Schmidt Ocean's video: ROV SuBastian Dive 399 Pt A - Southern Small Detached Reef Australia - FK200930

Join RV Falkor and ROV SuBastian for the seventh dive of the Northern Depths of the Great Barrier Reef expedition. Today we are exploring a very steep vertical cliff face that is over 400m high onto a flat ledge at around 600m water depth. ROV SuBastian will fly up the face of a canyon that resembles a large “plunge pool” carved out by an ancient waterfall in the long geological past. The high-resolution video imagery from ROV SuBastian’s cameras may reveal the layers of ancient rock and sediments that underlie the foundations of The Great Barrier Reef. We will collect geological and biological samples of the corals and sponges that use this deep, steep feature as habitat. This ROV Dive is part of the second leg of our expedition to explore the northern depths and outer edge of the Great Barrier Reef, led by Dr Robin Beaman from James Cook University, with a science team of national and international collaborators. https://schmidtocean.org/cruise/northern-depths-of-the-great-barrier-reef