Sky News descends 250m below the Indian Ocean to broadcast the world's first live TV news bulletin series from under the sea.
Deep Ocean Live: a world first
"The Seychelles Island Foundation who manage Aldabra, working alongside the Seychelles government and many other partners in the Seychelles are working really hard all of the time to identify those threats as they arise," said Nekton marine ecologist Rowana Walton."So for 365 days of the year they are researching and trying to understand Aldabra a bit better so they can instigate the right management actions.
Day 2 of Deep Ocean Live highlights as flip flops are spotted during a clean up operation in the Seychelles island Aldabra."Yes, there is a sense of a reverse aquarium down here," added Botting."We are aliens in their world."
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