Contributed footage to the non-profit organisation The Marine Diaries’ Ecosystems Series. Episode 5 focuses on the seagrass meadows ecosystem and all of the footage I captured was filmed in Cape Town, South Africa.
“Seagrasses desperately need our help as they fight all 5 of the most serious threats to ocean life – overexploitation, physical modification, nutrient and sediment pollution, the introduction of non-native species, and climate change.
All over the world, organisations have initiated projects to conserve and protect seagrass beds from further decline. @ProjectSeagrass, in partnership with @WWF and @swanseauni, have shown that it is possible to restore seagrass ecosystems, by collecting and harvesting 1 million seeds and regrowing meadows.”
Series Producer - Rebecca Daniel / Editor - Gemma Wearing / Voiceover - Hannah Stitfall / Researcher - Lewis Hawkins
Camera Operators - Elise Gibbins, Jake Davies, Frank Melvin, Shannon Moran, Seabin Project, Swansea University, Project Seagrass & Zoological Society of London
Kit - Sony A7II & Zeiss 24-70mm lens, Sony RX100 M3, Meikon Underwater Housing, Bigblue Black Molly Tri Colour Underwater Video Lights