Web Content #2: Sunshine Coast marine biodiversity assessment - short documentary

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=48SLP4dCydE

In this short documentary/video produced by Under Sea Productions, they talked about the biodiversity of marine life in the sunshine coast in Australia.  Marine surveys are taken to observe what different kinds of marine life live there, what habitats are present, what different species occupy those habitats and how many of those species and habitats are present in the area.  They use the information that they gather to have information to go off of in the future, to see how much the biodiversity of that area changes over certain periods of time.  Gathering information now can help to determine how the biodiversity of the region reacts to certain environmental impacts such as pollution, fishing, and climate changes.  This research also helps in making conservation decisions of marine life in the area. They also talked about the different types of corals and fish that inhabit coral reefs in that area and mentioned that having large diverse numbers of different fish species makes for a very healthy coral reef.  With having many different species of fish in one area one could only imagine the impact that fishing has on this marine environment, as well as the capture of commercial salt water fish that could potentially become your pet.

Sunshine Coast Marine Biodiversity Assessment - Short Documentary. Prod. Under Sea Productions. YouTube. YouTube, 18 Sept. 2010. Web. 21 Apr. 2013. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=48SLP4dCydE.

I thought this was a very interesting and informational video about the research that scientists use to determine the biodiversity of certain areas of the ocean.  I think it was a very good video that told the basic ideas of biodiversity of marine life and how that biodiversity gets affected by many different environmental factors.  I always thought that pollution was a big factor in destroying many different habitats and killing different species of fish but recreational and commercial fishing also puts a big impact on biodiversity.