Noosa River underwater footage-Noosa Underwater Biodiversity Assessment (NUBA)
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- Опубліковано 1 лют 2014
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What's going on below the surface of the Noosa River? That would be the baffling question that I'm sure we've all pondered for hours. Yes, I see you nodding as you read. Well, don't worry, the Noosa Underwater Biodiversity Assessment-the NUBA-has begun its mission to find the answers.
Following the "think global, act local" mantra, my life's ambition to film every fish in the Indo-Pacific (formally, the planet) has followed me home to the Noosa River.
Why film every species in the Noosa River? Would anyone even care? I reckon the reason people don't care much about what's underwater is that they never learned about it in school, and they can't see it for themselves as they walk the dog on Gympie Terrace. Yet, I've rarely shown underwater footage without getting a "Wow, what's that?"... with a further "And what's that?" to my reply. The nudibranchs and ascidians and other mysterious critters that live in every square inch of underwater habitat are fascinating to learn about and observe. And since I've never seen any of the thousands of annual visitors or residents of Noosa scuba diving in the river (although I'm sure they are out there and I'd love to hear from them), I have to assume that most people don't get in to see it firsthand. So it's up to me to bring the vision up to the surface. To give a voice to my unseen little aquatic mates. To help my fellow fishermen have greater fishing success while leaving a smaller impact. To raise awareness with the locals and foster community-wide stewardship of the river.
Once we know what we have, and combine that with research into what we used to have (through historical fishing and other records), then we can begin to bring our river back to its former glory. Which means a healthier river and coastal ecosystem, with more and bigger fish for everyone. That's my goal for every community, starting with my own.
Since moving to Noosa, our local diving efforts have been somewhat limited, mostly due to the closure of both dive operators and the unusually poor visibility from flooding that hit Queensland in recent years. However, select days over the past few months have provided some filming opportunities: when the moon and tides and winds combine to create those magic Noosa River days where kayakers and outriggers can see the river bottom over vast stretches of shallow seagrass and sand bars teaming with... what exactly? Not sure really. Flathead, whiting and bream... but what else?
Generations of fisherfolk and visitors know and proudly show what we can catch here, but there's more to the system than that. What about the stuff that doesn't take the hook or get caught in the net? Those other creatures that are quietly working away to keep our river ecosystem ticking nicely along?
This little highlights video shows some of what I've found so far. Everything in the video was filmed in the Noosa River, mostly at the river mouth car park rockwall. My species count to date is 102 (73 of them being fish).
I'm fairly confident I can film the majority of the 122 previously recorded fish species, and most likely come up with at least a few more. I'll be keeping the stats with links to the footage of each species updated on the NUBA webpage as the project progresses:
www.underseaproductions.com/no...
This is a long term project that I hope will involve a wide range of river community groups, schools and businesses. My initial presentation to the Noosa Integrated Catchment Association (NICA) was enthusiastically received, and I'm looking forward to speaking to other members of the community over the coming months.
If you'd like to learn more or get involved, contact me:
www.underseaproductions.com/no...
-Josh
Camera: Josh Jensen, all filmed in the Noosa River underseaproductions.com/
Music: "Phase IV", lo-fi is sci-fi lofiisscifi.com
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this is brilliant! this is honestly one of my favourite videos on youtube
Thank you!
preserving natural wonders involves public awareness and that's just one of many reasons I think your work is awesome!
Filmed mostly at the river mouth rockwall, and a few shots from Russell Street under the DPI pontoon.
Where is all this fish when im trying to catch one lol
What amazing footage- a great piece! Well done mate. Great piece of music too.
Campbell Kerr Cheers!
I love to come back n stay for a while. Many thanks.
Loved every bit of it.
Unreal! Well done. Keep sharing your footage. Its fantastic to watch.
Thanks Jesse!
Great video just shows the diversity of different fish and creatures in the Noosa river .
That was fantastic. I never would of known the diversity of fish down there.
Great video as always! How about a topside shot for those of us not familiar with the Noosa River?
