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Gully Deep Dive

What makes the Gully so special? Dive into the Gully MPA, a protected deep-sea canyon and Canadian conservation success. As you descend, see how light, pressure, and temperature shape life, and how species are connected through ocean food webs.

15 min interactive

1 h 0 min activity

Grade 9+

Subjects

Key Concepts

Submarine view at the ocean surface: a northern bottlenose whale swims past the circular window, with interface panels showing depth (0 m) and water conditions.

Submarine view at 1000 m depth: coral-covered canyon wall in darkness, illuminated by sub lights, with interface showing deep-sea conditions.

Submarine view at 1200 m depth: jellyfish and anglerfish glowing in the dark water column, with interface explaining bioluminescence.

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Explore interconnections: Students investigate how deep-sea ecosystems are connected by exploring species, food webs, and depth zones in the Gully Marine Protected Area. They map relationships between organisms and examine how energy moves through the system. Finally, they discuss how diel vertical migration links surface and deep ocean environments.

Activity (Powerpoint) Open Activity (Google Slides) Open

Gully Deep Dive (Transcript) Open transcript The Gully Marine Protected Area (MPA) [Fisheries and Oceans Canada resource page] Learn more about The Gully MPA Learn more about the Marine Protected Areas (MPA) established under Canada's Oceans Act Learn more Get involved in Marine Protection [DFO resource page] Get involved

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Credits

Interactive design and development

Molly Wells

Primary supervisor

Jodie Jenkinson

Primary content advisor

Armand McFarland

Secondary supervisor

David Mazierski

Content advisor & education design

Emily Sheepy

Programming support

Michael Corrin

3D modelling support

Nicholas Woolridge

3D animation support

Marc Dryer

Interactive design support

Alexander Young

Preproduction support

Derek Ng

Background music

Keefer Wells & Riley Braidwood

Education consultation

Kerri McPherson

Accessibility design & education development

Ashton Goebel

Accessibility design

Nichole Zhou

Education development

Shubhreet Johal

Introduction video narration

Beth Green

NBW surface click SFX and consultation

Hilary Moors-Murphy

NBW rasp and buzz SFX

Caroline Haas

Original Gully Deep Dive Concept

Christine Stortini, Trevor Kenchington, Ellen Kenchington, Hilary Moors-Murphy, Camille Mancion, Catalina Gomez, Tana Worcester

Deep Ocean Dive concept and storyboards

Emily Sheepy, Lucija Prelovec, Scott Simpson, Janet Stalker, Devon Parsons

Fisheries and Oceans Canada: Maritimes Biology Team

Armand McFarland, Christine Stortini, Hilary Moors-Murphy, Harri Pettitt-Wade, Javier Murillo Perez, Tana Worcester, Catalina Gomez, Tanya Pelrine, Catalina Gomez, Tanya Pelrine, Paul McNab, Camille Mancion, Ruth Jasmine Riley, Derek Fenton, Zeilang Wang, David Brickman