Abalone Wars

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  • Australia Dive Wars Australia
Documentary / Reality-TV
New Zealand, 2013, 50 min

Screenplay:

Robin Singleton
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The Southern Ocean, off the tip of South Australia is home to more sharks per square kilometre than anywhere else in the world. The risk of death by shark attack is very real here, many divers personally know the heart ache felt from losing loved ones. The abalone divers face death every time they dive. But that doesn't stop this group of fearless men and women who, every season, battle against their nerves plunging to the depths and scouring the ocean floor in search of the prized delicacy dubbed - abalone "gold".
In a brand new season, the brave crews from Port Lincoln are back in their dive gear, battling the elements, the great white sharks, the poachers and each other to fulfill their multi-million dollar quotas. Amongst the familiar faces are new crews and this season, with the extra competition, all "Gentleman's agreements" are out the window and it's every man for himself. Crews are forced to dive in more remote and dangerous waters than ever before, gambling their lives to bring home the catch. (official distributor synopsis)

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