The Secret Life of Brine Pools
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Deep Sea Brine Pools appear to be biological dead-zones in the ocean, and yet an astounding abundance of ocean life can be found lining the shores of these toxic lakes. Mussels, hagfish, crabs and even sharks frequent these isolated hotspots to hunt.
A community of uniquely adapted organisms is able to thrive on the brine pool shore; in a similar fashion to the life that inhabits deep sea hydrothermal vent communities, we find organisms capable of chemosynthesis, as well as other organisms preying on them - all interacting and existing on the borders of a toxic pool of brine. As the energy here is largely supplied by chemosynthesis, rather than sunlight, brine pools also mirror hydrothermal vents in demonstrating how the extreme deep sea ecosystem is unique in the ways in which it supports life. There are no photosynthesising primary producers converting sunlight to energy, as the light of the sun cannot reach these depths. Instead, energy is supplied by the Earth itself.
00:00 - An Introduction to Brine Pools
01:39 - Brine Pool Origins - Formation in the Gulf of Mexico
03:01 - Brine Pool Origins - Landforms and Features
04:10 - Life on the Edge - Hot Tubs of Despair
05:31 - Life on the Edge - Biological Hotspots
06:54 - Life on the Edge - A Chemosynthetic Oasis
07:54 - Life on the Edge - Ecological Interactions
09:12 - Life on the Edge - A Delicate Ecosystem
09:38 - Conclusion
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Narrated by Leo Richards
Co-written by Leo Richards and Blake Frutiger
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I do not own any of the footage. I write the script, narrate, and edit what footage I can find, which is allowed due to TH-cam's 'Fair Use' policy as these films are for educational purposes. Footage used belongs to the incredible marine conservation societies of Schmidt Ocean Institute, MBARI, WHOI and the Ocean Exploration Institute, along with various other TH-cam sources.
Music Used:
Wonder by VYEN
Ambient Sci-Fi Music by Eon
Inhale by VYEN
Signal To Noise by Scott Buckley
Storyteller by O.B.
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Their is a deep sea Phantom Jellyfish called Stygiomedusa . It is said to be 33ft long and the base is 8 feet wide.
Paleontology question somewhat related to the video: Have many fossils been found of organisms that died in brine pools? It seems to me that the lack of decay within the pools and the barium sulfate crusting would make excellent conditions for fossilization.
I love your videos, looking forward to more , you have such a relaxing voice
It is not called anototomy it’s anatomy lol
how deep is this?
My baby brother just died at 20 a week ago. I’ve been binging on your videos and have found so much comfort in learning in my grief. I see the way nature plays out and how beautiful everything in the now truly is. Thank you for giving me peace. ❤️❤️
R.i.p to your brother. Keep his energy strong in your soul. Part of him will live through you
@@ext93 thank you for your kind words ❤️
Beautiful comment ❤️🩹
I'm sorry for your terrible loss and wish you and yours the best. ❤
I'm also glad you found something that gives you some peace and quietude. I think that that is extremely important for mental health and stability, especially since our world continually becomes faster and more complex. Bless you.
I’m so sorry for your loss. I hope you and your family are looking after yourselves, even though this comment you left was from eight months ago I’m sure it feels like you just lost your brother and at the same time that he’s been gone forever, I can never fully understand what you’re going through but I have lost a pet that was extremely close to me and I’ve lost a cousin as well. I hope you’re doing better❤️
First time I see a real life brine pool environment in a game is subnautica. It was haunting
Lost River!!
@@NaturalWorldFacts bingo, it was beautiful and scary
Agreed! I adore that game so much
Pfff TRUE!!! It’s such a beautiful and atmosphere game. It really makes you FEEL like you’re exploring a vast ocean
Best game
I remember as a kid watching "The Blue Planet" doco and on episode 2 they covered the deep sea. As kids, my brother and I were absolutely obsessed with that particular episode out of all of them and few things fascinated me more than when the episode showed a brine pool. It was just mind blowing, eerie and strange. Sort of a morbid curiosity almost, a place of darkness and in many ways, fear and so absolutely bizarre. Even now I still get chills seeing footage of these places. While the physics of how they exist makes sense, they just don't feel like they should. Cold, hazy lakes of death on the floor of the oceans in the eternal gloom.
