Join Mark as he catches anchovies, processes and makes Fish-all Chum - a rotting mess of shredded fish waste used to attract baitfish and sharks.  Mark puts the chum to the test as he fly-fishes for the high flying, predatory and deadly Mako shark.

From Sea to Plate - Join Mark as he is employed in one of the most dangerous jobs in the world… Aboard the crab vessel Starwalker and  fishing in the north Atlantic Melnyk is put to work hauling close to 5000 pounds of orange gold.  Then, he spends a day at the processing plant getting the crab he just caught ready to be sold to the public.

Mark travels to the Shedd Aquarium in Chicago where he assists the lead veterinarian while conducting in-tank shark exams, Stingray ultrasounds and general overall husbandry of keeping one of the world's pre-eminent aquariums including Caribbean reef tank maintenance.

Research Assistant, Cape Eleuthera Institute, Bahamas - At the Cape Eleuthera Institue in the Bahamas, Mark will be long-lining (legal on this boat only) Giant Caribbean Reef sharks to take blood, DNA Sampling minor radio beacon surgery, sex and measurements.  Mark also goes seine-netting (on foot) for juvenile Lemon Sharks in the mangrove swamps for DNA and blood sampling.  Followed by

Employed as a Professional Angler, Mark Melnyk lives the life and competes for $50 Thousand Dollars

Employed as a Boat Builder, Mark Melnyk is in Florida building high end skiffs for exclusive clients

Employed as a Fishing Guide, Mark Melnyk is in Northern BC under pressure to catch giant salmon and halibut.

Employed as a First Mate, Mark Melnyk is in Trinidad working a charter boat for Tarpon and Kingfish.