Diving the Great Barrier Reef | JONATHAN BIRD'S BLUE WORLD
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- Jonathan visits the largest reef system in the world: the famous Great Barrier Reef of Australia. In addition to going diving, he visits the reef as non-divers often do-by submarine, helicopter and even in a bubble helmet! Along the way he meets some amazing animals such as a friendly sea turtle and a giant wrasse!
#underwater #scuba #scubadiving #greatbarrierreef #australia
This is an HD upload of a previously released season 3 segment.
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The Great Barrier Reef. It's probably the most famous reef in the world, and the largest. It's not just visible from the air, but from space.
Cairns is a city in Queensland, the northeast state of Australia. The Great Barrier Reef runs 1600 miles along the coast of Queensland.
Its made up of millions of interconnected coral heads, forming the largest living structure made by living organisms!
To see the whole thing, you need to get pretty high up. This satellite image was made from 400 feet above the ocean. You can see the reef just offshore.
For my first encounter on the Great Barrier Reef, I'll be making the trip out on a big catamaran operated by Sunlover Cruises.
The crew unties the boat and I enjoy the scenery as we head offshore.
Ninety minutes later, I arrive at the Sunlover pontoon. I have never seen a dive operation like this before. The boat is huge, but we don't dive from the boat. Instead we dock at this massive pontoon-sort of like a floating dive shop-and spend the day right next to the reef in a protected spot. Pure luxury!
A lot of people who don't dive love to come out and get a first hand look at the reef here. The water is clear and it's not too deep.
But even people who don't like to get wet can see the reef. On a submarine!
And for a diving experience unlike any other, anyone can try the Sea Walker experience. All you need is a 40 found helmet! I walk down the stairs into the water and the staff outfits me with the strangest piece of dive gear I have ever used. With no fins on, I just walk out to a massive school of fish. My hair doesn't even get wet!
This is incredible! They’ve got about a thousand fish around here. I feel like Doctor Sylvia Earle - deep sea diver. This is a very different way to go scuba diving, and this just goes to show you if you don’t want to wear a mask, don’t want to wear a regulator, and maybe you can’t even swim that well, you can do this! It’s just like walking.
You know I’ve had a lot of experiences underwater, and this is definitely one of the most unique!
To demonstrate how this helmet works, I have an ordinary water glass, which obviously is full of water, but if I turn it upside down, I can fill it with air. (Fills it with air) And now you can see that it keeps the air in, but if you turn it right side up - so we don’t want to turn this right side up.
I pose for a picture, because you never know when you're going to get to do this again!
Next I meet Vance Fahey who will be my divemaster for a scuba dive on the reef today.
Not only do I have a nice easy staircase to walk right down into the water, but a platform for putting on my fins. I can get used to this!
On the platform is a group of new divers getting their first taste of the underwater world.
At last I head out onto the reef to explore.
I see many types of hard corals, beautiful pastel colored soft corals, and lots of fan coral.
Near the reef, I find one of the largest Giant Clams I have ever seen. I can't imagine how much this clam must weigh.
The mantle gets its bright colors from imbedded symbiotic algae that harvest the sun's rays for energy.
I find a huge crack in the reef and have a little fun swimming through it.
On the other end, I'm greeted by a sea turtle.
She comes right over. There are lots of divers around this reef and this turtle knows that the divers won't hurt her.
Once she has decided that I'm not doing anything terribly interesting, she goes back to looking for her favorite sponges to eat.
I turn and head back towards the platform across the shallow reef.
At the platform I'm greeted by a friendly Mauri Wrasse. This monster of a fish reaches both the length and the weight of a motorcycle. I'm just glad they prefer to eat crustaceans and mollusks--not divers!
I think I've made a new friend!
Your my inspiration. Even though I am still at primary school(in Australia!) you made me want to be a marine biologist and interest me in aquatic life. I have also visited the Great Barrier Reef and went snorkelling and saw a baby turtle. They are so cute.
Thanks for watching!!
Hope you become one!
I’m 13 years old, I’ve moved next to the sea and already have started my scuba diving lessons. Thank you so much for being a joy
Congratulations!!
BlueWorldTV Thank you for your videos, keep them up!
That's Wally the wrasse! He's always there and he's awesome
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Your the one that made me want to be a marine biologist, I just want to say thank you💙
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Might just have started that wish for me again too..!
Same!
same
OH THE MEMORIES OF AUSTRALIA AND THE GBR!!!
My family snorkeled. We didn’t see these helmets until after we got back.
Oof
I did a scuba dive there, very friendly fish. But it was kinda sad seeing how much it has began to loose its beauty.
Glad to see any video of Great Barrier Reef in the past. I've done scuba diving at Great Barrier Reef with Sunlover Cruise in 2023, the place is still amazing but I sadly saw a lot of dead carols as well. It is important for people to remember how it was and how fragile it is.
I saw all of your videos, i just couldn't stop, they are awesome. I am an PADI instructor and discovering scuba diving in asia. i got some great ideas about where to go diving next. I myself do underwater videography and watching your videos i learn a lot and will. thank you so much for sharing your work and pation.
