The Jetlagged - Ocean Films & AdventuresIn April 2017, we built our third artificial Biorock® reef sponsored by XCEL Dive Europe on Gili Trawangan in Indonesia. After 8 months we returned to check it out and shot this 360° video of it! Great to see it's already becoming a part of the reef!
360° Gili Trawangan Underwater: Biorock Reef RestorationThe Jetlagged - Ocean Films & Adventures2018-02-06 | In April 2017, we built our third artificial Biorock® reef sponsored by XCEL Dive Europe on Gili Trawangan in Indonesia. After 8 months we returned to check it out and shot this 360° video of it! Great to see it's already becoming a part of the reef!
Synopsis: Rumor has it that some fishermen in Indonesia have a very special relationship with giants of the sea. To find out more, a team of underwater filmmakers and photographers steps off the beaten path. They take their cameras on a journey deep into an almost unknown region in Indonesia to discover a newly discovered whale shark population.
They get up close and personal with the whale sharks underwater, and tell a rare story of peaceful coexistence between humans and sharks – a story that we can take something away from.
T E A M : Director: Hendrik S. Schmitt Producer: Ben Trayner Writer: Claudia Schmitt Underwater Camera: Claudia Schmitt, Andy Wheatcroft, Audita Harsono, Alex Kydd, Emma Hanney Camera: Hendrik S. Schmitt Original Music composed by: Sascha BlankDer Hai mit den tausend NamenThe Jetlagged - Ocean Films & Adventures2024-02-13 | In Indonesien ranken sich viele Mythen und Märchen um Walhaie. Man glaubt, dass sie die Geister der Vorfahren beherbergen und Menschen vor dem Ertrinken bewahren. Traditionelle Gesetze verbieten es Fischern, Walhaie zu fangen. Ein Team von Unterwasserfilmern und -fotografen begibt sich auf eine Reise auf eine nahezu unbekannte indonesische Insel, um eine geheime Walhai-Population zu entdecken und eine seltene Geschichte einer friedlichen Koexistenz zwischen Menschen und Haien zu erzählen.
T E A M : Regie: Hendrik S. Schmitt Produzent: Ben Trayner Autor: Claudia Schmitt Unterwasser Kamera: Claudia Schmitt, Andy Wheatcroft, Audita Harsono, Alex Kydd, Emma Hanney Kamera: Hendrik S. Schmitt Music komponiert von: Sascha BlankXMas on Gili - Manta Dive Gili TrawanganThe Jetlagged - Ocean Films & Adventures2023-12-23 | Drowning in a sea of holiday blues, a gloom lingered around the Manta Dive Shop - just when all seemed lost, a festive hero emerged! Christmas has been saved! 🎄 Watch as the waves of joy wash away despair! 🤩 Divers unite to decorate, laughter fills the air and the rescued tree becomes the beacon of a joyous underwater celebration 🎉
Big thanks to our friends Manta Dive Gili Trawangan and Lima Bintang for composing a song and putting this amazing Christmas music video together! 🎸
We wish you all a Wonderful Christmas 🎄
Lyrics:
Christmas time has come to the island. No chance of any snow falling from the sky. No hot cocoa. No stockings hung up. Who needs a fireplace living in this heat?
It's time for Christmas and we know just what to do. Take you down to Deep Shark Point to brighten up your mood.
Christmas on Gili. It's pure excitement. Grab masks and BCDs. Let's go for a dive.
Christmas on Gill. We love it so much. Presents from Manta Claus sat under the tree.
We are in the spirit and we spread our Christmas cheer and wish you all safe holidays and a wonderful new year.
Christmas on gili with all the nightlife. Spend the day watching fish. Dance the night away.
Christmas on gili. When we're done diving, there is a cold bintang at the Irish bar.