Most beautiful place. Check it out on Google Maps and Street View, "Claude Batten Drive, Noosa"
Nicely done...enjoyed it Thanks
Cheers!
great work
Thanks Greg!
great footage. well done
Thanks Wayne
Those flathead are huge haven’t caught one that size for ages
awesome video mate
Cheers mate!
gorgeous footage!
Cheers!
:)
20 year ago we would have Xmas there at a camp site on the river. Mum would fish at dawn and we would have fish for breakfast (guessing whiting or flathead). Good memory's thank you.
So pleased you enjoyed it, thanks for sharing!
Awesome :)
ok there are fish in the noosa river😂😂
Wow....what a healthy marine environment. 👌🏻😉
So that's what lies beneath. I did wonder whilst swimming in there just what was lurking, Bull Sharks the main worry! Great footage!
Neil Rae Thanks for the kind words, Neil. No recorded bull shark attacks in the river, so I'd say we're pretty safe. Fast-moving boats are my biggest concern... :) -Josh
There would be loads of bull sharks. Yep, I just googled it up, and they abound in Noosa River. You are wise to be cautious. Being the first victim does not lessen the limb loss. Sarah Whiley being a good example.Dusk to dawn are the heavy times, or when the rivers are murky or full of mullet or other baitfish. A life on and in the water makes me fear the bull shark.
Oh my god! You found my sunglasses! :P
Nice pair of RayBans, they cleaned up OK, lenses a bit scratched ;)
where abouts are these spots ive snorkelled the river in so many spots and only ever seen bream
He went at the river mouth and off Russel st. I want to go and find the pipefish but he probably went rather deep for them
so you're telling me, there are hat much fish in the Noosa river and out of the twenty times I've been there, I've only caught two fish, kms
Give the Latin names of the fish species shown in this video!
could u please tell me where the first two shots where
Filmed mostly at the river mouth rockwall (including the first two shots), and a few shots from Russell Street under the DPI pontoon.
At 3:35 what is the species? they look like Corydoras, but surely not.
They are juvenile Australian goatfish (Upeneus australiae)
Where is that exactly?
At the end of Claude Batten Drive - most of it is buried under sand at the moment, only the last bit of rock wall is exposed into Sandy Cove.
Where in the river was it?
Mostly at the mouth and some at the end of Russell Street.
@@joshjensen6842 do you know where the pipe fish were found ?
@@Au_Aquatica They came in with the seaweed after a storm and I only saw them once. Where the weed accumulates against the rocks at the rivermouth rockwall.
Awesome vid 👍🏻
Thanks! 👍
what is the fish at 2:06
Pretty sure it is a Wide-body pipefish (Stigmatopora nigra). In the background there is a juvenile Brownstripe snapper (Lutjanus vitta).
thank you
In the Noosa river there wouldn’t be this aquatic animals this would be at the mouth where u go to the reef in ur boat
Filmed mostly at the river mouth rockwall, and a few shots from Russell Street under the DPI pontoon.
Josh Jensen ok thx
Josh Jensen lmao I came back to watch this 1 year later and saw I had a response lol
8 years later and the river simply isn't the same. The number of jewfish coming into the river in this video is insane. Trevs don't school up like that anymore in the river :(
were they barra or school jew at the start
some sort of jew
Ok, wish they were barra that would be so good for the river!!!!
John Cena nah Barra are up north where the hot climates are if the water gets to cold they will die so u won’t find em here in Noosa river only around cairns and up further if u found one in the river in Noosa ur lucky
@@everythingroyale1796 plenty of barra in there now
@@JohnCena-ms6dv I've caught 9 barra in there in the last two years
Sorry I don’t believe this footage is the Noosa river ! I know it very well. I can’t perceive of any reaches of the lower river with river bed as shown here.
I don't know if you are trolling me or just misinformed. I don't know why you think I would lie about the location but if you want to watch all 1373 clips I filmed at the Noosa River mouth, go here : www.underseaproductions.com/location/noosa-river-mouth/
Damn watermark!