A Sea of Hope | Protecting the Bight
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- Опубликовано: 15 сен 2024
- The Great Australian Bight is a stunning marine sanctuary, where over a thousand kilometers of dramatic cliffs stand as a natural fortress, safeguarding the ocean's vibrant life. Among the most cherished visitors to these shores are the Southern right whales, a gentle giant whose presence is both awe-inspiring and ecologically vital.
You might not be familiar with this endangered species, but the Southern right whales are crucial to the health of our planet. These majestic cetaceans play a key role in carbon sequestration, oxygen production, and maintaining oceanic biodiversity. Their existence directly impacts not just the marine ecosystem, but also the air we breathe and the climate we experience.
However, the survival of the Southern right whales is increasingly jeopardized by human activities. One of the most destructive threats they face is seismic blasting-a technique used to explore the ocean floor for oil and gas. This method involves powerful bursts of compressed air that ripple through the seabed, disrupting natural behaviors for whales. Repeated and accumulated exposure to acoustic energy over an extended period of time could cause severe damage among whales and other marine species.
"To build a bridge of compassion and understanding for an animal like a Southern right whale that very few people even know about. You have to do a little more than just talk about it. You really have to create an emotional bridge, and we do that through film and photography," shares our co-founder Cristina Mittermeier.
In our latest episode, our co-founders embark on a multi-year expedition along Australia’s remarkable coastline to capture the beauty and resilience of the Southern right whales as they nurture their young in these protected waters. Accompanied by award-winning wildlife photographer Scott Portelli, Cristina and Paul aim to raise global awareness about the critical importance of these ocean leviathans and deepen our understanding of their underwater world.
Discover the extraordinary journey of the Southern right whales in our latest episode!
To learn more about the vital role whales play in our ocean, visit the following link:
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Thank you to our Executive Producers:
MAC3 Impact Philanthropies
Ocean Born Foundation (@oceanbornfoundation9775)
Andy Mann
Cristina Mittermeier
@PaulNicklenPhotography
A special thanks to:
@ScottPortelli
@sonycine, Emmanuel Lubezki and their film crew for the production and footage usage from “The Knowing”.
Director
Paul Nicklen
Producer
Scott Portelli
Field Producer
Rosie Leaney
Underwater Photography
Cristina Mittermeier
Paul Nicklen
Scott Portelli
Andre Rerekura
Marcelo Johan Ogata (@bugDreamer)
Camera Operations/AC/DIT/Dive Safety
Marcelo Johan Ogata
Head of Production
Tyler Dunning
Editor, Color, Sound
Bryan Kowalsky
Editor
Jason Smith
Digital Asset Manager
Dee Wasielewska
Assistant Editor
Mark Matarese
Visual Effects
Harry Lee
Additional Footage
Andre Rerekura
Jaimen Hudson (@jaimen)
Jason Smith
OpenPlanet.org
Pond5
The SeaLegacy team recognizes and acknowledges the Goreng, Menang, and Wudjari people as the traditional owners of the Fitzgerald River National Park.
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Another poignant story - thank you for doing what you are doing!
Great work guys!
Thank you
Thank you for your heartfelt support and love for these precious beings. I live on the Central Coast NSW, we’re surrounded by magnificent beaches and waterways here, so I understand totally how important this project is. To see these evolved beings using ancient‘whale highways’ is something so deeply moving that I for one would be utterly heartbroken if we were to lose them, in such an ugly way too.💜🐋💜
Phenomenal footage and amazing work team!
The entire video brings me to tears from deep empathy for the problems faced by these whales, the love for these animals expressed and by the majestic depth of the inherent value of these sentient animals so taken for granted by (greedy) individuals, companies .... We must keep up communications in total support of these whales. They belong to the ocean, their homes, for their offspring. Humans can be replaced - not so the whales. Thank you with pride for producing this video - and for the love they share for the blight whales ❤.
SeaLegacy is AMAZING! I love what you are accomplishing and pray not only for these gentle giants but all sea life and land animals 🐋❣
Who can we contact to tell them how strongly we feel in support of all we've been told in this informative, emotionally stirring, stunning video. You have allowed us to see, hear the importance, significance, powerfully communicated reasons to never give up our maybe difficult successful appeal to eliminate noises for right whales. I can personally attest to the physical and emotional reactions I now have to loud noises. Thanks!
Just breathtaking.. I was lucky I could meet them for the first time in Puerto Madryn, Argentina last year and I was blown away by their beauty. Amazing animals, impossible not to fall in love with them.
Keep up the good work❤
Incredible work! I aspire to tell stories at this level one day!
Yes! Please government declare the area WHALE SANCTUARY ♥️
So much gratitude for this important work. Thank you! How can we support this cause with the Australian government's policy makers?
Magnificent animals!! the only negative point which I don't like about Japan, Thanks Sea Legacy for your efforts.
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All this footage is absolutely insane! Only you guys could achieve it 🤩 It’s so crazy how so many people are involved in the destruction of our oceans… 😔 Your work is so unbelievably important, thank you! 🐋❤️🩹
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