#ChristmaIsSaved #christmasreel #Festivefun #merrychristmas #merrychristmaseve #christmasmusicvideo #christmasideas #musicvideo #scuba #divers #ssi #wearessi #padi #techdiving #sidemountJordan Aqaba - Cedar Pride 360° VR DiveThe Jetlagged - Ocean Films & Adventures2023-08-07 | Jordan Aqaba - Cedar Pride 360° VR Dive by TheJetlagged.comAm Ursprung - Leben an einer heißen QuelleThe Jetlagged - Ocean Films & Adventures2022-10-08 | Man glaubt, dass das Leben auf der Erde an heißen vulkanischen Quellen in der Tiefsee entstanden ist. An wenigen Orten auf diesem Planeten sind vulkanische heiße Quellen in Reichweite von Tauchern. Auch sie sind ein wichtiger Lebensraum und ziehen Meereslebewesen an, die oft sehr gut getarnt oder extrem klein sind. Tauch ein in die geheimnisvolle Welt von Fischen, die wie Schwämme aussehen, Krebsen, die sich mit Anemonen schmücken, bizarren Geisterpfeifenfischen und anderen Kreaturen des Meeres.The Patterns Of The Ocean - Protecting Indonesias Manta RaysThe Jetlagged - Ocean Films & Adventures2022-09-26 | The Jetlagged accompany manta ray researcher Elitza Germanov (Marine Megafauna Foundation) on a field trip in Komodo in Indonesia. Manta ray numbers are declining because their gills have recently become a dubious trend in Traditional Chinese Medicine. Numerous conservation efforts are taking place to protect the gentle ocean giants, including “Citizen Science” projects to identify individuals by their unique spot patterns on their bellies. The filmmakers document the efforts of scientists and conservationists in Indonesia like Elitza Germanov and Sarah Lewis (Indonesian Manta Project/Manta Trust), who are working tirelessly to save these beautiful animals from extinction.
A W A R D S : WINNER BEST DOCUMENTARY FILM - CIMASUB Ciclo Internacional de Cine Submarino de Donostia-San Sebastián, Spain 2020 WINNER BEST OCEAN FILM - Wildlife Conservation Film Festival, New York / USA, 2018 NOMINEE BEST NEWCOMER - Green Screen International Nature Film Festival Eckernförde 2018 SPECIAL AWARD - 22th International Underwater Film Festival, Belgrade, Serbia, 2018 HONORABLE MENTION - CineEco International Environmental Film Festival Seia, 2018 Portugal FINALIST - Wildlife Vaasa Festival-International Nature Film Festival, Finland, 2018 FINALIST - Wilderland Film Festival, UK, 2018 SEMIFINALIST - Natourale Nature & Tourism Film Festival, Germany, 2018 SEMIFINALIST - GNG Green Earth Film Festival, Los Angeles, 2018 USA
O F F I C I A L S E L E C T I O N : International Ocean Film Festival San Francisco, March 2018 ADEX Dive Show, Singapore, April 2018 International Wildlife Film Festival Missoula, April 2018 Elements International Environmental Film Festival Vancouver, April 2018 Barents Ecology Film Festival, Russia, May 2018 International Nature Film Festival Gödöllö, Hungary, May 2018 Finisterra Arrábida Film Art & Tourism Festival, Portugal, May 2018 International Ecological Film Festival TO SAVE AND PRESERVE, June 2018, Russia SunChild 8th International Environmental Festival, July, 2018, Armenia CineMare International Ocean Film Festival Kiel, Germany, October, 2018 11th International Kuala Lumpur Eco Film Festival, October, 2018, Malaysia Voices from the Waters International Traveling Film Festival, October 2018 India China International Green Film Week, October 10, 2018, Beijing, China New Earth International Film Festival, 15 Oct, Kraków, Poland Thunder Bay International Film Festival, Alpena, January 2019, USA SEFF - Smaragdni Eco Film Festival, June 21 - 28, 2019, Croatia NatureTrack Film Festival, March 2019, USAFish with Superpowers - The Clownfish and the SharkThe Jetlagged - Ocean Films & Adventures2022-09-12 | The Jetlagged KIDS! Episode 1 - Fish with Superpowers - The Clownfish and the Shark
