Sea Life Stars in Video by Miami Business
2022-05-12
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1Just below large cruise ships near the port of Miami, an underwater camera captures video from another world.
2That camera is showing marine life in an unusual way.
3The camera is in Miami's Government Cut waterway for shipping, and it belongs to Coral Morphologic.
4It is a business led by a scientist and a musician.
5They mix science, art and business to bring undersea life into popular culture.
6Their company produces beautiful images that show underwater creatures on social media.
7It also makes videos of coral set to music. And it sells clothing for the beach with ocean designs.
8Colin Foord and his business partner J.D. McKay recently discussed their business with the Associated Press.
9"We aren't all art. We aren't all science. We aren't all tech. We are an alchemy," Foord said.
10Alchemy is a term that means a process that changes or transforms something into something else even more valuable.
11One of their most popular projects is the Coral City Camera.
12It recently passed 2 million views and usually has about 100 viewers online at any given time each day.
13Foord said, "We're going to actually be able to document one year of coral growth."
14He said that has never been done in a live environment on a coral reef.
15Foord added that is "only possible because we have this technological connection right here at the port of Miami that allows us to have power and internet."
16The livestream has already revealed that staghorn and other corals can do well in an undersea environment close to a large city.
17Foord and McKay's video has shown fluorescence in some of the coral.
18That is an unexpected behavior for such corals, Foord said.
19Foord added that the video has shown 177 species of fish, and other sea life including dolphins and manatees.
20McKay, meanwhile, described how he mixes video and music in another project.
21He uses an aquarium - a very large container for sea creatures.
22McKay explained, "We essentially create a set with one of these aquariums, and then obviously there's actors - coral or shrimp or whatever - and then we film it...I soundtrack it with some ambient-like sounds, something very oceanic."
23Ambient music is quiet and relaxing with sounds that repeat many times.
24Foord described the importance of their work to the environment.
25"The port is a priceless place for coral research," he said.
26Beyond the science, there are the clothes. Coral Morphologic sells swimwear that takes designs from flower anemones and brain coral.
27The company says it uses materials that are good for the environment such as a kind of nylon taken from old fishing nets.
28"We see the power of tech connecting people with nature. We are lucky as artists, and corals are benefitting," Foord said.
29I'm John Russell.
1Just below large cruise ships near the port of Miami, an underwater camera captures video from another world. That camera is showing marine life in an unusual way. 2The camera is in Miami's Government Cut waterway for shipping, and it belongs to Coral Morphologic. It is a business led by a scientist and a musician. They mix science, art and business to bring undersea life into popular culture. 3Their company produces beautiful images that show underwater creatures on social media. It also makes videos of coral set to music. And it sells clothing for the beach with ocean designs. 4Colin Foord and his business partner J.D. McKay recently discussed their business with the Associated Press. 5"We aren't all art. We aren't all science. We aren't all tech. We are an alchemy," Foord said. 6Alchemy is a term that means a process that changes or transforms something into something else even more valuable. 7One of their most popular projects is the Coral City Camera. It recently passed 2 million views and usually has about 100 viewers online at any given time each day. 8Foord said, "We're going to actually be able to document one year of coral growth." He said that has never been done in a live environment on a coral reef. Foord added that is "only possible because we have this technological connection right here at the port of Miami that allows us to have power and internet." 9The livestream has already revealed that staghorn and other corals can do well in an undersea environment close to a large city. 10Foord and McKay's video has shown fluorescence in some of the coral. That is an unexpected behavior for such corals, Foord said. 11Foord added that the video has shown 177 species of fish, and other sea life including dolphins and manatees. 12McKay, meanwhile, described how he mixes video and music in another project. He uses an aquarium - a very large container for sea creatures. 13McKay explained, "We essentially create a set with one of these aquariums, and then obviously there's actors - coral or shrimp or whatever - and then we film it...I soundtrack it with some ambient-like sounds, something very oceanic." 14Ambient music is quiet and relaxing with sounds that repeat many times. 15Foord described the importance of their work to the environment. 16"The port is a priceless place for coral research," he said. 17Beyond the science, there are the clothes. Coral Morphologic sells swimwear that takes designs from flower anemones and brain coral. The company says it uses materials that are good for the environment such as a kind of nylon taken from old fishing nets. 18"We see the power of tech connecting people with nature. We are lucky as artists, and corals are benefitting," Foord said. 19I'm John Russell. 20Curt Anderson and Cody Jackson reported on this story for the Associated Press. John Russell adapted it for Learning English. 21______________________________________________ 22Words in This Story 23cruise ship -n. a very large ship used for pleasure or vacation trips 24marine -adj. related to the sea or the ocean 25coral - n. a hard material formed on the bottom of the sea by the skeletons of small creatures 26reef - n. a long line of rocks or coral or a high area of sand near the surface of the water in the ocean 27fluorescence - n. the act of producing a very bright light 28species - n. biology : a group of animals or plants that are similar and can produce young animals or plants 29anemone - n. a small, brightly colored sea animal that looks like a flower and sticks to rocks or coral 30benefit -v. to receive a good result from an action or situation