Undersea Gardens
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Sea around Bahama Islands. Palyp forms such as Pepper, Elkhorn and others. Fishes, e.g., Parrot fish, a vegetarian; Barracuda, and "others."
Complete catalog record
Film explores ways to see the bottom of the ocean surrounding the Bahama Islands. There are undersea gardens of coral reef and fish in the Bahamas, usually explored and visible from glass-bottomed boats. The film shows the viewer a better way to view these underwater gardens by following a scuba diver underwater. We watch the scuba diver near marine animals, coral. The diver descends further and further to see them. Underwater shots of fish and coral, the diver, the boat from below. Detailed descriptions of different kinds of coral. Sea urchins, Hogfish (which likes to eat urchins), sea fans, barracuda ("tiger of the sea"), sergeant majors, etc.
Sources
- 16mm Filmography (legacy record) — title, length, catalog record
- Educational Film Guide 1946 — title, year, creator, length, format, sound, description, catalog record
- Bell & Howell Filmosound Library Catalog of Educational Motion Pictures, 1942 — title, length, format, color, sound, genre, description
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