We’re diving under the sea ice in O’Brien
Bay, south of Casey research station in Eastern Antarctica. This is a thriving, colourful world filled
with sponges, sea cucumbers, sea spiders, worms, algae and starfish. Here we are at 30 metres below the surface, where
the water temperature is a chilly -1.5’C year round, and the sea is covered with ice
that is a metre and a half thick for more than 10 months of the year. This ice provides protection from Antarctica’s
harsh weather conditions and a stable marine environment that allows biodiversity to flourish. This important biodiversity is the focus of our research into the effects of climate change and ocean acidification. Here at the Australian Antarctic Division,
we are working hard to ensure that the continent remains valued, protected and understood.
how do you swing down there without freezing to death?
That instrumental at the start is from the "struttin' that ass" YouTube video from back in the Ray William Johnson days ! Ha
why is water not frozen @ -1.50C?
Beautiful.
ça bouge pas beaucoup la-dessous
wow… thats the most alien looking looking reef Ive seen so far. So much color in darkness. I never thought these animals can survive in the extreme cold.
All waterplants are brightly colored – what for? There's no light.. What needs to distinguish them?
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name of song on video beginning please
same question I have: why flora and fauna are so colourful if there's no lights almost always? Any hypotheses?
Как красиво!
Красота, попробуй ступнуть минимум без ноги останешься.)
is any light able to get through the thick ice? If so it would be interesting to see this environment without the artificial light.
gotta love the curious seal
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крутяк!!! 🖒
how is the water so transparent!?
как неожиданно красиво 🙂
неужели это не 3д графика
Very interesting and Awesome video,
What kind of animal appear in 00:05 ??…
But climte change is a hoax! /s
It's sad that this won't last.
КЛАСС КИНО !!
Give more Antarctic videos !!!!!!!!!!!
what was that creature looking at them atthe begining?
О_о
¿Te has preguntado qué puede habitar y crecer debajo del hielo antártico? El clima extremo de esta parte del mundo podría hacernos creer que alberga una vida escasa; sin embargo, un video publicado recientemente en YouTube ha dejado asombrados incluso a científicos. Wonderful work. Thanks
Awesome work guy's. Keep it up 🙂
Amazing!
Have you see any fish or crabs ?
Nose-y seal. Was that his hole or one you made? Hope he had another hole to breath in.
I wonder if it's always been this full of life?
Amazing clear water !
do you cooling an ice cube
could you please tell me the name of those blue-violet anemones?
Glad that more and more people trying out Subnautica recently