In the sea, there are many animals with real superpowers. Some fish even have unique abilities. The shark, for example, can smell 10,000 times better than humans. And the clownfish rubs itself with anemone slime, which is poisonous to all other fish, for protection! But that's not all - in this film, The Jetlagged show you what else makes sharks and clownfish so special!.Fische mit Superkräften - Der Clownfisch und der HaiThe Jetlagged - Ocean Films & Adventures2022-09-12 | The Jetlagged KIDS! Folge 1 - Fische mit Superkräften - Der Clownfisch und der Hai
Im Meer gibt es zahlreiche Tiere mit wahren Superkräften. Auch manche Fische haben besondere Fähigkeiten. Der Hai zum Beispiel kann 10.000 Mal besser riechen als der Mensch. Und der Clownfisch reibt sich zum Schutz mit Anemonen-Schleim ein, der für alle anderen Fische giftig ist! Aber das ist längst nicht alles - was Haie und Clownfische sonst noch so drauf haben, erzählen Euch The Jetlagged in diesem Film.The Origin - Life Around The Hot SpringThe Jetlagged - Ocean Films & Adventures2022-05-15 | It it believed that life on Earth originated at volcanic hot springs. White smokers and black smokers still exist today, mostly in the deep sea.
In a few places on this planet, volcanic hot springs are within the reach of scuba divers. Like the ones in the deep sea, they are an important habitat and attract a universe of marine life, often highly camouflaged or extremely tiny. Dive into a world of fish that look like sponges, crabs that decorate themselves with anemones, mysterious ornate ghost pipefish and more critters of the deep.
All of the footage in this short film has been filmed around a hot spring in Sulawesi, Indonesia.360 Bangka building Artificial ReefThe Jetlagged - Ocean Films & Adventures2021-10-15 | At Bangka Dive Resort we are building an artificial Reef.Strýtan in Northern Iceland - The only hydrothermal chimney you can scuba dive atThe Jetlagged - Ocean Films & Adventures2021-06-01 | When scuba divers think about Iceland, they will most likely have images of the famous Silfra crack in their minds, a tectonic fissure filled with cold, crystal clear, glacial water close to Iceland’s largest town Reykjavik. But what much less divers know is that in the far north of Iceland there’s another unique and even more spectacular dive site: the hydrothermal chimney Strýtan.
Read more about it here: https://alertdiver.eu/en_US/articles/strytan-northern-iceland360° Elba - Pomonte Wreck of the Elviscot (Teaser)The Jetlagged - Ocean Films & Adventures2021-03-20 | Check out this teaser 360° swim-through the wreck of the ship Elviscot, which sank close to Pomonte, off the coast of Elba. Stay tuned for more 360° underwater videos from the island of Elba, Italy in the Mediterranean Sea!
Thanks to our friends from Aquanautic-Elba.de, XCEL Dive Europe, DAN Europe (Divers Alert Network Europe), Xdeep, Suunto Diving and Nanight for the support!
#Pomonte #Scubadiving #Wreckdiving360° Diving on Elba, Italy | CorbelliThe Jetlagged - Ocean Films & Adventures2020-12-26 | Just south of Elba's coast lies a little island, called Corbelli. Its rocks form a stunning labyrith of pinnacles, canyons and tunnels. There's also usually a lot of fish here! Come and dive with us on this beautiful divesite in the Mediterranean Sea!360° MEER-PLASTIK - erzählt von Dirk SteffensThe Jetlagged - Ocean Films & Adventures2020-10-09 | Unser Planet ertrinkt im Müll – weil wir süchtig nach Einwegartikeln und Wegwerfplastik geworden sind. Forscher schätzen, dass von den über 8,3 Milliarden Tonnen Kunststoff, die jemals produziert wurden, nur 9% in den Recycling-Kreislauf gelangten.
