Scientists explore the ocean’s eerie twilight zone

Sunlight barely reaches the unknown life forms in a rarely seen, barely explored, layer of the deep sea — the ocean’s twilight zone.

Scientists are eager to learn about its mysteries and potential riches.

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[mg-byuu]

Fun fact: it takes 3 pounds of fish to create 1 pound of factory farmed fish. They trawl the ocean with massive nets and grind everything they find into fishmeal to feed their fish farms. Whoever is funding this research obviously wants to do the same thing in the "Twilight Zone".

[kuripangui]

The idea of human consuming the resources of places we barely know how they function is kind of predatory and oportunistic. Not a good idea.

[ianchesney]

Just subbed! Your voice isnt annoying like the watch-mojo lady. And you are actually reporting in person. Amazing.

[shahnidismail]

Love your videos quartz always early to watch it!

[MeloKing]

How is this have like no likes this is so useful and fascinating

[d.harrison]

I understand the curiosity, but it would be great if we could visit respectfully and not destroy any life while we're there.

[infinitecuriosity]

Exactly what I thought, let's explore it then exploit it for food for humans, come on scientists, we've damaged exploited the main layer of ocean animals so let's go deeper and make a mess there too. BAD IDEA.

[WanderingVagrant]

Anybody know the song that they're using?

[divacroft]

first of all light reaches not just 200m like they say at start of video but up to 1000m

[crowlsyong]

4:42 uhh so just deplete the ocean of more fish is your solution?

[YASHPRATAP]

how about this crazy leave that place alone, let those creatures live in

[importantname]

oh yes the deep ocean that we have forgotten about. Nope - mining companies very interested in deep ocean where no one can see what they do.

[fkeyzuwu]

How is the twilight zone the least explored part of the ocean if theres two ocean zones below it ranging more than 10000ft? Lol

[linseyfuqua]

this videos is not helping with my powerpoint sorry :(