See a short film showing the amazing and adorable work of Monterey Bay Aquarium’s sea otter team. Big Blue Live premieres on PBS August 31- September 2 8pm ET/PT.

Some of the world’s most charismatic marine creatures convene in a once-a-year confluence of fins, fur and fangs. Scientists, animal behaviorists and other experts come together in a live TV broadcast to document the phenomenon at the once endangered and now thriving ecosystem of Monterey Bay, California. The PBS and BBC co-production airs live on television and online over three nights, 8/31-9/2.

Here’s the adorable adoption story of one very special otter, part of a surrogate mother program at the Monterey Bay Aquarium that aims to teach baby otters to survive in the wild. Check out all the #BigBlueLive videos from @It’s Okay To Be Smart at http://bit.ly/1ilC07S

How far would a mother sea otter go to protect her pup? This astonishing clip from BIG BLUE LIVE shows the sacrifices that are made in the name of love.

On the Sunday, Aug. 30th episode Big Blue Live, UK viewers were treated to the largest animal on Earth, the blue whale, when it was spotted via helicopter and tracked live for the first time in history. Big Blue Live premieres on PBS Monday, August 31.

Co-host and scientist Dr. M. Sanjayan chronicles the resurgence of both the endangered California sea otter and the giant kelp forest found in Monterey Bay. The PBS and BBC presentation airs live on television and online over three nights, August 31-September 2, at 8-9pm ET, with another live feed to the West Coast at 8-9pm PT. Check local listings.

Our humpback whale friends made an appearance in Monterey Bay, California for Big Blue Live.

Watch an airborne orca catapults a dolphin during a hunt in a photo taken yesterday in the Monterey Bay. Get the full story behind this dramatic image tonight on Big Blue Live at 8p PT/ET on PBS.

Great White Sharks are a seasonal visitor to Monterey Bay, California.

Sea otters are an essential part of the Monterey Bay ecosystem!

Each year, at the end of August, blowing winds bring very cold water up to the surface in the bay. Along with cold water comes small life and big life: blue whales, humpback whales, sharks, sea lions, sea otters. Big Blue Live is a live television event that will capture the excitement, mystery and resurgence of Monterey Bay in California.

Watch the extraordinary moment a humpback whale was rescued after it was found entangled, trailing 300 feet of rope from a crab pot. A special network of experts from NOAA’s Whale Entanglement Team raced 600 miles to make a rescue attempt. Big Blue Live premieres on PBS August 31- September 2 8pm ET/PT.

The staff of Monterey Bay Aquarium tell us their favorite wildlife facts. Big Blue Live premieres on PBS August 31- September 2 8pm ET/PT.

Zoologist Mark Carwardine is given a very unusual gift by an orca – a giant eyeball. Big Blue Live premieres on PBS August 31- September 2 8pm ET/PT.

Jacqueline Miller from the Royal Ontario Museum shows off a massive blue whale heart. Big Blue Live premieres on PBS August 31- September 2 8pm ET/PT.

Zoologist Mark Carwardine outlines just how hard whale spotting can be. And promptly gets upstaged by the biggest whale there is.

Join scientists, animal behaviorists and other experts in Monterey Bay, California, to view its once endangered, now thriving, ecosystem, where nature’s most charismatic marine creatures gather to feed on an abundance of food.