Die Umweltfolgen an Land und in unseren Ozeanen sind schwerwiegend und unbestreitbar. Obwohl die Welt langsam das Problem realisiert, wächst das weltweite Volumen an produziertem Plastikmüll jedes Jahr exponential weiter.
Häufig wird Müll in der Umwelt, in Flüssen und im Meer entsorgt, wo sich Tiere darin verfangen oder beim Verzehr von Plastik sterben können. Im Laufe der Jahre zerfällt der Kunststoff in kleinere Stücke, die Giftstoffe ansammeln und bis zu Tausend Jahre bestehen bleiben können, bevor sie vollständig aufgelöst sind. Kunststoffpartikel und Mikroplastik gelangen in die Nahrungsketten und in unsere Wasserversorgung – und damit auch in unseren Körper.
Mit ihrem neuen 360° Film „MEER-PLASTIK“ wollen The Jetlagged und die Plastic Pollution Coalition unsere Abhängigkeit von Plastik zeigen und das Bewusstsein für die verheerenden Auswirkungen von Kunststoffabfällen auf die lokale und globale Umwelt schärfen. Durch das Eintauchen des Betrachters in Umgebungen, die mit Unmengen an Plastikmüll verschmutzt sind, fordern die Filmemacher die Zuschauer heraus, ihren eigenen Plastikverbrauch zu überdenken und ihr eigenes Verhalten zu ändern. Unberührte Umgebungen, die NOCH nicht mit Plastik in Berührung gekommen sind, kontrastieren die Verschmutzung – sie sollen die Betrachter inspirieren, unseren Planeten besser zu schützen und sie dazu bringen, Menschen in ihrer eigenen Umgebung über das Plastik-Problem und mögliche Lösungen aufzuklären.
diproduksi oleh The Jetlagged & Plastic Pollution Coalition360° SEA PLASTIC - Narrated by Tim RobbinsThe Jetlagged - Ocean Films & Adventures2020-10-08 | Our planet is drowning in trash, because we have become addicted to single-use and disposable plastic. Researchers estimate that of the over 8.3 billion tons of plastic ever produced, only 9% has been recycled.
The environmental consequences, on land and in our oceans, are severe and undeniable. Even though the world is slowly waking up to the problem, the global volume of plastic waste continues to grow every year.
Frequently, trash gets disposed in the environment, in rivers and in the ocean, where animals get entangled or die from eating plastic. Over the years, the plastic breaks up into smaller and pieces, which accumulate toxins and can persist for up to 1,000 years before fully disintegrating. Plastic particles and micro-plastics make their way into food chains and our water supply – and thus into our bodies.
With this film experience, The Jetlagged and Plastic Pollution Coalition want to show our addiction to plastics and raise awareness about the impact plastic waste has on the local and global environment. By immersing the viewer in environments that are heavily affected by plastic trash, the filmmakers want to challenge the viewers to rethink their plastic consumption and eventually change their behavior. Pristine environments which are not affected by plastic pollution YET contrast the pollution, igniting the desire to protect our planet and inspire the viewer to spread the word about the problem with plastic and the solutions to people in their own communities.
www.plasticpollutioncoalition.org www.thejetlagged.comTo Explore The Deep feat. Philip Christoff for Fourth ElementThe Jetlagged - Ocean Films & Adventures2020-09-28 | The ocean still is the biggest mystery of our planet. With an average depth of 4 kilometers, most of its secrets are hidden in the deep where humans can't survive. Average scuba divers may explore the first 30 meters of it – but some people are pushing the boundaries and are stretching physical laws to venture deeper. One of them is Philip Christoff, technical diving instructor at Manta Dive Gili Trawangan and Fourth Element team diver. Technical diving makes it possible to get to places that ordinary divers do not even dream of. In this film, Phil (Instagram @christoff_ccr ) tells us what motivates him to explore the deep.360° VR Scuba Diving Bangka IndonesiaThe Jetlagged - Ocean Films & Adventures2020-03-23 | Come on a virtual scuba dive adventure together with The Jetlagged in one of the stunning reefs around Bangka Indonesia.
