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This video shows Lucy Blue and Philippe Cousteau setting up a film experiment using a revolutionary camera that captures continuous all-round video images. Once the camera was placed on the sea bed, it was operated remotely from the boat in an attempt to capture the behaviour of lionfish on film, undisturbed by divers. The lionfish is an invasive predator which is devastating local fish populations. It was anticipated that the filming would shed light on their highly successful hunting technique. In the event, the lionfish decided not to perform in front of cameras and proved elusive - hence no lionfish on the film. The team were, however, rewarded on other film shoots with sharks and seals (see clips on the right).