How Scientists Are Restoring The Great Barrier Reef | Travel + Leisure
Despite mass coral bleaching events in the summers of 2016 and 2017 that badly damaged parts of the reef, much of the marine park - roughly the size of Japan - continues to thrive. A visit to the largest living structure on Earth remains an experience of a lifetime.
Over the past couple of years, coral has regenerated and local scientists have developed innovative ways to foster coral growth both in and out of the water.
Johnny Gaskell and his team have been propagating coral in nurseries built within the marine park, and also in custom-built tanks where the corals spend four to five months growing before being planted back into damaged reef sites.
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I like this cause it shows that there’s still hope for this wonderful place
#YeahYeah🐦 🌎 #SAVEcoralreefs Dude i was just in ur Instagram from Laura Wells Instagram..this is terrible..ive been Sounding the horn since 2013 on bleached Coral Reefs..its gonna take PROPER FUNDING to reverse Warming..if I ever get my Settlement, ill show the #COP26 #EU #usa🇺🇸 #OPEC #australia #UK #russia🇷🇺 #india #china🇨🇳 how by building CORAL RESISTANT REEFS and using Salination for Liquid Hydrogen to substitute for gasoline #NoMoreGas this will immediately create a #zerocarbon emission and allow reefs and #OCEANS to regenerate🌈Thanks Johnny Gaskell for getting in there and showing the evidence..Great #1millionwomen #EarthGirls❤️🌎 like Laura Wells and Greta Thunberg are WOW🌈 #YeahYeah #SaveLives #SaveEarth #earthday🌎 #Earth #GlobalWarming #FIXIT #fridaysforfuture #LiquidHYDROGEN #SAVEgreatBarrierREEF #GretaThunberg #LauraWells #WORLDWIDE
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@The Man From Snowy River. actually, a lot is wrong with the reef that we need to fix
What if they collected coral eggs during the mass spawning events and then helped those eggs develop, grow a bit and then "plant" them?
Agree👍 I'm happy now
Thank God there are people like you in this world to help save the coral sea, thank you so very much for all you do! Mike, Glendale, Arizona
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your ignorance is showing
@@surfinmuso37 how?
@@jojosiwasbizzareadventure4743 too little too late. Save it? Not a chance... try looking at the big picture...it is bleak, but it is the REALITY
@@surfinmuso37 geez ok
you named the coral Steve? What a nice name.
That checks out
Steve irwin will be proud
Steve, from the coral reef.
Sbeve
Steve from Minecraft
See this is what my engineering mind likes to see. The news loves to say “look, the reef is dying and we need to do something!!” Then I’m left there asking how will it be done and how will it be funded? This guy answers that and shows it is working. This is something I could get behind.
This fella is putting a happy face on a very dire situation...
Some like the problems to be as bad as possible, so they have a pretext to raise money to fix the problem. Then there are people with actual solutions to actual problems.
And there's been really high UV from the sun recent years, bleaching street-signs as well as reefs. It's not all about temperature or CO2.
How could I get a job doing this
Go to university, there's a lot of sacrifice and study that goes on behind the media potrayal.
@@franceslock1662 I wish I could, I already got my degree in communication
@@TheRealPAX maybe later in your career you can go back to part time external study. People with the best jobs often have more than one degree.
Surely you don't need a degree to grow back some coral. Teach these techniques to younger generations to increase the repair effort. We going to need it!
@@Khoisan-X Yes, you absolutely do...the great barrier reef isn't a hobbyist reef aquarium in someone's basement.
I’m from America and have never been out of the country but I cry when I learn what has happened to the reefs and I hope that one day I can visit and help restore the reef as well
You can start by learning how to keep a reef tank at home. It will show you the awesomeness of these corals
Freshwater tanks are better...
The GBR is strongly healthy, little tiny bits are sick, but not much of it. The GBR is 340,000 sq. km, almost every little bit is healthy.
@@gortnewton4765 got to have a problem to have the $100,000 RIB to race around playing grabass all day planting rocks
@@leeclifton9383 Can you translate for me - what does that mean? Just gibberish.
