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The Ribbon Reefs are a string of ten large reefs that together form the outer edge of Australia's Great Barrier Reef. One feature of the Ribbons is that they serve to shelter the inner reef from big storm damage.

The Ribbon Reefs are home to some of the GBR's most popular dive sites. "Steve's Bommie", "Lighthouse Bommie" and "Cod Hole" are among the best known. But there are also other more recently discovered sites that were real standouts on our recent expedition (June 2011).

"Acropolis" is one of the sites that is new to me. It boasts the most perfect fields of Acropora coral I have ever seen. Table corals that are 12' / 3.6m in diameter are common here. Uninterrupted fields of staghorn corals extend beyond the 100' / 30m visibility in all directions. Coral cover is close to 100% on this reef. Such coral density is getting rare enough these days... but considering this whole region recently slept through Cyclone Yasi, then the still-pristine state of "Acropolis" is testament to the resilience of coral reefs, the protection the "barrier" offers the inner reef, and the general patchiness of storm damage.

Liz and I dived and worked on the Ribbon Reefs a decade ago—in fact, it's where we first met. During our expedition last month, we were thrilled to see the sites were in even better condition now than when we last saw them. Familiar coral heads and bommies seem to have more fish than ever. The corals are in better condition, and of course bigger than they were 10 years ago. The many anemones I used to film each week have found new tenants, but are still right where I last saw them: True clownfish have replaced the Pink anemonefish on top of "Steve's Bommie", while Barrier Reef anemonefish have replaced Spinecheeks a little further down the site. It was like returning to an old neighbourhood... some faces may have changed, but the same houses stand strong.

This video shows a random mix of footage from the Ribbon Reefs dive sites. I hope it doesn't take another 10 years before I re-visit them again.

—Josh Jensen

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Music: "Air on the G string" recording owned by Partners In Rhyme and licensed to Undersea Productions for commercial use.

Footage: Filmed and owned by Josh Jensen, Undersea Productions.
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This is what a glimpse of heaven looks like. so many more creatures that live but we don’t see and are a mystery. So amazing all the creatures Jesus formed in so little time it’s just crazy and each one is so rich

viavortex
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this still remains my favorite video ever

yipyip
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Nature is such a beautiful inspiration. I watch videos like these while listening to beautiful music every morning when I wake up. Keeps me in a positive perspective throughout the day :)

hiimmeurnot
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Freaking amazingly beautiful, why have more people not seen this?

TheHolyMongolEmpire
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I literally just woke up from a dream where my family and my cousins family found ourselves off a boat and in the Great Barrier Reef. Something about this video and it’s absolutely BEAUTIFUL music just puts me in a very weird state of something? I’m not sure what. But this video brought my dream to life. Thank you.

onsidedolphin
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I've watched this video countless times and it never gets old...

dh
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You can literally see the entire cast of "Finding Nemo" here.

tinaprivitera
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This is such a great view of the Australian ocean and its so relaxing and peaceful!!! Dolphins are my favorite animal

TheSoldierFamilyNetwork
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I want to go diving there one day! Amazing!

ProducentRobertPilemalm
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Simply beautiful. The music
is perfect. (just don't like snakes and eels) LOL! I will close my eyes! WOW! I just read reviews dating back 12 years ago. I hope you are still posting. Beautiful

Cj-sqmu
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So gorgeous! Thank you so much for sharing it with us!

NATUREmag
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they really are that gorgeous! what beautiful footage- I was fortunate enough to dive GBR in 2008, thanks to ScubaRadio and Greg the Divemaster! I highly recommend making the trip! I also recommend taking me along with you- I would love to go back!

scubatigger
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I love nature it's my best source of inspiration ♥️♥️

snehayadav
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That's my dream! It even touched my heart & wanted me to swim in the coral reefs as a mermaid!

LM-jdrd
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Beautifully done. Great photography and editing.

lancieannie
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Editing or cinematography like this is a dream job for me

nateswan
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Das wahr so Atemberaubende unter wasser welt mit verschiedenen farben das wahr so erlebnisse pur.

franziskawolf
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Hallo ! Is it okay that I use the video for a short clip in my school class?

Lena-mebg
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Beautiful. Thank you to everyone involved.

Parkerplace
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Beautiful Upload friend. keep it up. Thank you for sharing this to us. Greetings from Korea

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