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Hope Island Wildlife! - Project Brupeg Ep.452
9 July 2026 · 39 min · 7K views · Cape Flattery, Queensland
What this video covers
The crew of the 10-year-rebuilt fishing trawler *Brupeg* transits the northern Great Barrier Reef from Cape Flattery to Cairns, stopping at Cooktown, Hope Island, and Low Island.1:12 During the passage, the crew navigates shallow, silted channels near Cooktown and identifies significant marine debris, including heavy nylon tow lines, on remote beaches.10:00 They utilize a small 6-horsepower outboard on a tender to retrieve large, buried debris that smaller vessels cannot remove.34:59 The crew also documents coral recovery following a major bleaching event and observes local megafauna, including sharks and schools of fish, while scouting locations for future environmental research.22:12 The vessel serves as a mobile base for mapping marine plastic and habitat health, with plans to integrate a long-range, fixed-wing drone for aerial surveys of seagrass, coral bleaching, and wildlife.0:23 The transit concludes with an overnight stop at Low Island before the final approach to Cairns, where the crew intends to finalize modifications for their upcoming drone-based conservation project.36:32
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