Untrashing Groote Eylandt | A Sea Shepherd Australia Short Documentary

8 excited crew from our Sea Shepherd Australia Marine Debris Campaign recently returned to Groote Eylandt for the third time to work alongside the Anindilyakwa Land and Sea Rangers.

Groote Eylandt, the largest island in the Gulf of Carpentaria and the fourth largest in Australia, is located around 630 kilometers east of Darwin.

The Anindilyakwa people have been caring for Groote Eylandt for over 8,000 years, speaking the unique Amamalya Ayakwa language, one of the strongest Indigenous languages in Australia.

Our dedicated crew worked in this culturally rich environment alongside the local Rangers to remove over 3 tonnes of pollution from 10 kilometers (about the height of Mount Everest) of coastline.

This campaign was funded as part of the Ghost Nets Innovative Solutions Grant from the Australia Government.

We’re grateful to the Traditional Custodians for granting us access to their cultural lands. We look forward to returning next year to continue protecting these precious environments!

Read more about this expedition here – www.seashepherd.org.au/latest-news/defending-precious-marine-habitats-anindilyakwa/

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