Indigenous rangers help protect Great Barrier Reef from climate change

(25 Dec 2022) AUSTRALIA INDIGENOUS RANGERS

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Moore Reef, Gunggandji Sea Country, Queensland, Australia – 14 November 2022
1. Wide underwater shot of Tarquin Singleton, cultural officer of the Reef Cooperative, exploring segment of the Great Barrier Reef
2. Tracking shot of fish swimming around coral  
3. Mid of sea turtle
4. Setup shot of Tarquin Singleton, cultural officer of the Reef Cooperative
5. SOUNDBITE (English) Tarquin Singleton, cultural officer of the Reef Cooperative:
“The major bleaching happens… it’s a natural event but having it back-to-back was the wake-up call that was scaring everyone.”
6. Various of Singleton putting on scuba gear
7. Various of Singleton walking through “moon pool” to dive
8. Various of Singleton diving through reef
9. Close of clown fish
10. Close of soft coral
11. Close of Singleton’s face
12. SOUNDBITE (English) Tarquin Singleton, cultural officer of the Reef Cooperative:
“We are on the Reef Magic pontoon on Moore Reef on Gunggandji Sea Country, and it’s good to get them involved. The most important thing is that we got consent to do these works, and even more importantly that traditional owner involvement at all levels of management in this project.”
13. Aerial shot of Moore Reef corals ++MUTE++
14. Aerial shot of Remoora Pontoon floating above Moore Reef ++MUTE++
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Moore Reef, Gunggandji Sea Country, Queensland, Australia – 15 November 2022
15. Various of Ashlyn Skeen, ranger from the Yirrgandji community, taking a small boat out to triangle-shaped coral spawning nursery above Moore Reef with members of the Reef Cooperative
16. Various of Skeen taking coral spawn samples and placing healthy spawn in fresh nursery
17. SOUNDBITE (English) Ashlyn Skeen, Yirrgandji Ranger:
“So, as a ranger, we do heaps of reef restoration work, we do sea management, land management, bird surveys, anything, you really just name it, we do a lot.”
18. Mid of Skeen’s ranger badge
19. SOUNDBITE (English) Ashlyn Skeen, Yirrgandji Ranger:
“I believe that the reef is extremely important to us and my people. It’s been such a major food source for generations and generations, and I believe that’s why I am here today as a ranger, to help look after the reef and restore it for the kids after me, and their kids and their kids. I think it’s definitely our generation who needs to stand up and do something at this time. The reef is definitely not getting any better, but this is what we’re here for, and as a ranger, I feel like I do my part, so yeah, I am very happy where I can help.”
20. Aerial shot of Remoora Pontoon and Moore Reef ++MUTE++
21. SOUNDBITE (English) Alfred Gray, Gunggandji Ranger:
“This is where we used to live. We lived out here, we hunted and roamed and gathered. This was and is still our front yard.”
22. Close of Gray’s ranger badge
23. SOUNDBITE (English) Alfred Gray, Gunggandji Ranger:
“Well, the Gunggandji rangers and the TUMRA coordinator, well the first thing we can bring along to the table is over 200,000 years’ worth of knowledge, experience and sustainability, to help our future generations and not only ourselves, it also gives knowledge sharing to GBRMPA, GBR Biology, Reef Magic, and I guess we’re also giving and sharing a gift to the planet.”
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Moore Reef, Gunggandji Sea Country, Queensland, Australia – 14 November 2022
24. Tracking shot of Singleton diving through coral canyon
25. Mid of fish swarming coral
26. Mid of soft coral
27. Mid of soft coral
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