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

From 26 September to 2 October, drop in at any of the session times listed above and experience the wonder of the ocean like never before.