July 24, 2014 — When you think of the Great Barrier Reef, you probably think of vibrant corals, glowing clams, and free-swimming sea turtles. But in this slow-motion video, one free diver catches the elegant beauty of spangled emperor—a fish you may have overlooked.
While freediving through the Great Barrier Reef, diver Matthew Nitschke decided to capture his experience swimming freely among a large school of spangled emperor. Using a GoPro, Nitschke filmed the fish as they swam above corals and around fellow marine creatures. Nitschke later slowed down the footage to 45 percent of real speed, giving a unique look at spangled emperors.
Read the full story and watch the video at Oceana's blog, The Beacon