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Muddy Waters - Life and Death on the Great Barrier Reef

Year of completion: 2002
Content type: Documentary
Format: Short
Genre: Environment, Natural History, Science
Duration: 52 minutes
Production Status: Completed

The Great Barrier Reef is dying. Global warming and outbreaks of crown-of-thorns starfish have put extraordinary pressure on the coral. Now scientists have identified another threat - agricultural run-off. Sugarcane farmers are reeling at the prospect that their land management practices may be part of the problem. Some locals are trying to bring all the parties together to develop a workable solution, but leading the way can be hard work. MUDDY WATERS is the story of a small community facing the challenges of responsibility and change. It asks what’s killing the reef and can anything be done to save one of the world’s greatest natural treasures?

Completion Year: 2002
Genres: Environment, Natural History, Science
Format: Short
Production Status: Completed

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Robert Menzies (narrator)

Awards

2003 — Japan Wildlife Film Festival – Environment and Conservation Award

2004 — Earth Vision - Tokyo Global Environmental Film Festival – Jury Prize

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2003 — Japan Wildlife Film Festival

2004 — Earth Vision - Tokyo Global Environmental Film Festival

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National Film and Sound Archive of Australia

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National Film and Sound Archive of Australia

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Film Australia Limited

Muddy Waters - Life and Death on the Great Barrier Reef

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