I remember that too
Did you watch blue planet 2 deep episode?
@@dannysullivan12345 I've watched that and the coral reefs episode countless times when I've been low or stressed, really peaceful
@@pigmentpeddler5811 planet earth 3 is coming this fall hope its got a ocean episode :)
@@dannysullivan12345 ahh I had no idea, can't wait!
brine pools are so interesting. Even though they are toxic, they create such an amazing environment that can also sustain life.
Depends on the level of salt and where they are like oceans lakes caves
Can be toxic to us* (just like almost anywhere else).
Anywhere can be toxic to something, they're clearly not toxic to the things living there. I really don't understand how you've failed to comprehend this. The ignorance of your comment is disturbing, it's hard to describe.
@@MuscarV2 not only did OP not say it was toxic to everything, but they basically repeated what was said at the beginning of the video. If you find this ignorance (which it really isn't) disturbing, you'll simply love the outside world
@@MuscarV2 they're toxic to all the things living there, didn't you watch the video?
@@MuscarV2 A toxic comment from a salty person? Easy brine pool pun here.
Thermal vents -> War
Brine pools -> Death
Whale Falls -> Pestilence
? -> Famine
I would just like to clarify that it is less the “weight” of overlying sediments that deformed the Mesozoic salt deposits of the the GoM, and rather the salt’s own low density relative to the overlying sediment. This density contrast is what is responsible for “salt tectonics”, and it allows the salt to rise in diapiric structures called “salt domes” and merged groups of these structures form “salt canopies”. The movement of these salt and other evaporites causes faulting and deformation in the surrounding sedimentary rock, and it is these faults that conduct the brine to the seafloor.
Also, it’s not just bacteria that form the primary production at brine pools, but also archea, which are more closely related to humans than bacteria.
Correct on both fronts! Working on a longer, more in-depth film on cold seeps where I’ll touch on brine pools again and clarify this :)
@@NaturalWorldFacts sounds good!👌
Say less
thanks for clarifying. Can you recommend any good books or other resources to learn more about salt tectonics?
Studying at uni or just really bored?
How fascinating! I'd heard of brine pools before this but never have I heard such a succinct and clear explanation of why they exist at all. Great job on this script, I learned quite a lot!!
The footage you've shown is just as mesmerizing - especially given that one aspect of learning more about such incredible oases of life gives us clues and hints as to what kinds of living creatures we might find on truly distant shores - on other worlds. Just imagine if we found similar critters on Europa - even finding "boneyards" of dead bivalves would be more indication that we're not the only life in the solar system than we've ever had. And these animals look SO strange compared to the life we're so familiar with - even the crabs look weirder than usual!
Just a wonderful video all around! Thank you again for all your hard work on these!
This proves life doesnt need light
@@wiktor9195 photosynthesis did take a while to evolve.
Crazy to see deadly lakes in the depths of the sea. You are one of the best narrators in TH-cam ❤️
Wow, hello there, coming from you this means the world!!! ❤️
It’s all stolen content that costs thousands or millions for its owners to obtain. Pretty unfair that he is getting sponsorship dollars for it frankly.
@@hexanchusgriseus _"It’s all stolen content that costs thousands or millions for its owners to obtain"_
No, there are lots of sites that make royalty-free footage available to creators. Some for free, some for a fee. Why are you lying? Is your life so pathetically empty that you have to troll for amusement?
@@hexanchusgriseus He's provided a bibliography and writes the scripts for the videos. He might not be the one scouring the ocean floors for camera shots of the brine pools, but it's both disingenuous and frankly insulting to call it stolen content. The (very appreciated) purpose of narration videos like this is to present the information in an easily understandable and digestible format.
