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Chasing Coral

We spent the last four monthsin Australia and we documentedthe ongoing bleaching event

We spent the last four months
in Australia and we documented
the ongoing bleaching event

Full Transcript

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We spent the last four months in Australia
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and we documented the ongoing bleaching event.
Duration
7 seconds
Views
16
Timestamp in Movie
01:13:18
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.
And so, I wanted to just show you what our team was able to document. - Chasing Coral 00:05
And so, I wanted to just show you what our team was able to ...
[Rago] In just two months, - Chasing Coral 00:07
[Rago] In just two months,
Fields and fields of soft coral - Chasing Coral 00:07
Fields and fields of soft coral
[Vevers] This has been a mortality event on a massive scale. - Chasing Coral 00:05
[Vevers] This has been a mortality event on a massive scale...
29% of the corals on the Great Barrier Reef alone have died. - Chasing Coral 00:06
29% of the corals on the Great Barrier Reef alone have died.
To lose 29% of the coral animals in a single year, - Chasing Coral 00:11
To lose 29% of the coral animals in a single year,
I think the most shocking part was how widespread it was. - Chasing Coral 00:05
I think the most shocking part was how widespread it was.
'Cause it affected almost all the reefs - Chasing Coral 00:08
'Cause it affected almost all the reefs
It's the equivalent of losing most of the trees - Chasing Coral 00:07
It's the equivalent of losing most of the trees
This is a global massive event. - Chasing Coral 00:05
This is a global massive event.
There are a large number of places that are experiencing bleaching right now. - Chasing Coral 00:06
There are a large number of places that are experiencing ble...
We're looking for people who have access to a local reef - Chasing Coral 00:08
We're looking for people who have access to a local ree...
If you are a diver, please, join our effort and get in touch... - Chasing Coral 00:05
If you are a diver, please, join our effort and get in touch...
At this point, we are on the bleaching threshold - Chasing Coral 00:08
At this point, we are on the bleaching threshold
Behind me, you can see we have the Akumal reefs. - Chasing Coral 00:05
Behind me, you can see we have the Akumal reefs.
Basically, we've seen... that one is almost completely bleached. - Chasing Coral 00:07
Basically, we've seen... that one is almost completely ...
Water temperature has been rising, and the coral has been bleaching. - Chasing Coral 00:08
Water temperature has been rising, and the coral has been bl...
[Rago] You're talking about the Caribbean, two years in a row, - Chasing Coral 00:06
[Rago] You're talking about the Caribbean, two years i...
25 to 50% of the coral is already long-since dead. - Chasing Coral 00:06
25 to 50% of the coral is already long-since dead.
We know the waters here started warming up in May, 2015, - Chasing Coral 00:08
We know the waters here started warming up in May, 2015,