This would be a fun job
It’s a surprisingly depressing career path. I’m a scientist in the South Pacific, and it’s hard to watch stuff like this because all of our data points to detriment. It is easy to get into a pessimistic mind set as a marine ecologist, but people like this guy that can portray positivity are vital
@@colinanthony562 im sorry to hear that!
@@colinanthony562 As a counter point, consider the chemist to tries to discover a new drug to cure something like cancer. After studying for years, getting a Ph.D. and a post-doc, less than 10% of working medicinal chemists will actually ever discover one drug in his entire career. That means that over 90% will have worked all their lives and have not met their goal once.
@Jyotiraditya Behera well its like working on a patient, if someone keeps harvesting their organs while you're checking their blood. Then when you move to the biopsy, someone gives them cyanide laced coffee. Then when they develop a fever, they're thrown into a sauna. Meanwhile you're paycheck has been cut due to government cut backs, and the electric bill is due on Wednesday. Our fisheries are being depleted at an overwhelming rate, pollution runs rampant on coastal environments, and rising sea temperatures is slowly killing sedentary corals which form the literal foundation of most marine ecosystems. As a marine bio student, many of my professors were completely jaded by the seemingly inevitability of ecosystem collapse and other die off events caused by human impact. Unless an ecosystem actively makes money via tourism, many local governments do little for conservation beyond some fishery research, and that is just to allow us to keep pulling fish from the ocean.
@@colinanthony562 Well, I wish I could participate in the protection of the GBR or rather the whole biological wonders of the world. I'd even say that I would quit my job and life in my current country even if I would just work under scientists in order to carry their heavy stuff in order to atleast help them to protect these fragile ecosystems. @Colin Anthorny if there would be a possebility, let me know.
him: puts in first coral also him: pure happiness me:wowowowowow now I'm happy that a humans doing something good!
Restoring coral reefs hopefully will be super easy barely an inconvenience
humans can be so cute and full of love towards our earth and all the living reatures, thank you
When he says, "It double in size already." Me, watching: WHAT!? REALLY?!
I doubt it, just saying it for more funding
@@scuba130 lmao he was clearly joking. He had put it in a whopping ~5 minutes earlier.
He was joking
Whoosh
@@scuba130 Aussie humor. 😆
We need more of this - the doom and gloom environmental content is necessary, but these uplifting, solution-focused content are equally, maybe even more important. Like, who can feel excited and driven to do something if there’s no hope? So thanks 😌💙
I love his energy, commitment and sheer excitement. With people like this actually doing something for our planet the future doesn't look so gloomy.
It is so refreshing to know that there are Angels like you who would not simply give up .Good luck
Wow, great stuff, we're doing the same thing in the Bahamas our company's called 'Coral Vita', we're the first commercial coral farm in the world and have a very similar system to what you've got. I think it'd be great to collaborate! we've got equally lots to learn and an extra bit of help from both of us would be great i'd say!
Hello, I have a few questions for you. What are the chances you can genetically modify the hardiness of the algae that lives inside the corals?
@@aa-to6ws The zooxanthellae correct? it is definitely in our interests to do just that as bleaching events occur when the zooxanthellae are agitated, not the coral, so the treat bleaching on the whole you need to keep the zooxanthellae happy. Although, it is quite difficult to do which is the issue, as of yet we haven't come to that point yet where we're able to do this.
Can you grow a full ref with just a few corals how they reproduce
How would one get employment from you to make the world a better place?
I'm sorry if this a bit rude but is this what the 'fish girl meme' mention about Bahamas project??
I've been there 15 years ago and I've fallen in love with the beauty of the Great Barrier Reef and I've never seen it replace the beauty of the Great Barrier Reef. I hope the beautiful place is well preserved.
Absolute legend mate :) You're leading a legacy of massive importance, dedication, and skill and we're so lucky to have you here mate. Our support and strength are with you 100%.
The GBR is strongly healthy, little tiny bits are sick, but not much of it. The GBR is 340,000 sq. km, almost every little bit is healthy.
you're a Hero. Thank you! all Marine Biologist are heroes.
Hi! Would you mind if I used clips of this in a video I am making? I work with students with physical disabilities and am interested in using this in a lesson about the Great Barrier Reef. I am happy to contact you directly if you prefer. Thanks so much!
