Iceland is the most beautiful place I’ve ever seen in my whole life I’ve traveled
ever seen in my whole life I’ve traveled
ever seen in my whole life I’ve traveled quite a bit but it’s always good to come
quite a bit but it’s always good to come
quite a bit but it’s always good to come home
my name is yoni and I have this all of
my name is yoni and I have this all of stuff that I’m studying freshwater
stuff that I’m studying freshwater
stuff that I’m studying freshwater biology here in Iceland so we’re gonna
biology here in Iceland so we’re gonna
biology here in Iceland so we’re gonna drive over to think that the National
drive over to think that the National
drive over to think that the National Park
Park
Park 45 minute drive what I’m doing my
45 minute drive what I’m doing my
45 minute drive what I’m doing my research we’re basically looking at
research we’re basically looking at
research we’re basically looking at groundwater biodiversity and we’re using
groundwater biodiversity and we’re using
groundwater biodiversity and we’re using scuba diving to access their study areas
the reason I wanted to look at this is
the reason I wanted to look at this is because there’s been no studies done on
because there’s been no studies done on
because there’s been no studies done on the biology or biodiversity of the
the biology or biodiversity of the
the biology or biodiversity of the pictures the access definitely can take
pictures the access definitely can take
pictures the access definitely can take its toll
its toll
its toll i’ma gonna walk over here to the bottom
i’ma gonna walk over here to the bottom
i’ma gonna walk over here to the bottom of the fissure on that end Wow and it’s
of the fissure on that end Wow and it’s
of the fissure on that end Wow and it’s a little bit steep over there so we want
a little bit steep over there so we want
a little bit steep over there so we want to be very careful wool flowing
to be very careful wool flowing
to be very careful wool flowing underwear plus like some cotton you said
underwear plus like some cotton you said
underwear plus like some cotton you said avoid cotton right be sure close it all
avoid cotton right be sure close it all
avoid cotton right be sure close it all the way it takes a long time it could
the way it takes a long time it could
the way it takes a long time it could take a half a day just to get the water
take a half a day just to get the water
take a half a day just to get the water ready all right I’ve been diving for a
ready all right I’ve been diving for a
ready all right I’ve been diving for a long time and always love diving
long time and always love diving
long time and always love diving especially the Fisher’s here in Iceland
especially the Fisher’s here in Iceland
especially the Fisher’s here in Iceland those are my favorite spots to dive in
those are my favorite spots to dive in
those are my favorite spots to dive in and I completely fell in love with him
and I completely fell in love with him
and I completely fell in love with him on day one
basically mapping out the biodiversity
basically mapping out the biodiversity of the fishers formed because of the
of the fishers formed because of the
of the fishers formed because of the spreading mid-atlantic ridge so these
spreading mid-atlantic ridge so these
spreading mid-atlantic ridge so these areas would normally be submersed by you
areas would normally be submersed by you
areas would normally be submersed by you know thousands of meters of ocean the
know thousands of meters of ocean the
know thousands of meters of ocean the structure of the ecosystem is different
structure of the ecosystem is different
structure of the ecosystem is different from anything else that’s modernist so
from anything else that’s modernist so
from anything else that’s modernist so it’s a unique thing and something worthy
it’s a unique thing and something worthy
it’s a unique thing and something worthy of studying further
one diver has a pump on its body which
one diver has a pump on its body which we use to suck biological material off
we use to suck biological material off
we use to suck biological material off the walls
once the invertebrate samples were ready
once the invertebrate samples were ready the divers would clip it on to a rope
the divers would clip it on to a rope
the divers would clip it on to a rope and the person on the brink of the
and the person on the brink of the
and the person on the brink of the fissure would haul them out and process
fissure would haul them out and process
fissure would haul them out and process them and fix them in 70% ethanol
we have species here in the groundwater
we have species here in the groundwater in Iceland that don’t exist anywhere
in Iceland that don’t exist anywhere
in Iceland that don’t exist anywhere else it’s actually one there you can see
okay yeah yeah I’ll have to take it to
okay yeah yeah I’ll have to take it to the lab and I’ll like go through the
the lab and I’ll like go through the
the lab and I’ll like go through the whole sample it will be interesting to
whole sample it will be interesting to
whole sample it will be interesting to see if it resembles like flowing water
see if it resembles like flowing water
see if it resembles like flowing water like rivers or if it’s there are
like rivers or if it’s there are
like rivers or if it’s there are something like more or if it’s something
something like more or if it’s something
something like more or if it’s something completely unique when we are in the lab
completely unique when we are in the lab
completely unique when we are in the lab we would see the sample with water and
we would see the sample with water and
we would see the sample with water and take it to the microscope – and
take it to the microscope – and
take it to the microscope – and basically filter through the whole
basically filter through the whole
basically filter through the whole sample to try to see which animals are
sample to try to see which animals are
sample to try to see which animals are living in the algae most of which are
living in the algae most of which are
living in the algae most of which are you’re not able to see with their eyes I
definitely hope I can continue with
definitely hope I can continue with research in this area I really I have a
research in this area I really I have a
research in this area I really I have a huge passion for this area and I’ve been
huge passion for this area and I’ve been
huge passion for this area and I’ve been thinking even the possibility of
thinking even the possibility of
thinking even the possibility of researching similar areas in other
researching similar areas in other
researching similar areas in other places so as long as I can continue to
places so as long as I can continue to
places so as long as I can continue to dive I think I’ll be happy
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