book your own adventure www.bastianos.com360° VR Scuba Diving Lembeh IndonesiaThe Jetlagged - Ocean Films & Adventures2020-03-23 | Come on a virtual scuba dive adventure together with The Jetlagged in one of the macro paradise around Lembeh Indonesia.
book your own adventure www.bastianos.com360° VR Scuba Diving Bunaken IndonesiaThe Jetlagged - Ocean Films & Adventures2020-03-23 | Come on a virtual scuba dive adventure together with The Jetlagged in one of the stunning reefs around Bunaken Indonesia.
book your own adventure www.bastianos.comGalápagos - The world that was meant to beThe Jetlagged - Ocean Films & Adventures2020-03-05 | One of the greatest travel adventures and most amazing scuba diving destinations is without a doubt the Galápagos Islands. We spent two weeks on Aqua Liveaboard last year and here are some highlights of this epic trip!
Big love to XCEL Dive Europe, Xdeep, Suunto Diving, Nanight and DAN Europe (Divers Alert Network Europe)! Thanks for the support!One Ocean, One LoveThe Jetlagged - Ocean Films & Adventures2020-02-23 | We are the voice of the ocean. The time to protect the ocean is now!360° Bastianos Dive Resorts Sulawesi: Bunaken - Bangka - LembehThe Jetlagged - Ocean Films & Adventures2020-01-27 | Bastianos Dive Resorts Sulawesi - Bunaken Bangka Lembeh www.bastianos.com
Dived with yachtaqua.com360° Liveaboard - Shakti Raja AmpatThe Jetlagged - Ocean Films & Adventures2019-10-19 | It's getting more epic every day of diving with Shakti Liveaboard! The Jetlagged are off to Raja Ampat, a remote and protected area in West Papua, Indonesia. On a trip with our good friends on Shakti Liveaboard, we're having an amazing time and diving one of the last paradises of our planet in the heart of the Coral Triangle - flying with oceanic manta rays, hanging out in freaking current with curious sharks and spotting the tiny critters like pygmy seahorses! This epicenter of tropical marine biodiversity has it all! Join us on this adventure and experience the wonderful world underwater!
http://wunderpusliveaboard.com360° Bali Underwater: Toyapakeh dive site / Nusa PenidaThe Jetlagged - Ocean Films & Adventures2019-03-12 | "Toyapakeh" is one of the most beautiful dive sites around Nusa Penida, Bali in Indonesia. Come diving with us and enjoy the beautiful underwater scenery and stunning coral reefs!
Dived with www.ceningandivers.com. Video produced by www.theJetlagged.com360° Gili Trawangan Underwater: Deep Turbo dive siteThe Jetlagged - Ocean Films & Adventures2019-03-12 | Come diving with us at "Deep Turbo" off the coast of Gili Trawangan in Indonesia. This deep coral reef system is one of the most beautiful dive sites around the Gili Islands.
Diving with Manta Dive / Gili Trawangan.The Jetlagged x DAN - Why We Do ItThe Jetlagged - Ocean Films & Adventures2019-02-27 | “When we go diving, we become explorers of the most unknown part of this world. It is beautiful, magical and full of wonders - and it is what makes our planet blue. Every time we dive into the ocean, it feels like coming home.”
The Jetlagged are ambassadors for DAN Europe (Divers Alert Network Europe), the diving industry’s largest association dedicated to scuba diving safety.
wwdi.daneurope.orgUnderwater Wonders of Gozo - Enchanting Mediterranean SeaThe Jetlagged - Ocean Films & Adventures2018-12-21 | Check out our latest promotional video for Calypso Diving Centre, one of the oldest dive centres on the island and good friends of ours. Enjoy great diving in the Mediterranean Sea and experience the unique lifestyle that brings us back to this little yellow rock island, over and over again.