I'm from the Caribbean and I am so proud of what you guys are doing. We are all connected via the seas. Let's all do what we can to protect our planet.
Thank you!
Im kind of worried about this "Carl" guy he keeps on talking about. Hope he's alright.
Haha
That joy in his eyes when he was showing first coral.... People like him gave me hope. Not everyone is a jerk.
I was in Cairns in 2016. We were able to experience some scuba diving for a few days and I was shocked at what we saw! This makes me so happy knowing that something is being done. Thank you!!!
Long live Steve... God Speed man keep your great work going, its folks like you that make a difference.
He looks so happy when Steve the coral is placed in the raceway. Ahh thank you for the work that you do!
Thanks for watching!
I am very enthusiastic about marine biodiversity conservation. But due to lack of scope in my country and my inability to move abroad made me change my field. Hope someday I will be able to contribute in some way or the other. Keep up the good work!
Is exactly what we do in our home Aquariums. Over the years we have developed very hardy species that can actually help recover coral reefs.
My sister and her husband have quit diving the Caribbean reefs b/c of the damage. I'm going to send this video to her to show that SOMEBODY has found an answer for rebuilding the reefs. Thank you so much for you and your team's great efforts in this serious work restoring your reefs and points the way for others to follow.
the reef's looking a lot better now
Hearing it’s not actually dead like the media left it is so reassuring and hearing people so passionate about keeping it restored makes me cry 😭🥲
OH! HOW FANTASTIC! WELL DONE GOOD AND FAITHFUL!
My Oceanography students loved your video and appreciate the incredible tedious and difficult labor involved!
I’m glad people still exist in this world that know we can make the world a wonderful place again if we actually help. Unlike the people that think we are in the last days and the world is coming to an end negative thoughts bring negative things positive thoughts bring positive things. people do not realize how powerful our thoughts can be to our world. Instead of sitting down and complaining about the problems we need to take action on taking care of the problems. Thank you for helping the world to return to the garden of Eden.
Great vid! I’m Aussie to
Thanks for watching! Australia is amazing ;)
Thank you, I hope my children can one day come see this.
I adore being a marine biologist. So rewarding taking care of our world first hand. Not only that but the animals also 🥰🥰🥰
For the first time in so long i have hope for TGBR, I grew up on the water, and have often found myself close to tears watching documentaries about the state of not only that reef, but reefs around the world.
Thank you for all those scientists and government who still care for this ecosystem. I hope one day, there will be a "disneyland" for those poor fish and other creatures in the sea.
I send you all the love and support I can ... such a wonderful job what you people do
Brilliant I have sat hopelessly by watching the Great barrier reef die. I had no idea what could be done about it. This is a great start to returning the Great barrier reef.
Coral farmer sounds like the best job ever
wowww..... im impressed!!! My place somewhere here in Northern Philippines needs reef restoration......
All countries that have Ministry of Marine Life should develop and run similar projects like this 👍🏼
A government big enough to give you everything you want is big enough to take everything you have.
the excitement in his face..... we could use some of this to develop more humans like him :) :)
God bless you sir. I hope and pray that this rescue act comes to fruition.
I had the biggest smile watching this- what an awesome human! Bloody hope ‘Steve’ grew a beer belly & fattened up ready to the cyclone recovery. Brilliant work 🌊🥰
I just know that Steve will be a great ambassador for all the corals! I love that guy/coral
We need more like you.... 🙏
Great work . 💛 Save earth for future 🌎
Thank you for your hard work and commitment to this very important cause. I was lucky enough to scuba dive in the Great Barrier Reef many years ago and it was an incredible experience I will never forget.
So glad these people are helping coral reefs. They are BEAUTIFUL! And he's right, we need to help, so other generations can see its beauty! Also, what comes after Generation Z? We are at the last letter of the alphabet...
Amazing. I’m an aquarium hobbyist. Thank you for your saving the coral reef. Such a lovely video
You guys are real humans. Thank you
Thank you for your work from the bottom of my heart. Cheers from Italy
Keeping a reef tank at home has shown me the importance of water and air quality and the effects on their habitats
Same here. Amazing how having your Dkh, calcium, or magnesium go too low for a few weeks, then watch your SPS corals get decimated.
