3/29/2023 0 Comments Blue planet deep seaIncreasingly high-tech diving equipment, as well as cameras, are enabling film crew to explore underwater for longer, with less interruption. ![]() Novel discoveries using cutting-edge tech Previously unheard of or misunderstood phenomena are now the subject of scientific investigation, hopefully leading to breakthrough discoveries for the mitigation of human influence on the marine environment. Among all the never-before-seen footage of marine animal behaviour, there were two running themes across the series: how technological innovations are enabling scientists and film-makers to reveal increasingly novel phenomena in marine life and, unsurprisingly, how humans are impacting ocean habitats across the globe.īritish Science Week is an ideal opportunity to celebrate the leaps ocean researchers have made in uncovering the exact impacts that humans are having on marine life, from the bleaching of coral reefs due to rises in atmospheric CO 2, to the effect of diminishing sea ice on walruses. The second series of David Attenborough’s Blue Planet soared to the top of Britain’s TV viewing charts last year, posing the question: are people more engaged with their impact on the environment than ever before?įrom surfing dolphins to tool-using fish, most people will agree that seven episodes wasn’t quite enough. Aside from having studied biology at university – learning about the impacts of climate change on a number of ecosystems – I am a member of Manchester’s Envirolution group and am passionate about communicating environmental topics to the community. As TSP’s resident eco-warrior, this is a topic close to my heart. We’ll be taking part in this project at TSP this week, and we also look back over what influence Blue Planet II might have had on the nation’s opinion of the deep blue. ![]() The Plastic Tide encourages the public to ‘tag’ images of the coast containing plastic litter, to create a machine learning algorithm that can automatically detect and monitor marine litter. This years’ theme for British Science Week is all about oceans: with the virtual race “Run to the Deep” and citizen science project “The Plastic Tide”, marine conservation is a hot topic for 2018.
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