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Chasing Coral

That's why I came here when I was 18to this island and started to study the reef

That's why I came here when I was 18
to this island and started to study the reef

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That's why I came here when I was 18 to this island
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and started to study the reef.
Duration
6 seconds
Views
21
Timestamp in Movie
00:50:47
Uploaded
Oct 30, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
Sustainable Films,Exposure Labs,Argent Pictures,Code Blue Foundation,EarthSense Foundation,Kendeda Fund, The

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Movie Summary

Coral reefs around the world are vanishing at an unprecedented rate. A team of divers, photographers and scientists set out on a thrilling ocean adventure to discover why and to reveal the underwater mystery to the world.
It wasn't because I thought it was gonna disappear - Chasing Coral 00:08
It wasn't because I thought it was gonna disappear
It's unfortunate that I can't look at this thing - Chasing Coral 00:08
It's unfortunate that I can't look at this thing
This wonderful thing, this thing that's been around for a very long time... - Chasing Coral 00:05
This wonderful thing, this thing that's been around for...
[Rago] Storms and the weather is really the controlling factor right now. - Chasing Coral 00:05
[Rago] Storms and the weather is really the controlling fac...
The wind and the storms continue rolling through, - Chasing Coral 00:10
The wind and the storms continue rolling through,
[thunder rumbling] - Chasing Coral 00:13
[thunder rumbling]
And when Hurricane Winston happened, all of that changed. - Chasing Coral 00:06
And when Hurricane Winston happened, all of that changed.
It caused a lot of cold water and a lot of rain - Chasing Coral 00:07
It caused a lot of cold water and a lot of rain
Part of me is happy that the corals aren't gonna bleach here. - Chasing Coral 00:05
Part of me is happy that the corals aren't gonna bleach...
Actually makes me ecstatic - Chasing Coral 00:06
Actually makes me ecstatic
But at the same time, we've tried so hard to capture this. - Chasing Coral 00:05
But at the same time, we've tried so hard to capture th...
We essentially had to make a difficult decision - Chasing Coral 00:15
We essentially had to make a difficult decision
It's all of this to the north of New Caledonia - Chasing Coral 00:08
It's all of this to the north of New Caledonia
It's just... nothing short of catastrophic for the coral. - Chasing Coral 00:06
It's just... nothing short of catastrophic for the cora...
We should just pick up and move over, and reset up at those new locations. - Chasing Coral 00:06
We should just pick up and move over, and reset up at those ...
It'll take weeks to move those systems, and we'll have missed the bleaching. - Chasing Coral 00:07
It'll take weeks to move those systems, and we'll ...
[Ackerman] I went to turn my computer off, and there was this message from Jeff, - Chasing Coral 00:13
[Ackerman] I went to turn my computer off, and there was th...
And do manual underwater time-lapses every single day. - Chasing Coral 00:08
And do manual underwater time-lapses every single day.
I think we, as a team, realized that there was no going back. - Chasing Coral 00:05
I think we, as a team, realized that there was no going back...
[Rago] We headed up to Lizard Island, - Chasing Coral 00:06
[Rago] We headed up to Lizard Island,