It’s awesome watching the coral growing in these colonies. X
So grateful for people like this !!! You guys are true heros !! Would love to come help out sometime :)
You have my 100% respect and what you do is such an inspiration to do something to help reverse what human being had done to our environment . Thank u
i hope this kind of act will expand in the whole world, instead of make war, make coral reefs to survive again
It's always good to know that there are people who cares for them. As it plays an important role in the ocean's sustenance
Thank you! Love your enthusiasm and dedication!! Living close to the beautiful Florida Coral Reef... We are all connected and need to do our best to conserve the beauty, health and hope of the reef's. They are depending on us 💓
Thank you so much for the very important work you do 🙏🏼
Channel is called travel and leisure. Don't worry everyone everything is fine and definitely not on fire right now.
This video should be called how nature regenerates itself the miracle of life...
Keep up the good work! We live in Italy and we watched the video together as a class. We think this information must be shared with others! We are thinking of what we can do to make a difference in our own ecosystems (especially in Sardinia -- Riccardo says hello!)
Wow, great video - thanks for using our footage - glad to watch this :-)
Great work! Reefs are such amazing and special places. We hope to dive there someday and see it in person!
Awesome work. God Bless those Who takes Care of the Environment.
This is good job! You can save the Great Barrier Reef before late.
Loved his enthusiasm 😍
This definitely worked, the reef is having a serious comeback right now. I love the ocean and all the ocean animals so hearing the reed is making a comeback is huge news
Thanks for saving the nature, bro!
Important, nesessary work! Thank you very much!
You guys are doing such an amazing 🌊🌺work 👍🏻
Im so glad its being maintained like this
"I'm a marine biologist on daydream island" yeah he doesn't enjoy saying that at all ;)
Lol.
Amazing. You're making the difference in this world
amazing and hopeful. i wonder how many of these projects are needed to get the reefs back to where they were.
Kudos to such scientists ❤️
And the taxpayers who pay the bill for it. Nothing is government funded. It is taxpayer funded.
@@sharky7665 he actually said this project was funded by our government
@@bluee112_aj and where does the government get its money from? Taxpayers.
lol , doesnt take scientist to rebuild a reef , so many people are in the hobbies , its easy , it just take time to restore it
@Sharky7 some people I think are braindead 😂
5:49 that smile ♥️
This deserves much more attention!!!
The GBR is strongly healthy, little tiny bits are sick, but not much of it. The GBR is 340,000 sq. km, almost every little bit is healthy.
Ok thank you for letting me know
Wow, that editing is something else!
GOOD JOB GUYS, and BIG RESPECT to the save team
The GBR is strongly healthy, little tiny bits are sick, but not much of it. The GBR is 340,000 sq. km, almost every little bit is healthy.
@@gortnewton4765 LOL
This is amazing. Though I don't think welcoming too many tourists is a good idea. Usually leads to bad outcomes.
Why do I feel like crying 😂😭 This is so beautiful tho, I commend you for your work!
You guys are doing great work ☺️☺️ God bless you guys great job
Good luck mate. More power to you.
was concerned about these bleachings after watching chasing coral. happy to find this video.
Thanks that ppl are there to preserve the reef for new gen to enjoy. Well done. By the way may I know which place is best for coral n marine life in Whole region of barrier reef
Thank you for all your efforts. 🙏 ❤️ We need to protect our beautiful planet. 🌍
I did a presentation on coral nursing not that long ago for the Cambridge IB programme and I am so upset I only just discovered this video now.... This is such an educational video and would have been such a great source. dang it:/
Great efforts.
this makes me so happy.
I'm going to use this video in my Geography class. I like it because it's a nice balance of facts and people being proactive to help the situation.
The GBR is strongly healthy, little tiny bits are sick, but not much of it. The GBR is 340,000 sq. km, almost every little bit is healthy.
Good job Steve
Hi Johnny, How are they doing now. I really appreciate your work.
Way to go , love our problem solvers !
This is amazing!
It's great to see how passionate someone is about there job. Makes me want to do something to help. So I am, there is no excuse not to do your part
narrator: the color in the coral is actually an algae that lives inside the coral tissue -pans to a giant clam
Bro u doing really noble job I salute to u and inspire us to do something which save the nature