@E J I understand your concern, but much of this footage is hidden away in 3-hour-long raw ROV dive footage videos, with little to contextualise and explain it. One of the biggest barriers to widespread awareness and understanding of the deep ocean is simply the lack of science communication in the field. So many exciting findings and so much incredible footage, but accessible only to those with existing scientific background or with already a vested interest in the subject. I trawl through those ROV dives to find much of the footage, write my own scripts based on scientific papers that it’s unlikely the general TH-cam audience would ever look for or read, and attempt to explain and show these incredible ecosystems in a way that inspires wonder!! In addition, most (but admittedly not all) footage I use is public domain anyway, made available for this kind of use due to the global focus on marine research encouraging open sharing of information and footage. So any NOAA clips (including most shots of brine pools) are completely free for public use. For other clips, the Fair Use policy allows my use as my films meet the conditions of being ‘transformative’ and ‘educational’. I do this is a hobby, because of a passion. In fact, the only reason I accept sponsors is because I’m funding a marine biology degree course which I’m currently studying in the hopes of getting into the field of deep-sea ecology or science communication professionally.
Just discovered this channel, what a gold mine
Or in this case, a brine mine .... I'll see myself out
Real good channel, only issue is that the guy talks extremely slowly, and I often put the speed at about 1.5x
I love that learning about the secrets of the deep sea is like time traveling in a way. We get to see glimpses into the past by learning about organisms similar to our marine ancestors. What a truly fascinating world.
I’ve been watching your videos daily, they are so calming and informative! Thank you for all that you do! I truly enjoyed these videos very much!🖖❤️🐡🐟
he will have 1 million subs pretty soon
@@willhem5963 I hope so!!!
Agreeeeeddd!! 👍👍👍👍
Who knew these baron plains could be so fascinating, it was spooky to see all those dead crabs and thinking they could have been that way for hundreds of years but looking like they died last week.
Thanks for the vid mate
I feel like it would be interesting to take the very old preserved specimens from the pools and compare them with new specimens of the same species to see how many changes and adaptations have occurred within that time. Adding previously preserved ones to fill in that time gap between the brine specimen and most recent one could also be helpful. From there a long term study can take place where every couple of years or so a fresh new specimen is added to the collection and compared with the older ones.
They are not so old, these specimens. On archaeological scale these brine pools mere a transient bubbles.
I'm so happy that you did a video on this! I always thought that the concept of underwater lakes was so cool, but it is difficult to find detailed information on this ecosystem. You continue to be one of my favorite channels on TH-cam for feeding my vast curiosity of the ocean depths!
Just discovered your channel, can't believe you started it at the age of 8. It's so impressive! Love the narration, the layout of every video, even the stock footage. Your videos are like literal documentaries! Excited to watch anything you put out 🙂
I love your videos so much! The editing of the video footage used is so compelling and moves with the narration so perfectly. The narration itself is very well written and clearly explains the history, biology, and relationships that exist in the deep sea communities you describe. The narration is not just educational, but it is written with truly lovely descriptive language. Lastly, the background music chosen, combined with Leo's amazing voice, make these videos so enjoyable and immersive. I really appreciate the time and effort you put in to create an enjoyable and educational experience.
I actually watched this in awe. You do such a good job, I genuinely thought this channel was a "best of BBC" upload at first. Such a beautiful environment, and such a great narration.
This is probably my genuine #1 favourite TH-cam channel. Everything about it is lovely. Every time I watch one of these videos I can feel my stress melt away while I get to learn new things. Educational videos usually don't keep my attention for long, but these are simply captivating.
One of my goals is to make a video game about the deep ocean, and this channel provides me with a lot of inspiration. Thank you for all you do! :D
Loving the videos as always, this one was so fascinating. I've just begun my Bachelor of Marine Biology and I'm loving it. Hope your degree is going well too, keep up the good work king. I wanna see you on narrating documentaries one day.
