Coastwatch Episodes

Here's a sneak-peek of what's to come on an exciting season of Coastwatch. Watch episode premieres Fridays at 8/7c on Planet Green:

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Season Two Lineup

Episode 1 - Caught in the Act
A covert sting nets a paua poaching ring in Wellington, the maritime police are called to the rescue and a roadside checkpoint turns up a few surprises.

Episode 2 - Stranded At Sea
A fishing trawler runs aground on the Manukau Bar, M-Fish swoop on an illegal paua ring and a showdown in Northland.

Episode 3 - Poacher Patrol
A group of poachers are caught on a remote Northland beach, the Maritime Police catch some boat thieves in the act and a SOS from an injured boater.

Episode 4 - Car Full of Cockles
M-Fish confront a group with thousands of illegal cockles and later play cat and mouse with an an elusive poacher.

Episode 5 - Restaurant Raids
M-Fish conduct a series of restaurant raids in Auckland. The Airforce launches a dangerous search and rescue mission in the middle of a cyclone.

Episode 6 - Trapped
M-Fish and the Navy combine to bust a poaching ring in the Chatham Islands and the Martime police respond to a mysterious sinking in the Hauraki gulf.

Episode 7 - No Excuses
It's a holiday weekend and M-Fish are conducting a two-day operation aimed at cracking down on recreational overfishing.

Episode 8 - A Toxic Situation
Toxic chemicals threaten the Poor Knights Islands and dogs assist the D-O-C on a unique mission.

Episode 9 - Seized Vessel
A fisherman lashed out as his boat gets seized, confrontation over paua in New Plymouth and a New Year's Eve dive goes terribly wrong.

Episode 10 - Double Trouble
A raid on a crayfish seller uncovers more than just black market fish and in Northland a M-Fish sting nets a group of poachers.

Season One Lineup

Episode 1 - A Covert Operation
The M-Fish officers launch a covert operation to crack down on paua poachers. Maritime Police search for missing weapons onboard a vessel.

Episode 2 - Crayfish Crackdown
M-Fish officers are on the look out for crayfish poachers. Maritime Police transport an unruly prisoner.

Episode 3 - Operation Onimod
M-Fish officers launch a covert surveillance operation to bust Paua poachers. Maritime Police make an overdue arrest.

Episode 4 - Airborne Patrol
M-Fish officers face confrontation near Gisborne; head to the skies to look for rogue trawlers and later come to the rescue on 90 Mile Beach.

Episode 5 - A Stowaway & A Standoff
Martime Police race to capture a stowaway. M-Fish officer Gary McAneny conducts random inspections of commercial vessels at Onehunga wharf and a standoff on the Hauraki Gulf.

Episode 6 - Too Many Cockles
M-Fish respond to a tip-off about paua poachers. Maritime Police respond to a distress call on the Hauraki Gulf and later spot something unexpected in the water.

Episode 8 - A Midnight Confrontation
M-Fish officers bust an illegal fishing operation that leads to a midnight confrontation on the Hauraki Gulf.

Episode 9 - Busting A Black Marketeer
An undercover operation nets a notorious black marketeer and the police dive squad are called into action after a tragic accident.

Episode 10 - Trouble On The Coast
M-Fish and the Martime Police combine forces to launch Operation Iris, a two-day crackdown on known paua poaching hotspots along the coast.

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