficult choice.

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  • S1E4

    Monster of Bird Island

    Jul 22, 201245m

    Bad weather and a six-day marathon of fishing test science and fisherman alike; tensions between two crew members threaten to blow the mission apart; the legendary Monster of Bird Island.

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  • S1E5

    Line of Fire

    Jul 29, 201245m

    To break a 9-day fishing drought, the crew returns to proven shark territory, but nothing goes as planned. In a wicked storm, the ship's anchor cable snaps and whips across the deck with deadly force, catching one crewman in the crossfire.

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  • S1E6

    Shark Alley

    Aug 5, 201245m

    Chris Fischer and crew head to a bay that's a known hotspot for sharks as big as pick-up trucks. Facing a time limit, the men fish around the clock--risking life and limb to catch huge sharks in the dead of night.

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  • S1E7

    Friday the 13th

    Aug 12, 201245m

    Brett is forced to dive into shark-infested waters to correct a mistake; a 48-hour fishing marathon bruises a battered crew.

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  • S1E8

    Bay of the Giants

    Aug 19, 201245m

    The crew comes face to face with the 15-foot great whites of False Bay. The giant sharks cause mayhem on deck and push the men to their breaking point.

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  • S1E9

    Redemption

    Aug 26, 201245m

    With the mission goal in reach, the crew of the Ocearch prepares to tag the biggest, baddest Great Whites to date, but tragedy puts the entire expedition in doubt.

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  • S1E10

    Never Give Up

    Sep 2, 201245m

    In the final hours of the biggest great white expedition ever attempted, a pod of killer whales and a streak of bad luck force Chris to make a hail mary pass to get sharks on the line in untested waters.

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