One of my favourite topics! Great episode! If I was to give feedback, I'd also address the concept of 'clines', which are the phenomena of water separating into layers based on some difference between two masses of that fluid - haloclines for salt-based separation, chemoclines based on chemical differences, etc.
I can't tell you how much I enjoy your nature docs! Fascinating and the narrator's voice is hypnotizing! Absolute solid gold. THANK YOU!
Amazing work as always. Very educative and calming.
The deep sea is a fascinating place to take learning points from.
Please never give up your passion, Leo. You’ve got an absolute talent. Even if that passion becomes something else entirely, I’d be happy to listen to whatever you’ve got to say.
You know it is about to be absolutely awesome when this channel uploads!
Hey Leo! This video was very interesting, the brine pools are very strange but fascinating.The ocean holds so many wonders to see and find. You do amazing work. Thanks for sharing 😉
Best wishes…
You did one for the Brine pools!! I find them very interesting so its always a treat to learn and listen about them.
Please make a video you make on brinicles aka “frozen fingers of death”!! I’d love to learn more about them and your videos are very informative and relaxing
(If you don’t have one already, but I didn’t see one on your channel)
Thank you for putting these videos out more often!!! Been listening to your calming voice before bed and it’s lovely. Been learning so much about the ocean and all it’s wonders 🐋
"Highly toxic death traps for many creatures." Oh, so you've met my ex then?
the music you use is so nice! i’m used to annoying or weirdly intense music so i’m always surprised at what a difference some nice music makes.
The level of production is outstanding!. Love your documentaries
Thank you for posting your beautiful viddos, they always make me happy and calm and i love learning what you provide
I know this means nothing, but i had a horrible day today, so thank you for uploading and making my day a lot better:)💖
Terrifying, yet so serene and beautiful. Also, I love the tone, cadence and diction of your narration. Thanks so much.
Now I want TierZoo to remake his video on the Deep Sea meta using the knowledge of this channel. I know this channel has been amazing for helping me plan my next playthrough which will be in the deep sea.
I remember seeing brine pools for the first time on Blue Planet when it originally came out on Discovery. I'm still just as amazed and interested in them all these years later. They are so cool looking.
11:15 This was the most soothing and calm ad read ever, I watched the entire thing for it.
Yessss... the Hot Tub of Despair!! It's funny; I was just explaining brine pools to my son the other day. Another excellent video, my friend!
I was hoping you'd give us a brine pool video!! Your videos are the best congrats on 500k
The part of the animals becoming pickled as they try to breathe in the hyper saline solution and then falling down and their bodies being preserved indefinitely made me queasy 😖 I wasn’t ready that emotionally _at all_
So glad I found this channel!! I’m a big ole nerd and LOVE this stuff! So fascinating ❤️
Leo, once again, I have seriously enjoyed your video that has taught me much that I never before knew. It's sad to think that we know far more about space than we do our own oceans, but watching your videos with your soothing voice and clear speech has taken me on the ride of a lifetime---to a place we have yet to study "in depth."
As always, I look forward to each new video with great anticipation! Thanks again! Namaste! 🙏
The geology of brine pools must be amazing! Imagine a sedimentary layer that's nearly like halite, but with fossils embedded in them, deep below the brine pools
Thank you very much for these videos. A lot of us wil never be able to go these deep, your videos give us an educational insight to what happens deep in the ocean. 🌊
Especially loved your videos about the Mariana's trench and Whalefalls.
I love videos of things like this. I like the pace and your voice is very relaxing. Now I understand brine pools much better. Thank you for uploading!
Last week I was searching for Brine pools but haven’t found anything to informative. Thank you for producing this really awesome video.
Ever since i heard about brine pools I had a theory that bikini bottom is in the gulf of Mexico...the tropical setting plus the fact that goo lagoon should be equivalent to the brine pools and it never takes long to get there
Yep could be! Also, Sandy is from Texas which isn't too far off lol
Legendary narration. Outstanding vocal mastery, nuanced delivery, tone and rhythm transport listeners into the heart of the story with exceptional smoothness.
