Sixth Sense

Sharks are terrifying animals. And Balty is not going to argue. When he and Neptuna meet Paulo, the hammerhead shark, Balty flees. But when he leaves the Hydronica, Paulo uses his very developed senses to help our friends find him. Then Ponto comes face to face with sharks. Will Balty be able to overcome his fear to save his friend?

Neptuna, Balty, Obo, Ponto, Octavia

Neptuna the extraterrestrial has been sent to planet Earth on a mission to study the marine world. The knowledge she brings back will be vital to save her planet, threatened with imminent engulfment from overpollution. On board her vessel the Hydronaut, equipped with a central computer answering to the name of Obo, Neptuna crash-lands in the Baltic Sea. There, she meets Balty the seal and Ponto the seagull, who decide to follow her on her voyage. From the Baltic Sea to the Indian Ocean via the two poles, they discover an extraordinary world where truth often surpasses fiction. Through the exciting adventures of these heroes, The Hydronauts introduces us to the amazing richness and diversity of the aquatic universe.

The series is a part of an information project which has been created together with WWF Finland and the Finnish TV channel Nelonen to raise public awareness of the alarming state of the sea environment.

Developed and produced with the support of the Ministry of Environment and the Turku Environmental Bureau, Finland, Filmfoerderung Hamburg, Federal Foundation for the Environment (DBU), Germany, CNC, Millefin, France and MEDIA, A Programme of the European Community.