Sea Americas

One team. One chance.
Diving for what remains.

An elite all-female expedition team investigates the most threatened marine sanctuaries in the Americas before they are lost.

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What is Sea Americas?

Sea Americas is a cinematic documentary series following a record-setting all-female dive team as they document climate tipping points, collapsing reefs, historic wrecks, and rare resilience across North and Central America.

This is not a diving show.

It is a race to understand and protect what remains of our underwater heritage.

Why it matters now
Every reef we don't document today may not exist tomorrow. These aren't distant warnings. They are happening in real time, in the waters off our own coastlines.

Sea Americas is a line of observation before potential collapse, a record of what existed, and a chance to understand what can still be saved.
  • Oceans produce 50–70% of our oxygen.
    The health of every breath we take begins underwater.
  • Coral reefs are dying in real time.
    Florida Keys. Flower Garden Banks. Disease, warming, and runoff are pushing ecosystems past the point of recovery.
  • Freshwater acidification is accelerating.
    A newly studied phenomenon is spreading through the Great Lakes, threatening ecosystems and human health alike.
  • Indigenous coastal cultures are losing ancestral waters.
    Environmental change is severing bonds between communities and the waters that have defined them for generations.

Meet the hosts

Two record-setting explorers. One mission.
A cinematic reckoning with the Americas' underwater world.
Jennifer Idol
Jennifer Idol
Underwater Explorer · Filmmaker · Expedition Leader

The first woman to dive all 50 U.S. states, Jennifer is a visual storyteller and expedition leader whose five-year quest, documented in her acclaimed book An American Immersion, connected the public to the hidden beauty of America's waters. Her rare combination of underwater expertise, cinematic eye, and brand strategy makes her uniquely positioned to lead Sea Americas from expedition to screen.

Alex Rose
Alex Rose
Marine Biologist · Science Editor · Underwater Photographer

Science Editor and principal writer for Ocean Geographic Magazine, Alex has shaped global ocean discourse for over a decade. Founder of Blue Ring, a membership-based ocean advocacy initiative, she bridges the worlds of marine science and emotional storytelling with rare authority. A professional violinist, Explorers Club Fellow, and PADI Divemaster, Alex makes the ocean impossible to look away from.

The team

Alannah Vellacott

Alannah Vellacott

Conservationist and marine biologist
Drey Stockert

Drey (Andrea) Stockert

Author, travel writer, film producer, and photographer
Autumn Blum

Autumn Blum

Owner of Stream2Sea, technical diver, and cosmetic chemist
Pier Nirandira

Pier Nirandara

Author, travel writer, film producer, and photographer
Jill Heinerth

Jill Heinerth

Royal Canadian Geographical Society Explorer in Residence
Liz Parkinson

Liz Parkinson

Stuntwoman, freediving instructor, Avelo instructor, scuba instructor, and notably worked on Avatar and Black Panther
Mehgan Heany-Grier

Mehgan Heany-Grier

Freediving champion and film talent, notably worked on Pirates of the Caribbean
Linden Wolbert

Linden Wolbert

Mermaid, inventor, freediver, film talent, and social media expert
Stephanie Gandulla

Stephanie Gandulla

Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary Underwater Archaeologist
Khrista Jones

Khrista Zand

Technical diver, Scuba instructor, underwater model, explorer

Grey Matter Productions, Inc

Keero Birla
Director

Emmy-nominated · The Space Race (Disney+) · IMAX Films

Justin Alderfer
Executive Producer

25 years · Below Deck · Storage Wars · The Real World

Gippetto Hodge
Executive Producer

Tribeca · Pan African Film Festival · Disney CTDI
Sea America team at work

This story needs to be told now.

The reefs don't wait. The wrecks don't wait. Every year we delay is footage we can never recover.

Sea Americas is a first with an elite all-female team documenting what remains before it's gone. Help us get there.

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