Invasive Species | JONATHAN BIRD'S BLUE WORLD

Jonathan travels to the St. Lawrence river in upstate New York and the island of St. Thomas in the Caribbean to investigate invasive species like zebra mussels and lionfish and how they affect the ecosystems into which they have been introduced.

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[KFett]

I'm a high school biology teacher - thank you for giving such a clear explanation of invasive species by speaking slowly and using animations and engaging examples to illustrate the concept.  I will be using this with my students!

[sleepyheart]

When i watched this when i was a stubborn little kid who believed you cant kill animals no matter what, i just stopped watching the series.
And i regret that so much!
Ive been getting into it again recently and im so glad i did.

[Irena_Posner]

And this is why I like your videos. You describe things in a simple enough way that a child can understand you, but NOT simplistic. You show both good and bad effects of the invasive species you mention and you discuss complex ideas like occupying vacant niches and nature self-regulating invasive species through prey availability.
I've seen a lot of high budget documentaries jump to the simplistic conclusion of "invasive species = bad". And in contrast here you are, explaining things in a way that is both simple and smart at the same time. Thumbs up!

[BunkerBlog]

I love how the little gobies chew on the mussels. They remind me of squirrels with acorns.

[myboilaverboy]

zebra muscle looks like one of the shell fish we do eat here at Philippines.. 

lion fish I was once sting by that fish while spearfishing.. I thought I would be paralyze for good.. hahaha fortunately not...
100 thumbs up for this episode mr. bird 

[powersurge]

Great to see Blue World comeback, its been a while! :)

[rubensmink]

Thank you for uploading these video's i might never be able to dive because of my ears...but you just make me very happy by showing these videos thank you so much..!

[thecoffeetable]

Anything that looks beautiful in the nature has some dangerous secretive weapons for hunting and self defense, is so interesting. Jonathan Bird I believe that you must've explored almost all oceans, rivers and lakes in the world isn't it?

[nicolaendemann]

Hi...I live in George, Wilderness..SA now...have lived in Cape Town...area most my young life..but grew up inland from George..150km inland..small farmland called Louterwater..always missed the ocean terribly..maybe not even on a map those place in its own..I was free to all off them..all my life...my dad worked as manager and engineer at Lanco..Fruit factory..import/ export...company...but also ran small farm...I love animals so much...it hurts deep inside my heart...when Im doing nursing...because people are strange to me...they don't listen at all...even  when you help them...they never listen...all animals is my life..my father was crayfish diver and engineer..but we went to the ocean lots..I love snorkeling..no money yet for scuba courses..but I know it will happen.... I could not stay so far from the ocean and as my parents moved to Cpt area..I moved even closer and lived around the sea in capetown every where...so always ended up..somewhere..in small flat..or my van..or rented..and work..always no less than 5min from the ocean...did everything I can to just hear it when I go to sleep..dream of dolphins and whales every night..now that I watch your show..so much more dreaming... left my parents house at 17...couldn't go study Marine biology...financially disabled...hahah....studied nursing..have degree..but the ocean called me back...and after 17yr..I gave it all up..came back to where I grew up..because here where I live now..is the most dolphins and whales..and the famous knysna sea horse...and all sort off fish..and everything in your shows is here and up the coast to Sodwana...in my back yard...im living on the last piece of wild coast available..and it is declared Nature reserve..I am very busy with..plastic pollution at this stage..pollution overall..here..we behind in thinking..and recycling is slow process..but our beaches is very very clean..we all look after it...I want to get involve in teaching kids about the ocean..we as Family give surf lessons...and my Son just went up to Sodwana to finish his Master diving..hopefully when You guys come film and dive this side..youll use Kito my son as your Master diver and tourguide..around here and up to Sodwana..he is a amazing Guy...And maybe I can just be the Nurse on the boat..and snorkel along..hahah..my dream is sort off what you doing more now..than being a marine biologist..I just want to be in there all the time....you make more difference by going around and love all and 'be free' attitude and not hurting or causing any harm...and your knowledge is side the ocean is warmer...than Cpt..going up the tropics here towards Durban... warm water..yeh!!..You get Sodwana bay..up from Durban...that is one off the best diving spots...with all you see your side...its all there from...whale sharks, tiger sharks...zambezi sharks...the famous Coelacanths(that something already to jump on a plain to SA for) is there..famous there for this..deep dive to see them....turtles there is lots off them also..all the Rays is here..to..even..spotted eagal ray..and..blue spotted ribbon tail ray, coral reefs and all..moray eels..everything is there..octopus..lots..I love them lots..fishermen kill so many off humpback passing there now towards our coast..and moving to Hermanus west coast..to breed...I think...not sure..but this time off the year..humpback whales close to shore here for protection and play...this is my life..and life is the ocean for me..love all land animals also..talk to my birds every day....elephants is my guides as land mammels...example to never give up...and protect my family attitude like a huge veggie garden here to feed all naturally..so welcome when you ever come past....google Da Blue Juice..Masterdiver Digger is the Man there...(my son Kito there at Coral Divers now busy with his courses..20yr old now..lives in the ocean..is also good Surfer.).Then you cant miss our nature reserve coastline down at Wilderness, sedgefield, knysna, plettenbergbay...up to Tsitsikamma park South Africa our wild wild coast...with amazing sealife and diving and snorkeling...all along this coast...we all very active in the ocean...sending love and blessings on your journey...see you guys soon...love Nicola (aka Nurse nix)