Your narration and editing is always delightful!!! Brine pools are soo cool!!
My absolute favorite thing about geology is that it’s almost directly responsible for most ecology. What defines each biome is the available niches; and what defines those niches is geology. Why is there a dessert to give room for cactuses? It was probably a mountain. It’s just so fun!!
@Ryan Streat It happens
I’m so happy to have found your channel! The videos are amazingly beautiful and informative. I subscribed!
Thank You, Leo And Blake, For Another, Fascinating Video Of The Sea!! I've Loved Watching These Videos, They Are So Soothing And Interesting
Love your videos man. Your narration style and voice itself are superb. I would take you for a professional documentarian just from the way you sound but also how well done your videos are. Put these on your resume or something lol
Nature shows how life can live even in the hardest conditions….
I love your videos not just because of the knowledge they give me but because your voice is so soothing I'm guessing your young but you sound so wise, beyond your years. And I've always wanted to be a marine biologist so this is great for me❤️❤️❤️
You have this strange way with words that always captures the mystique of the ocean so well
Again, loved the video. So relaxing to hear you speak about such interesting facts perfect for a cozy afternoon or before going to bed
Amazing as always ! I love your videos,so informative and relaxing, calming. Please keep up the great work!!
crazy underrated channel. I've learned so much from you!
Thank you so much Gabriel :D
I love watching these videos, as I get to learn new information about the various biomes, but in a slow and relaxed manner.
The narration is so calming ❤
Thanks!
How big are the mussels?
Also are bring pools the same as a cold seep, or are cold seeps something different?
I love you videos, thanks for making them!
Imagine if a whale carcass fell into a brine pool. Everything below the pool level would be preserved perfectly. And everything above would be picked clean by scavengers.
Iirc I read that brine pools are thought to be the source of some lagerstatten. The burgess shale is a possible example.
I have been waiting for a brine pool episode since I found you. Very neat.
Always a nice channel to watch to ease anxiety
The ocean is
mysterious
Awesome
Largely unexplored
Full of interesting wildlife
Beautiful
A vital ecosystem
And an amazing habitat
Too bad that so much habitat destruction and pollution exists there
if it is unexplored how do you know it is damaged
believe the science lmao
Yeah, we better just pack up off the planet, chief, because clearly we don't deserve to live here.
@@dr.floridaman4805 troll
@@K12machinima is this a troll comment
@@amazingaquaticsandexotics3030 No, it’s just the solution.
Honestly dude, great job. New age of indie documentaries is upon us (has been for a while but still)
i never have the words to explain my love for the ocean or biology in general. thank you
The sound is perfectly chosen. That was sooo soothing to watch and listen, thank you!
hi bridittebargeot have you become a flat earther yet?
i just found this channel and WOW! absolutely reviving my love and fear for the ocean. when i was younger i was OBSESSED with planet earth and blue planet. had a “whale phase” in 3rd grade.
these videos bring that wonder back. thank you.
Have you covered deep-sea mining before? Because incredible biodiversity hotspots like these brine pools are what we might risk losing as a result of this upcoming industry...
Working on one!!!! And it’s gonna be a big one, I’ve secured some interviews with players on all sides of the discussion, and have hired some animators to help with some visuals. It’s been in the works for 4 months but hopefully I’ll get it finished soon!
@@NaturalWorldFacts omg really I'm so hyped xD
"tiny amphipods dwell atop a mineral rich, biologically diverse, sea floor." That sentence was oddly satisfying to hear. This whole thing was pleasantly narrated.
The whiplash of the darkness of the toxicity of brine pools and how none who enter them return right before being told that their bodies become "pickled" is hilarious. Yes, it's the correct term due to the anaerobic fermentation, but it's such an inherently hilarious word that hearing it in this very serious documentary made me giggle. Love this, fascinating stuff!
