[NHCOLL-L:1045] Re: Coelacanth

[Murray Fletcher]

Didn't David Attenborough have film footage of a live coelacanth in one of his
television shows some years ago? He said at the time that it was the first time
that a coelacanth had been filmed live in the natural environment.

Murray Fletcher

Andy Bentley wrote:

> Hi all
>
> Sorry not really a collection thing but for all you fish people and anyone
> else interested there is live footage of the first coelacanth ever seen by
> divers up on the web.  The coelacanth was filmed by divers off the South
> African coast this week and is available for viewing (with a nominal $10 fee
> which goes towards the research) at www.world-stream.com.  The footage is
> taken at 105m depth and the visibility was 50 metres.  Well worth  a view
>
> Andy
>
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> Andy Bentley
> Ichthyology Collection Manager
> University of Kansas
> Natural History Museum
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