I caught a rainbow trout off the North Shore of Lake Huron, that had thirteen gobies in it"s stomach. Those little critters are like cockroaches. Very concerning.

[nicolaendemann]

Thank you Jonathan B...love your way off teaching and also how you dive...how careful you are..and how you enjoy every second..you always look and act....cant wait to get in there to see whats happening down there in the ocean again..today...every dive I take with you I learn so much new amazing things...I am privalige to say Im living on West coast in Africa...hope to see you around here someday

[beyzee]

While growing up, I have always been told that lion fish are endangered but I always doubt it because of the fact that they can't really be eaten by predators. Like who would dare eat a venomous fish? This video changes my perspective. They really are large in number!

[marcosfarahnagato]

that's another really useful video! It would be goot to learn more about those and other invasive species.

[larsbirger]

Hey man! I really enjoy watching your videos they're fun to watch, always good content and you always teach us new stuff in every video, your a really wise man. But hey, I'm still waiting for you to go search up some of those narwhals. That would be awesome times millions. Keep up the good work!

[jonathansantos]

What a nice entry and opening photo for the video option! Look at all the sponges on the coral! Even those hand-like plant tones. That seem to have a sense of edgy yessis in there flowick counter rinses. And the lion fish seemingly drifting up and down those coral lapules and front head down shifting as it was forclluewaving and seeking meal leanyance counting. It seemed slow and weary of the witness swimmle level surrounding. There much more to point out in that photo. That’s just what I remembered as the video went on.
I went back to the beginning to finish where I left off. I tried to keep up with the video orientations while typing up the exciting experience counting.
I missed the fishes you were mentioning before, I got to just the lion fish part.

From different creature area arrival times of gathered areas and

Zebra mussels? Wow! Interesting how you pointed at it from your carriage in your other hand from before committed direction of your prohandling courtship performance converging guide and confronting geturnipointing grip poses.

One hand open flat up and lift holding while other hand prep pointing toward it.
I wondered about your ratio forn that moment.
You had time to think and consider how you were going to present such zebra mussels, as So it may of seemed?

By the way, did that seem like a close call?

When you say invasive? Do you mean?
Invasive by panic survival? or
invasive by exploration wonder?

Invasive from: Desperate convergence causing diminishing resource sensitivity by consumed energy?

Those lion fish have a wonderful way of tickling those plant-like celforms. Rare brush rubs gently causing caressing goal levels and reason for coral color rhythms.

Let’s get more into those creatures again soon enough? We can keep trying to complete a lifetime of repeated completement over=stackkummulating goals interpreted by detail level limits recorded, and later separated?

Your diving videos are just better than every bodies so far, so good!
Keep up the best of work, it really shows!💝

[jakubvischschraper]

Very nice episode on a realy intresting and concerning topic.

[detrajones]

what about the northern snakehead fish that invades our rivers, lakes and ponds?

[AlohaElla_xo]

Hi! Thank you so much for this video. I have a project on invasive species in the coral reef, and I literally couldn’t find anything other than lion fish, but your video helped me!

[loganpaschedag]

The lion fish when it snaps it sounds like clapping

[riyoncharles]

Hi johnathan I'm from St Lucia I'm am ten years old and I love your videos st Lucia was going through the same problem with the lion fish so we got into the habit of eating lion fish the fisherman were trained on how to clean that fish