Diving Discovery (Ep. 5): The Payoff

Between all the planning, the danger, and the expense, there’s a lot that goes into underwater filming-so why do it? Hear why our divers keep getting back in the water and how we use their footage to showcase our corner of the ocean to the rest of the world.
Hey, teachers! Here’s a cheat sheet of what’s included in this episode of Diving Discovery:
- How much work goes into collecting footage underwater
- Highlighting the biodiversity of life underwater in British Columbia
- Why filming underwater is important and how the footage can be used
This episode is part of our series Diving Discovery. To tell stories about coastal science, we need jaw-dropping footage of life in the ocean. For our team of experts, that means bone-chilling winter dives and tricky, sometimes dangerous, conditions-and a few adventures along the way. Join us as we go behind the scenes on one of these epic trips.
This video series is endorsed by the United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development as a Decade Activity. Find out more about the Ocean Decade here: oceandecade.org/
Created by the Hakai Institute
Executive produced by Meigan Henry
Produced, written, and edited by Kristina Blanchflower
Videography by Kristina Blanchflower, Grant Callegari, Tavish Campbell, Markus Thompson, and Bennett Whitnell
Additional footage provided by Storyblocks
Maps and illustrations by Mercedes Minck