Chasing Coral on Netflix

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Released 7/14 on Netflix.

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That's a must see for me.. and if you like those kinds of shows, look up "changing seas" on Netflix. The first episode of the series is all about lionfish and the problem Florida is having with them. I found it especially interesting since I live in Florida.
 
Very interesting and sad documentary. I wish they went into more detail on the coral glowing in that one area of the Great Barrier Reef.
 
JaySchulz said:
Look up The Ocean Agency on Facebook. They created that page and their 360 photos are really neat.
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360 photos like the one they are showing the kids on smartphones? I think you can do that on any panoramic picture. Not the same as street view where you can move to different places. I thought I saw a short clip of that. All I can find on google search are screen shots or old news articles. That would be cool if it is still available.

this
http://www.google.com/maps/streetview/#oceans

is just has 360 metadata from panoramic pictures
 
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d0ughb0y said:
360 photos like the one they are showing the kids on smartphones? I think you can do that on any panoramic picture. Not the same as street view where you can move to different places. I thought I saw a short clip of that. All I can find on google search are screen shots or old news articles. That would be cool if it is still available.
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https://www.google.com/streetview/#oceans

Here's the link to it. Some of them you can move around and some of them are just a 360 photo. But the transition of movement is not very smooth on the ones that you can move around on.
 
Great documentary but yet sad as well knowing how fast the reef is dying I know I'll do my part to spread the word
 
Just finished watching and astounding to see the rate of bleaching occurring. Definitely a major concern for the environment. Definitely will check pictures on the site.

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This does lead to a concern about the hobby. If we buy from places harvesting from the ocean, then aren't we contributing to the decline of the reefs?

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Not necessarily. Most corals that are collected are done in a responsible manner and can contribute to plenty of good research into captive care and wild conservation. Believe it or not, most whole sale companies are the fore front for learning information on new species and management practices. Nice thing is most corals are now aqua cultured and marine cultured, so the impact now if very minimal. Really was a great documentary!

BTW thanks Valantine for the "chasing seas" recommendation. didn't even know it was on Netflix.
 
Controversial documentary for sure. My opinion anyway. I've watched it mainly for the videography and diving. Regardless of our own personal biases I'd encourage anyone in the hobby to try and obtain corals from fellow reefers (frags) and captive bred fish. If/when possible.

At least that is something we can all control.
 
Snarky Shark said:
This does lead to a concern about the hobby. If we buy from places harvesting from the ocean, then aren't we contributing to the decline of the reefs?

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Thats a great questio. An alternative view is that eventually the only place to find corals will be in aquariums and peoples tanks so in a way we might actually be helping to save the corals. The sad thing about this issue is that its a very helpless feeling to stop. Between India, China and the vast pollution by so many countries economic policies usually dictate over environmental concerns especially when people bury their heads in the sand (pun intended) as to the cause of the problem.

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Random question, do most corals people buy these days still actually come from the ocean. It seems like we should have gotten to the point where we can just buy them from large coral propogaters

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there's a difference between people able to keep and propagate coral and those that consume coral as decoration and continue to buy because the corals don't last.

If you're the former, then you should be able to get coral from the reef. In that case, any intake from the reef becomes a seed for many people to share.

If you're the latter, you should get bred or hobby propagated coral to get your tank and system up to speed.

I wouldn't be against hobbyist driven control (not gov regulation) to prove that your system is 'wild-caught' grade (can propagate and share) vs. "decoration" grade (personal use only).

I doubt it'll actually happen though because it would restrict the commercial sale (restricted sales to fewer buyers = less volume) and encourage the hobbyist sale (more competition reducing prices)

just my 0.02
 
thaitopher said:
Random question, do most corals people buy these days still actually come from the ocean. It seems like we should have gotten to the point where we can just buy them from large coral propogaters

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ask your source. LiveAquaria certifies the propagated corals (ORA for example) so you know what you're getting. Look at the CCGC label: Certified Captive Grown Coral

http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/aquarium-fish-supplies.cfm?c=3352+3354

http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/prod_display.cfm?c=597+751+2485&pcatid=2485
 
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