I thought I was going to Scuba Dive in a Giant Kelp Forest : I was wrong. There is hardly any giant kelp left.. Thank you thank you thank you for your patience with the upload of this video!! I worked so hard on it to try and showcase how important the Giant Kelp forest is to our oceans, Tasmania, and the whole world. We need to help protect it.

@riderdiver1

Ай бұрын

I sat in on a presentation about this last year from Cayne Layton, it sounded like they were having some early success with certain species

@OceanPancake

Ай бұрын

The outplanting worked very well​@@riderdiver1 they were happy to see the success of the planting

Interesting - thank you for sharing!

Katt, again a wonderful video. It's just sad, I believe if more would love diving like you, they would take much more care, it's just a guess, but if they would know how beautiful it is, they would realize it's even much more worth to protect it. 👍

@OceanPancake

Ай бұрын

That's why I try and get more people underwater. To see the value and beauty of the submarine ecosystems

@benheckendorn2696

Ай бұрын

@@OceanPancake Katt, did you thought about something like Diving and education? It doesn't need to be deep, but maybe more then just a crash course. To support your account and your project, you could sell something like a booklet with some science, you may know the fish or shark intentification booklets. What do you think about?

Me encantan tus vídeos me encantan tus vídeos realmente impresionantes y muy interesantes super bonitos ❤

Sad to see but thanks for the video. Keep educating and advocating.

@OceanPancake

Ай бұрын

I'm just hoping we can keep highlighting these issues and support the solutions. Part two will be out on Wednesday!!

@SpoilingCitrus

Ай бұрын

@@OceanPancake I’ll watch for it. 😀. Similar kelp forest decline off the west coast of the US… warming water and purple sea urchin explosion.

@OceanPancake

Ай бұрын

​@@SpoilingCitrussea urchins really do like the giant kelp snacks!

Awesome video! Sorry to see Australia is experiencing the same issues as the west coast of the US. Glad you’re sharing about it👏💙

@OceanPancake

Ай бұрын

Thanks so much! Yeah I spoke to some scientists on the West Coast of the USA and they mentioned it wasn't that bad there yet? Either way it's so scary :(

@AzulUnlimited

Ай бұрын

@@OceanPancake It depends on the area. Some have been impacted greatly, but other parts of the kelp forest are doing ok. And yes, very scary.

So sad, great work on education! Keep up the great work.

@OceanPancake

Ай бұрын

Thank you! I hope you learned something interesting :)

Great experience...very sad too...

@OceanPancake

Ай бұрын

I cannot believe I had no idea this is how serious the situation was!

Great video! The GSR receives so little attention compared to its northern sibling, yet each are absolutely vital ecosystems with their own beauty and wonder. The urchin barrens in Port Phillip Bay are also quite devastating to see. Now you're a temperate water diver you'll have to come and visit us down in Melbourne.

@OceanPancake

Ай бұрын

I would love (and hate) to see the sea urchin Barron's. Yeah! Great Southern Reef only gets 2% of the funding while it brings 10 million dollars in compared to the GBR

wow i love the colour of your wetsuit! It must've been pretty cold down there i guess. Always a dream to scuba dive one day!

@OceanPancake

Ай бұрын

It was so beautiful. The wetsuit was very comfortable!

@jordanboo3164

Ай бұрын

@@OceanPancake wow that's great! It always a dream for me to go scuba diving😍🤿. What's the thickness of your wetsuit?

Nice video, I had no idea

@OceanPancake

Ай бұрын

Thank you for taking the time to check it out! Such an important message we need to high light

Omg this broke my heart as an Aussie. We need to do better 😢

@OceanPancake

Ай бұрын

We do :(