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Just returned from an exciting trip to South America. Our goal for this trip is to conduct the first ever visual reconissance of a remote deep seamount approximately 300 miles off the Brazilian coast.
The Jaseur Bank sits in international waters and rises to at least 150′ (45m) below sea surface, abrubtly, from over 14,000′ of deep, clear ocean. We dove anywhere from 100-300feet.
Seamounts present rich, locally productive islands of marine wildlife habitat. Deep water rises to visible light depths to create a hotspot of life. Large pelagic fish, marine mammals are drawn to productive, diverse bottom habitats. Plateaus, pinnacles and deep, sometimes vertical walls of life create exceptional habitat for marine life. What has us worried is the fact that this bank is in international waters, and therefore outside Brazilian protection and control. Despite the good work the government is doing in Abrolhos, this area may be subject to the full force of unregulated long-lines and bottom trawling nets. Our goal was to find the shallow water seamounts, dive, film, record and bring the story back.
All video shot with Sony EX1r w/nano flash
Here is a short video from the expedition.
Brazil Expedition 2010 on Vimeo
The Jaseur Bank sits in international waters and rises to at least 150′ (45m) below sea surface, abrubtly, from over 14,000′ of deep, clear ocean. We dove anywhere from 100-300feet.
Seamounts present rich, locally productive islands of marine wildlife habitat. Deep water rises to visible light depths to create a hotspot of life. Large pelagic fish, marine mammals are drawn to productive, diverse bottom habitats. Plateaus, pinnacles and deep, sometimes vertical walls of life create exceptional habitat for marine life. What has us worried is the fact that this bank is in international waters, and therefore outside Brazilian protection and control. Despite the good work the government is doing in Abrolhos, this area may be subject to the full force of unregulated long-lines and bottom trawling nets. Our goal was to find the shallow water seamounts, dive, film, record and bring the story back.
All video shot with Sony EX1r w/nano flash
Here is a short video from the expedition.
Brazil Expedition 2010 on Vimeo