Created in cooperation with Per Eide Studio (http://www.pereide.no/)360° Gili Trawangan Underwater: Glen Nusa Wreck - Shark PointThe Jetlagged - Ocean Films & Adventures2018-10-18 | Get your VR headset out and dive together with us and Manta Dive on the Glen Nusa Wreck at Shark Point Gili Trawangan. As a special sneak preview, you can have a first look at a our new supervillain Dr Octo who is going to appear in the new movie "Ben Bond - Tale of the hidden Turtlecave".360° Bali Underwater: Manta Point Nusa PenidaThe Jetlagged - Ocean Films & Adventures2018-07-16 | The dive site Manta Point off the coast of Nusa Penida, Bali is famous for regular encounters with manta rays, gentle giants of the ocean. Come diving with us and enjoy this unique experience!
This video can be viewed through a VR headset for the full experience. In the browser-based 360 version, you can click-and-drag to see the 360° view.
Nusa Penida's Manta Point is a key research site for manta rays. To find out more about our favorite ocean giants, please check out the amazing work of the marinemegafaunafoundation.org and mantamatcher.org
Supported by Ceningan Divers, an eco-friendly PADI 5 Star Dive Resort: ceningandivers.com
Filmed & edited by The Jetlagged: thejetlagged.comFragile - Why Turtle Hatchlings Need The SeaThe Jetlagged - Ocean Films & Adventures2018-05-18 | The life cycle of a marine turtle is complex. Nowadays, they are facing challenging changes to their habitats and encounter all kinds new dangers imposed upon them by modern humans. All sea turtle species are threatened with extinction.
To help save sea turtles, marine conservation facilities around the world hatch sea turtle eggs and keep the hatchlings in tanks until they have grown stronger and more fit for a survival in the wild.
The Jetlagged's short film "Fragile" talks with sea turtle conservationist Siân Williams of the Gili Eco Trust, who explains why baby sea turtles need the sea immediately after they hatched out of their nests and why it is best to let nature take care of them.360 | Terumbu Karang - Kehidupan Di Bawah Laut (Bahasa Indonesia)The Jetlagged - Ocean Films & Adventures2018-05-14 | Check out The Jetlagged’s first 360/VR experience, produced in cooperation with ZMT Leibniz Centre for Tropical Marine Research.
Join us on a journey through the Coral Triangle and its magnificent coral reefs. These underwater gardens have the largest biodiversity of life on Earth and can only be compared to tropical rainforests.
But as the planet keeps warming, our oceans are changing. Coral bleaching, ocean acidification, overfishing and pollution are threatening the world’s coral reefs and their fragile ecosystems.
Our oceans and its reefs must be protected now for the benefit of future generations and the health of our blue planet.
This video can be viewed through a VR headset for the full experience. In the browser-based 360 version, you can click-and-drag to see the 360° view.
A contribution to the International Year of the Reef: iyor2018.org
Produced by Leibniz Center for Tropical Marine Research: https://www.leibniz-zmt.de
Filmed & edited by The Jetlagged: thejetlagged.com360 | Korallenriffe - Leben unter der Oberfläche (deutsch)The Jetlagged - Ocean Films & Adventures2018-05-14 | Hier ist der erste 360/VR-Kurzfilm von The Jetlagged, der in Zusammenarbeit mit dem Leibniz-Zentrum für Marine Tropenforschung (ZMT) erstellt wurde.
Begleite uns auf eine Reise durch das Korallen-Dreieck und seine beeindruckenden Korallenriffe. Diese Unterwassergärten haben die größte Vielfalt an Lebens auf der Erde und lassen sich nur mit tropischen Regenwäldern vergleichen.
Aber während der Planet sich weiter erwärmt, verändern sich unsere Ozeane: Korallenbleiche, Ozeanversauerung, Überfischung und Verschmutzung bedrohen die Korallenriffe der Welt und ihre empfindlichen Ökosysteme.
Wir müssen unsere Ozeane und die Korallenriffe jetzt schützen und sie zum Wohle zukünftiger Generationen und der Gesundheit unseres blauen Planeten erhalten.
