High Definition Video

The development of High-Definition Digital Video allows Census researchers to observe and identify many of the creatures of the sea without having to collect them or greatly disturb them. Because of this, High Definition Video creates extremely detailed and clear images that are useful for cataloging the identity and behavior of marine species. Video cameras can be modified to fit different needs, such as filming in the darkness of the abyss, or viewing close-details of small zooplankton. They can be mounted on equipment such as submersibles, or even hand carried by SCUBA divers.

A close-up of the array of High-Definition Video equipment and other instruments mounted on the front of an ROV used to investigate the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. (Mid-Atlantic Ridge Ecosystem Project, MAR-ECO, Elinor Bartle)	SCUBA divers and the JOHNSON SEALINK submersible approach a large Jellyfish of the genus Aurelia. Note the bank of video equipment and other tools mounted on the front of submersible. (Census of Marine Zooplankton, CMarZ, Steven Haddock)	A researcher using SCUBA gear collects high definition video of marine organisms in the frigid waters of the Arctic Ocean. (Arctic Ocean Biodiversity, ArcOD, Katrin Iken)

Click on the links below to see what Census projects use this technology:

• ArcOD
• CAML
• CeDAMar
• CenSeam
• ChEss
• CMarZ
• CReefs
• GoMA
• MAR-ECO