The Deep Sea Midwater | Worlds of the Deep, a collaboration with Schmidt Ocean Institute
In the deep ocean, life is divided between very different worlds inhabited by weird and wonderful deep sea creatures. In the midwater, pelagic wanderers tread migratory routes that span entire oceans, and planktonic drifters and their predators take part in bioluminescent light shows. It is separated into zones based on depth, including the sunlight zone (epipelagic), twilight zone (mesopelagic), midnight zone (bathypelagic), abyssal and hadal zones.
And below, lies the deep sea floor. A kingdom of mud and ooze, where sessile creatures cling to any solid outcrop and corals craft kingdoms on the seamount crusts.
The worlds of the deep sea could not be more different, and yet their stories are fundamentally intertwined. In this episode, we delve into the Midnight Zone and the Twilight Zone, where anglerfish, giant sharks, and bioluminescent wonders are found traversing the void. Join as we uncover fascinating deep ocean facts and mysteries.
This film features only real footage of deep sea creatures. It is the combination of my Twilight Zone and Midnight Zone films, featuring re-recorded narration and updated visuals. You can find the episodes on my channel individually as well.
Written, narrated and edited by me, Leo Richards. This channel (Natural World Facts) is a solo passion project dedicated to exploring the wonders of the natural world and telling stories that inspire! I'm so excited to share this series with you at last.
00:00:00 - Introduction to The Deep Sea
00:03:40 - Prologue: Remotely Operated Vehicles
00:04:54 - Chapter 1.1 - The Epipelagic Zone (Sunlight Zone)
00:06:55 - Chapter 1.2 - The Mesopelagic Zone (Twilight Zone)
00:08:41 - Chapter 1.3 - Deep Sea Bioluminescence
00:10:14 - Chapter 1.4 - Deep Sea Plankton
00:13:37 - Chapter 1.5 - Jellyfish Life Cycles
00:14:34 - Chapter 1.6 - Mesopelagic Jellyfish
00:15:41 - Chapter 1.7 - Mesopelagic Nekton
00:20:40 - Chapter 1.8 - Camouflage in the Twilight Zone
00:25:04 - [Sponsored Interlude]
00:26:22 - Chapter 1.9 - The Diel Vertical Migration
00:32:44 - Chapter 2.1 - The Bathypelagic Zone (Midnight Zone)
00:36:04 - Chapter 2.2 - Ctenophores (Comb Jellies)
00:37:52 - Chapter 2.3 - Deep Sea Anglerfish
00:39:29 - Chapter 2.4 - Fusiform, Compressiform & Globiform Fish
00:41:48 - Chapter 2.5 - Anguilliform Fish
00:44:36 - Chapter 2.6 - Camouflage in Midnight Zone Fish
00:48:38 - Chapter 2.7 - Mesmerising Deep Sea Cephalopods
01:00:21 - Chapter 2.8 - Larvae & Hitchhikers in the Bathypelagic
01:09:11 - Chapter 2.9 - Jellyfish & Siphonophores
01:15:46 - Nutrient Cycles in the Deep Sea
01:20:56 - The Deep Sea Floor