Du kannst ein VR-Headset benutzen und Dich umschauen, um dieses Video in der vollen 360°-Erfahrung zu erleben. In der browserbasierten 360°-Version kannst Du klicken und ziehen, um die 360°-Ansicht zu sehen.
Ein Beitrag zum Internationalen Jahr des Riffs: iyor2018.org
Produziert vom Leibniz-Zentrum für Tropische Meeresforschung: https://www.leibniz-zmt.de
Ein Film von The Jetlagged: thejetlagged.com360 | Coral Reefs - Life Below The Surface (English)The Jetlagged - Ocean Films & Adventures2018-05-14 | Check out The Jetlagged’s first 360/VR experience, produced in cooperation with ZMT Leibniz Center for Tropical Marine Research.
Join us on a journey through the Coral Triangle and its magnificent coral reefs. These underwater gardens have the largest biodiversity of life on Earth and can only be compared to tropical rainforests.
But as the planet keeps warming, our oceans are changing. Coral bleaching, ocean acidification, overfishing and pollution are threatening the world’s coral reefs and their fragile ecosystems.
Our oceans and its reefs must be protected now for the benefit of future generations and the health of our blue planet.
This video can be viewed through a VR headset for the full experience. In the browser-based 360 version, you can click-and-drag to see the 360° view.
A contribution to the International Year of the Reef: iyor2018.org
Produced by Leibniz Center for Tropical Marine Research: https://www.leibniz-zmt.de
Filmed & edited by The Jetlagged: thejetlagged.com360° | Deeper Darker Longer - A DPV tech dive to 55 m on Gili Trawangan (underwater video 4K)The Jetlagged - Ocean Films & Adventures2018-03-17 | A deep tech dive down to 55 meters on DPV dived by The Jetlagged Tech Diver Philip Christoff (Tech Dive Instructor Manta Dive Tech Gili Trawangan) and his buddy Lindsay Hull... It is amazing how good this hydrophone works...
The Jetlagged accompany manta ray researcher Elitza Germanov (Marine Megafauna Foundation) on a field trip in Komodo in Indonesia. Manta ray numbers are declining because their gills have recently become a dubious trend in Traditional Chinese Medicine. Numerous conservation efforts are taking place to protect the gentle ocean giants, including “Citizen Science” projects to identify individuals by their unique spot patterns on their bellies. The filmmakers document the efforts of scientists and conservationists in Indonesia like Elitza Germanov and Sarah Lewis (Indonesian Manta Project/Manta Trust), who are working tirelessly to save these beautiful animals from extinction.
Tanjung Luar fishmarket footage with mantas, mobulas and sharks by Steve Woods (www.stevewoodsunderwater.com) and Adrienne Gittus (www.soulwaterproductions.com). Dried manta ray gills footage by Alex Hofford (www.alexhoffordphotography.com).360° Raja Ampat Underwater: Coral reef with blacktip reef sharksThe Jetlagged - Ocean Films & Adventures2018-02-20 | A reef in Raja Ampat with a number of patrolling reef sharks. How many can you count?
To license this video or get your own 360 video produced, contact us.
Coral bleaching is one of the major threats to existing coral reefs. Global mass bleaching events have taken place in 1998, 2010 and 2014 – 2016 (probably lasting well into 2017). If global warming is not stalled, such events will increase in frequency and intensity all over the world with a devastating effect on coral reefs worldwide - these fragile ecological communities may be gone within this century. Losing reefs would have grave consequences for the marine biodiversity and a widespread cascade effect on other ecosystems – on land as well.
The Jetlagged came across severe coral bleaching within the Coral Triangle in 2016. They witnessed healthy reefs they have dived for years fading and dying. Utterly shocked, they felt the urge to document and show the world the eerie sight of pale corals and white reefs and explain why this was happening.
With it, comes a personally emotional and strong appeal: we still have time to save the reefs – but we have to change the way we treat our world immediately.
If you have liked "Chasing Coral", you might also enjoy our film!