Yes!!!! I have been hoping so much that "maybe one day he will make a video on the mind boggling obscure brine pools?" You did it!!
Excellent informative video with the most soothing voice ever. Thank you for imparting your knowledge in such style
This guy NEEDS to start am ASMR channel! Such a relaxing and calming voice!
Thank you for another great video! Lots of new information. I love your calm voice, and the high quality of your videos. Best wishes to you!
Thank you so much as always Stacy!! :) I always look forward to your comments, and I’m so so glad you enjoyed!!
Leo Richards' voice is like a soothing, hypnotic quill that pens a lesson into your mind before you even realize you've learnt a thing or two...
These videos are so wonderful to learn about and just watch,I LOVE IT
Extremely interesting. Who knew? Thank you for this well-produced content.
Your docs are the tops!
Bro your videos help me sleep so much and youve helped me overcome my fear of the deep sea somewhat
This was much more in-depth than I expected.
Thank you for putting the sponsorships at the end of the video, so much better.
I LOVE ALL YOUR VIDEOS! so calming, informative and interesting!
Aww thank you so much Nina
Great video, every so often TH-cam does it's self proud by suggesting some new content. This is very much one of those moment. Great content.
P.S. I find it amazing how the the creature are literally encased in a salt crust (or Barium Sulphate) to the level of the brine pool. Very haunting.
Thank you so much! I’m really glad you found me and my little corner of deep-sea fascination. 😁 Welcome to the channel. As a mini introduction in case you stick around, I’m Leo, I’m a uni student doing marine biology, and I’ve been making these films solo as a hobby since age 9 and (hopefully soon) a career, along with real world deep sea research if I get the grades! Basically, I’m a bit obsessed with wildlife and the ocean. Here’s a playlist of all the deep sea films as a starting point if you’re looking for more - th-cam.com/play/PLKzq2xKdfIot0rJTxkzPG7srMQm0sSeIG.html
You, sir, have a _dangerously_ relaxing voice.
It's weird to think the bottom of the ocean is so calm and still that there can be lakes at the bottom of the ocean.
He talks about organism going into toxic shock from this death trap and anything that can't get out literally being PICKLED and I still just go. Ah what a wonderful bedtime story. The wonders of the ocean never cease to amaze.
But genuinely this is so lovely to learn about, life making use of the most extreme of situations.
Yo new to your channel and I love these mini documentaries that I haven't seen since nat geo and history have stopped these mostly
As usual, spectacular footage and a great doc, much appreciated. Question: are there no halophiles in the brine? Is it the anoxic conditions make it impossible for anything to live directly in the brine?
Hold on... Was this what was supposed to be the Goo Lagoon in Spongebob? I always thought it was ridiculous as a kid that the fish would need to hold their breath to go swimming when they were already under water, but... This makes so much more sense!
Very interesting. The lost rivers of Subnautica contain what I imagine to be similar saline-imbued waters, allowing the denser saline water to appear as its own body of water separate from the water around it.
I love 💗 these videos. So informative and your narration is a pleasure to listen to.
Are you okay? Your voice sounds like you have a cold or allergies possibly...you still have the most soothing voice on TH-cam, and your content is fascinating. I would love another deep dive video about my favorite mollusk, the octopus. Thank you for sharing your knowledge with the world.
Thank you for doing what you do ❤️
Ooh been waiting for one on this phenomena
That was so otherworldly. Thank you for this.
You have such a soothing voice please start doing the voiceover for every nature documentary
The lack of subnautica comments here is crazy, anyways. Seeing a real life footage of the brine pools are amazing, and I wouldn't have thought that the perimeters would support life.
Yes! I called it! I totally! Called! It!
I knew a brine pool video would be next!
Man, your videos are just so awesome and relaxing to watch, I hope you stay inspired!
8:09 little crap between the Mussels:
🦀
“Go on’ get!! Youu Xenomorph.”