IMAX Coral Reef Adventure...

[RonFrank]

K, still not sure WHY the footage was considered valuable, or even why they need to dive to that depth to collect samples. Most Marine Biologists that want to collect samples at that depth use an ROV, or a manned submersible....

Ala...
http://oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/explorations/04deepscope/welcome.html

Ron

The 300' dive was with Richard Pyle to collect species samples. The reason HH got bent was that he didn't properly understand the deep diving decompression protocols with a rebreather (he says as much). HH was one of only two guys qualified to run the IMAX camera underwater and as the producer had sole responsibility for what shots to get.

 

[2 Bar]

I hate when threads get highjacked, and I can't follow the topic I clicked on to read.

 

[StSomewhere]

K, still not sure WHY the footage was considered valuable, or even why they need to dive to that depth to collect samples. Most Marine Biologists that want to collect samples at that depth use an ROV, or a manned submersible....

Because Richard Pyle isn't "most marine biologists". Read up on him, he's absolutely fascinating. Coral Reef Adventure doesn't begin to scratch the surface about him, the cameo doesn't do him justice.