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Reefs of the Past: Dry Rocks Reef, Christ Statue, Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary
Film Credits: Cameraman – John C. Halas, Key Largo National Marine Sanctuary; Scientific Director and Script – Vassil N. Zlatarski, Smithsonian Institution; Editor & Narrator – Judith F. Halas, Key Largo, Florida.
Filmed in November 1987, finished – December 1987.
Time-stamp data:
0:01 -- Pawlik Lab in association with Dr. Vassil Zlatarski presents …
0:05 -- Dry Rocks, Christ Statue off Pennekamp Park, Key Largo, Florida Keyes, 1987
0:12 -- Barracuda
0:13 -- Title
0:45 -- Aeral vue
1:12 -- Colpophyllia natans
1:42 -- Statue of Christ of the Deep
2:31 -- Colpophyllia natans
2:59 -- Reef front
3:17 -- Montastraea annularis complex
3:28 -- Millepora and gorgonians
3:3! -- Millepora
3:39 -- Dendrogyra cylindrus
4:29 -- Black grouper
4:39 -- Barracuda
4:59 -- Reef flat, Acropora palmata
5:22 -- Porites astreoides
5:29 -- Gorgonians
5:57 -- Palythoa
6:10 -- Hawksbill sea turtle
6:50 -- Porites astreoides
7:00 -- Millepora
7:07 -- Palythoa
7:24 -- Millepora
7:30 -- Acropora palmata
7:31 -- Millepora
7:56 -- Halimeda
8:10 -- Gorgonia flabellum
8:21 -- Acropora palmata
9:42 -- Reef flat
9:51 -- Porites porites
10:05 - Millepora
10:08 - Acropora palmata partly in sand
10:37 - Acropora palmata
11:12 - Montastraea annularis complex
11:24 - Damselfish
12:14 - Sand channels
12:44 - Fire coral complanata
12:51 - Fire coral alcycornis
13:03 - Sharks
14:15 - Boat grounding track
15:04 - Measuring tape
15:50 - Battery
16:10 - Acropora palmata
16:24 - Overturned Acropora palmata continuing to grow
16:28 - Back reef
16:38 - Coral rubble
16:42 - Porites porites
16:49 - Gray angel
16:56 - Damselfish
17:08 - Devastated Acropora cervicornis
17:23 - Porites porites
17:57 - Mega colony of Porites porites
19:23 - Zone Montastraea annularis complex
19:43 - Colpophyllia natans
20:23 - Protected Acropora palmata and Montastraea annularis complex
21:03 - Anemone over colony of Montastraea annularis complex
21:07 - Montastraea annularis complex
21:14 - Thalassia or turtle grass
22:10 - Anchor
23:06 - Acknowledgments
23:57 - Fade out
24:01 - End.
Reefs of the Past: Dry Rocks Reef, Christ Statue, Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary
Film Credits: Cameraman – John C. Halas, Key Largo National Marine Sanctuary; Scientific Director and Script – Vassil N. Zlatarski, Smithsonian Institution; Editor & Narrator – Judith F. Halas, Key Largo, Florida.
Filmed in November 1987, finished – December 1987.
Time-stamp data:
0:01 -- Pawlik Lab in association with Dr. Vassil Zlatarski presents …
0:05 -- Dry Rocks, Christ Statue off Pennekamp Park, Key Largo, Florida Keyes, 1987
0:12 -- Barracuda
0:13 -- Title
0:45 -- Aeral vue
1:12 -- Colpophyllia natans
1:42 -- Statue of Christ of the Deep
2:31 -- Colpophyllia natans
2:59 -- Reef front
3:17 -- Montastraea annularis complex
3:28 -- Millepora and gorgonians
3:3! -- Millepora
3:39 -- Dendrogyra cylindrus
4:29 -- Black grouper
4:39 -- Barracuda
4:59 -- Reef flat, Acropora palmata
5:22 -- Porites astreoides
5:29 -- Gorgonians
5:57 -- Palythoa
6:10 -- Hawksbill sea turtle
6:50 -- Porites astreoides
7:00 -- Millepora
7:07 -- Palythoa
7:24 -- Millepora
7:30 -- Acropora palmata
7:31 -- Millepora
7:56 -- Halimeda
8:10 -- Gorgonia flabellum
8:21 -- Acropora palmata
9:42 -- Reef flat
9:51 -- Porites porites
10:05 - Millepora
10:08 - Acropora palmata partly in sand
10:37 - Acropora palmata
11:12 - Montastraea annularis complex
11:24 - Damselfish
12:14 - Sand channels
12:44 - Fire coral complanata
12:51 - Fire coral alcycornis
13:03 - Sharks
14:15 - Boat grounding track
15:04 - Measuring tape
15:50 - Battery
16:10 - Acropora palmata
16:24 - Overturned Acropora palmata continuing to grow
16:28 - Back reef
16:38 - Coral rubble
16:42 - Porites porites
16:49 - Gray angel
16:56 - Damselfish
17:08 - Devastated Acropora cervicornis
17:23 - Porites porites
17:57 - Mega colony of Porites porites
19:23 - Zone Montastraea annularis complex
19:43 - Colpophyllia natans
20:23 - Protected Acropora palmata and Montastraea annularis complex
21:03 - Anemone over colony of Montastraea annularis complex
21:07 - Montastraea annularis complex
21:14 - Thalassia or turtle grass
22:10 - Anchor
23:06 - Acknowledgments
23:57 - Fade out
24:01 - End.
