A compact, autonomous deep-sea video system was designed and constructed by the Australian Antarctic Division AADD) for deployment on commercial fishing gear to observe interactions with benthos in the Southern Ocean finfish fisheries (targeting toothfish, Dissostichus spp).
In particular, new impetus has been given to seamount biodiversity and ecology, centuries-long time-scale study of coastal ecosystems has become possible, new questions have been addressed at the level of microbial diversity, abyssal benthic sampling and use of deep-sea video imaging has opened new directions for research, and new biogeographical techniques and new syntheses are emerging.
PHOTOS: Halloween spookiness from the deep, deep sea [video too!] .
Aside from that, "Dust" is the kind of melting, warped, intricate record that sounds really, really great when it accompanies the deep sea exploration videos you've muted on YouTube after falling into bed after that ill-advised third joint.
The glitchy effect of the motion sensing device is a perfect fit for the aesthetic of being under the sea and the results are very nice indeed, bringing to mind the graceful movement of jellyfish and other deep sea oddities another impressive Kinect music video to add to the growing pile.
Matthewdavid's "Unfolding Atlantis" Video is a Deep Sea Dream.
One highlight is bound to be German artist Cosima von Bonin's ecologically focused installation Who's Exploiting Who In The Deep Sea?, bringing together mediums including textiles, music, video and sculpture.
The organisms, known as xenophyophores, are the largest individual cells known to exist in the deep sea, said Lisa Levin, the Scripps oceanographer who spotted them in the video.
PhD student Daniel Stoupin made an incredible macro video called Slow Life that's filled with deep sea glory coral reefs, sponges, the works. .
Taste the "deep sea wind" foam!
Deep sea fishing is not sustainable.
