Marine Life Abundance on a Remote Island | The Blue Planet Episode 1 Part 4
The Blue Planet Episode 1 Part 4 showcases an island's abundant marine life attracted to deep ocean currents and upwellings.
00:00:00 A remote island in the Pacific Ocean is a haven for life due to deep ocean currents bringing nutrients from the depths.
🌊 The deep ocean currents bring nutrients from the depths to the island, allowing life to flourish.
🏝️ Isolated seamounts like the one found in the Pacific Ocean create oases where life can thrive in the open ocean.
🌍 The nearest land is 300 miles away from the island, emphasizing its isolation.
00:01:07 The Blue Planet Episode 1 Part 4 showcases the abundance of life attracted to upwellings. Plankton feeds resident fish and attracts visitors from the open ocean.
The upwellings in the ocean attract a lot of life.
The fish in this area feed on plankton.
The plankton attracts visitors from the open ocean.
00:02:18 In Episode 1 of The Blue Planet, large groups of silky sharks and hammerheads gather around sea mounts to hunt injured fish.
Silky sharks are attracted to sea mounts in the eastern Pacific and gather in large groups.
Silky sharks specialize in taking injured fish and are constantly circling sea mounts.
Hammerheads also gather in large numbers at sea mounts, sometimes in the thousands.
00:03:23 Sharks visit local sea mounts for cleaning after a rise in water temperatures caused fungal infections. Hammerhead numbers reach record levels.
🦈 Sharks visit sea mounts for a cleaning service after suffering from fungal infections due to a rise in water temperatures.
🌊 The number of hammerhead sharks visiting the sea mounts reached record levels after the last El Nino year.
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