OceanXplorers

Join us at the WA Maritime Museum for OceanXplorers, National Geographic’s thrilling ocean adventure 6-part documentary series.

Step aboard one of the world’s most advanced research vessels as a team of scientists and explorers travel to some of the least understood parts of our planet. With more than 80% of the ocean still unexplored, these real-life expeditions reveal the secrets of deep-sea sharks, migrating whales, polar wildlife and more.

Filmed using cutting-edge technology—including deep-diving submersibles and high-tech underwater cameras—OceanXplorers brings audiences face-to-face with extraordinary marine life and groundbreaking discoveries in real time. 

Daily screenings in the Maritime Museum Theatre

10:00am – 10:40am
Episode 1: Realm of the Humpbacks
Follow humpback whales in the Caribbean as they gather, compete, and protect their young in one of the ocean’s most dramatic wildlife spectacles.

11:00am – 11:40am
Episode 2: Giants of the Deep
Dive into the dark depths with sperm whales and uncover how these giants hunt nearly a kilometre below the surface.

12:00pm – 12:40pm
Episode 3: Jurassic Shark
Meet the ancient sixgill shark and discover how this deep-sea predator rises from the abyss under cover of darkness.

1:30pm – 2:10pm
Episode 4: Hammerhead Highway
Track great hammerhead sharks through tropical waters and reveal the secrets behind their epic migrations.

2:30pm – 3:10pm
Episode 5: Kingdom of the Polar Bear
Journey to the Arctic to see how polar bears survive in one of the harshest and fastest-changing environments on Earth.

3:30pm – 4:10pm
Episode 6: Ice Giants
Encounter some of the longest-living creatures on the planet, from bowhead whales to Greenland sharks, in icy northern seas.

Each episode runs approx. 35–40 minutes
Included with General Admission

Drop in anytime and experience the wonder of the ocean like never before during the July school holidays from 6-19 July.