Technology has quadrupled the world's seafood catch since 1950, but empty baskets is all some have to show for hours of toil in a local fishing ground. Travel the world and capture a glimpse of the fisherman's struggle for survival and efforts not to deplete the ocean's bounty.

Between 250 AD and 900 AD, the Maya had one of the greatest civilizations in the Western Hemisphere. Explore ancient ruins, attend a religious festival and meet many modern-day Maya.

Twenty-three million years ago an asteroid slammed into what is now the Canadian Arctic at 40,000 miles an hour. The impact created a blast of energy equivalent to a nuclear explosion. Within a radius of almost one hundred miles, plant and animal life ceased to exist.

Professor Willy Bemis tries to convince the hoard of burly sport fisherman surrounding him to give up their exotic catch in the name of science. He is, as noted writer John McPhee put it, "begg'n fish."