How the Great Barrier Reef was rescued in the 1960s

In the 1960s, environmentalists began fighting to keep the Queensland government from allowing mining and oil production in the Great Barrier Reef in Australia.

It was declared a Marine Park in 1975 by the Australian Government.

Eddie Hegerl has spent his life trying to protect the coral reef from destruction and says he finds something new every time he dives.

Historical testimony : the stories of our time that are told by those present.

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