That's so cute JB , interacting with these animals as if they are pet's.
The view is fantastic.I love diving.Thank you Jonathan to show us such beatiful place.I'll put it into my diving list!
Good to see you in Australia and made it to Queensland Cairns, my home town.
Petting a fish is something I’ve never heard of until now, yet I REALLY wanna do it!
@Joshy F86 i fish a lot and i still cry sometimes
I think this place is unbelievable. I have a request. I would love to see one of your dives in full and see everything you see in an hour. Often when you do the reefs there is so much to see and I long to see more. Just about the time I start really relaxing watching all the amazing things there are you say your getting low on O2 and have to head back. I would love a full hour of you diving the reef along with commentary
Check out the diveLIVE CZcams channel. There's a bunch of 40-60 minute dive videos that are worth watching.
DiveLIVE managed to rig up a system to stream their dives live and even respond to viewer questions during the dives. It was crowdfunded but unfortunately not successful enough to continue after the first season.
The scuba diving part is so nice and relaxing 😌
Finally the HD version, still can't wait till I ever go there. :)
This was the most interesting episode!!! Friendly animals under the reef!!! 😊😊😊
Such an incredible video of our beautiful Moore Reef Habitat!!
This look magical another world ❤️❤️❤️
what a bird's eye view of the ocean! beautiful! thanks for your work!
I bet that is a experience Jonathan will never forget !!! . I would love to visit the Great Barrier Reef
I have just come back from diving in Cairns and it is an experience you will never forget.
I dived of Fitzroy island and are planning on doing my open water licenses.
Would definitely recommend diving in Australia
Such a beautiful place, & so sad what it's suffered from, but hopefully all this new stuff like coral farms will bring some much-needed life back!!! Still, great place, great sea-life (shame there were no sharkies but hey you can't win them all), & so many great ways to see it!!!
this was awesome, great video :)
I love your vids so cool
I really enjoyed it when i went there for a month, stopping at different towns all the way along the reef !
as soon as I watch your videos, I feel amazing...
The little turtle is amazing. I love him
All day i have been binge watching these fascinating shows 😁😁😁 the ocean is so mysterious and beautiful
Yay!!
I don't know why, but when you showed that close-up of the giant clam, my eyes began tearing up.
Wow fantastic just beautiful!
Thanks
Wow..
Swimming there for years.. wouldnt be enough
Paradise! Great quality! :)
Absolutely stunning!!!! Thank u
I went to the GREAT BARRIER REEF today and I saw so much stuff in your video like that giant CLAM and I also saw that dive master with you and I made him remember who you are and he’s now the life guard there😊
A bird that swims. Amazing
Aww just loved loved loved 🥰 so much
Welcome to my home johnathan. Loving going out there.
love this show!
Thankyou for sharing this video💧
This is really an beautiful observation of marine life from very few meters since surface, I love everything that is involved in this activity, this is a good plan!!!✌️👌🌊🌊🌊💕
Wow! Realy awesome!
Keep up the great work!!
This was uploaded on my birthday
That looks fun I wish I was there!
I took a scuba class and I have been diving in the Dominican Republic in bayahibe it's beautiful you should go there Jonathan
Love this show!!
Great to see your in Australia my home country
Your videos are so good. Such nice and clear visuals of marine life...Outstanding !
7:21 Jonathan Bird: I think I've made a new friend!
Maori Wrasse: Too big for my mouth. Food wasted.
Looks like a really unique experience! :)
Wow really cool friend continue
Wow.. Great work👍👍
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Would love longer videos..these are awesome
I love this show...
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I love these vids keep up
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💐☕love this video!!!
I love this man
Mate I watched you all the time you changed my life about sea animals 👍💪🏻
So glad to hear it!!
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Happy that you had new friend motorcycle sized 😂
You never met me but when i waw younger i watch your video and i still like them
Love your channel i am in love with sea world🤞🤙
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I am Filipino and I love to watch your videos sir😍. Wish I can experience like this🙏
an aquatic bird and I like the channel.
Got few minutes to spare so managed to watch this video...would love to do this one day but at what cost?....time to save up!
I love this
I love this place ❤
A bird that swims ❤️❤️❤️
thanks for the video Mr Bird
It is amazing I love it
I love all your videos and I learned so much
Sea Turtle wanted food! Lol!
Thank you, your video made my day. I love them
Thank you too!
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This is beautiful
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Awmazing video
Your world is amazing
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I’ve seen a wild seaturtle myself at curacao, really one of the most beautifull animals
Very nice!
I wish we coulda seen the view out of the sub, but amazing video regardless!
i live in australia and love scuba diving and snorkiling
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Amazing video
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Thanks!
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That sub is so cool! What privilege it would be to ride in it!
You deserve 1million subs
Wow 💕
Wow so cool😍
the helmet was inspired by sandy cheeks
He's amazing I want to follow in his footsteps
Love ur vids