This how a Eel return in a hole!!!

[EmericBen Diving]

 

[Nianne]

Garden eel ?

 

[Diver0001]

I don't like seeing videos of animals being harassed. It's interesting to see how this animal tries to hide from its aggressor (the diver) but this eel is clearly not at ease.

I see far too many videos of "videographers" who clearly don't respect the wildlife. I'm tired of it.

R..

 

[BoltSnap]

I don't like seeing videos of animals being harassed. It's interesting to see how this animal tries to hide from its aggressor (the diver) but this eel is clearly not at ease.

I see far too many videos of "videographers" who clearly don't respect the wildlife. I'm tired of it.

R..

Lighten the heck up and you will feel better.

 

[uncfnp]

Interesting video. Thanks for sharing. I had no idea what type of eel this was until it started digging in the sand, then I have to agree it looks like a garden eel. First time I have seen one out swimming.

 

[Diver0001]

Lighten the heck up and you will feel better.

Yeah.... no..... that's not going to happen. I'm a diver and an animal lover. I would think if most people could see what happens behind the camera they would probably become angry about it. I grew up in the middle of nowhere in the Rocky Mountains and there are a LOT of wildlife photographers and videographers there... and not a SINGLE one of them displays this kind of abhorrent disregard for their subjects....... Oh... and several are "award winning"......

In other words, this kind of behaviour is not necessary.

I once watched a course in videography being given in Egypt by a "famous" National Geographic videographer and it was very disheartening. As divers we are taught from the very beginning to respect the wildlife but this instructor.... and his students, who will become instructors themselves in the future.... did not. They were crawling over the reef showing the most appalling display of bad diving I've ever seen from experienced divers. My OW students dive better... a LOT better than this guy.

In addition on one dive I witnessed, they harassed a moray eel with a stick until it fled from them and was swimming free over the reef. They chased after it with their cameras kicking pieces of coral off the reef and stressing the animal to the point that it appeared to me to be fleeing for its life.

As an aside their video was displayed on TV screens at the restaurant at the dive camp and it looked fabulous.... .That's the thing people don't see. People see these amazing clips of animals under water and don't think further about it. My experience is that those clips come at a price. The animals are being harassed and as I said above, I don't like it.

Therefore that's the image is what I see when I look at the video posted above.... an animal being harassed and running for its life. Other people may see a garden eel digging into the sand but in my mind's eye I'm behind the scene and aware of what the diver did to get this shot.... and again.... I don't like it.

BurhanMuntasser, you're telling me to "lighten up" and I'm going to counter to tell you to become more critical. With all due respect, the reason these abuses continue is not because of people like me.... it's because of people like you.

R..

 

[CWK]

Looks like a garden eel to me.

 

[Kharon]

Yeah.... no..... that's not going to happen. I'm a diver and an animal lover. I would think if most people could see what happens behind the camera they would probably become angry about it. I grew up in the middle of nowhere in the Rocky Mountains and there are a LOT of wildlife photographers and videographers there... and not a SINGLE one of them displays this kind of abhorrent disregard for their subjects....... Oh... and several are "award winning"......

In other words, this kind of behaviour is not necessary.

I once watched a course in videography being given in Egypt by a "famous" National Geographic videographer and it was very disheartening. As divers we are taught from the very beginning to respect the wildlife but this instructor.... and his students, who will become instructors themselves in the future.... did not. They were crawling over the reef showing the most appalling display of bad diving I've ever seen from experienced divers. My OW students dive better... a LOT better than this guy.

In addition on one dive I witnessed, they harassed a moray eel with a stick until it fled from them and was swimming free over the reef. They chased after it with their cameras kicking pieces of coral off the reef and stressing the animal to the point that it appeared to me to be fleeing for its life.

As an aside their video was displayed on TV screens at the restaurant at the dive camp and it looked fabulous.... .That's the thing people don't see. People see these amazing clips of animals under water and don't think further about it. My experience is that those clips come at a price. The animals are being harassed and as I said above, I don't like it.

Therefore that's the image is what I see when I look at the video posted above.... an animal being harassed and running for its life. Other people may see a garden eel digging into the sand but in my mind's eye I'm behind the scene and aware of what the diver did to get this shot.... and again.... I don't like it.

BurhanMuntasser, you're telling me to "lighten up" and I'm going to counter to tell you to become more critical. With all due respect, the reason these abuses continue is not because of people like me.... it's because of people like you.

R..

+1, +1, +1!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Reelman1]

I don't like seeing videos of animals being harassed. It's interesting to see how this animal tries to hide from its aggressor (the diver) but this eel is clearly not at ease.

I see far too many videos of "videographers" who clearly don't respect the wildlife. I'm tired of it.

R..

+2

 

[BRT]

This was a fascinating video. Who would guess they can just dig in with their tail? Neat! I love to learn things about the critters we see.