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Filming marine life

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In this clip from the Natural History New Zealand documentary City under the sea, a camera operator films marine life. Films have helped to popularise diving and reveal once-hidden aspects of the undersea realm.

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Nancy Swarbrick, Diving and snorkelling – Underwater beauty, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/video/9005/filming-marine-life (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Nancy Swarbrick, published 2 March 2009.