Wildlife, Secrets of the Ocean - 2012/07/07

http://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/english/tv/special/index7_1.html
WILD LIFE: Secrets of the Ocean

Jul. 7, Sat.
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Aleutian Islands lie about 5000km away from Japanese coast. On one summer day, 10 million sea birds and 500 whales congregate. Explosive number of herrings surge like raging waves; and cover the ocean surface as far as the horizon. The sight of wild creatures packed in the 10 square kilometres of surface; and silence that returns in a matter of few hours is mere magic. The cause of this magical congregation is in the geological features of Aleutian Islands and condition of the sea. Both cold current and warm current run from north to south and vice versa. Currents merge at straits between multitudes of islands to stir deep sea nutrient up to the surface. As the result, explosive increase of phytoplankton occurs that trigger a chain reaction in massive increase of krill, herrings, and then to whales and sea birds.

Short-tailed albatross, designated as a special natural treasure in Japan, also flew in for this mass feeding of herrings. It is the first time that their behaviour of feeding and courting were filmed in the open sea. Film crew spotted a young short-tailed albatross which was reared on artificial feed by researchers; and released at Muko-jima, Ogasawara Island in 2008. This particular bird was again spotted at Ogasawara Islands in February this year. The programme will reveal amazing spectacle of the ocean with the latest surprising discoveries.

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