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

2 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

2 ай бұрын

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

Interesting - thank you for sharing!

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

2 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

2 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.

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

@OceanPancake

2 ай бұрын

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

@SpoilingCitrus

2 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

2 ай бұрын

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

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

2 ай бұрын

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

@benheckendorn2696

2 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 ❤

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

@OceanPancake

2 ай бұрын

Thank you! I hope you learned something interesting :)

Great experience...very sad too...

@OceanPancake

2 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

2 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?

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

@OceanPancake

2 ай бұрын

We do :(

Nice video, I had no idea

@OceanPancake

2 ай бұрын

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

Are you a cold water diver

@OceanPancake

18 күн бұрын

Usually tropical water!

@user-wu1bo7ok3x

18 күн бұрын

​@@OceanPancakedo you have your own scuba gear like wetsuit and dive gloves and dive hood and dive boots and dive fins and dive mask and scuba tank and bcd and regulator to breath from and breath underwater with scuba regulator who is your dive buddy for scuba diving and how long did it take you to do your scuba training and how does it feel to breath underwater with scuba regulator for cold water diving