Saltwater Projects acknowledges the Traditional Owners of Sea Country · Always was, always will be
Saltwater Projects
Pelican Expeditions · Est. 1998
Saltwater Projects · Pelican TV

Films from the field.

Eleven films from twenty-seven years of expeditions — from Bass Strait to Cape York, Port Phillip Bay to Kaohsiung. Click any card to watch.

⚠ Content Warning Several films contain images and voices of deceased persons. Cards marked ⚠ ATSI carry this advisory.
§ 01 · Video archive · 11 films
Two Bays
7:18

Two Bays

Students from Two Bays 2014 connecting to Sea Country on Nairm (Port Phillip Bay).

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Kingston Koori Mob — Connecting to Sea Country
6:26

Kingston Koori Mob — Connecting to Sea Country

Two Bays 2014: Kingston Koori Mob students sailing and learning on Port Phillip Bay.

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Hopevale Sea Country 2013 — Short Version
8:04
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Hopevale Sea Country 2013 — Short Version

Guugu Yimithirr Traditional Owners collaborating with Saltwater Projects on Sea Country.

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Hopevale Sea Country 2013 — Full Length
26:45
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Hopevale Sea Country 2013 — Full Length

The complete documentary of the Hope Vale / Pelican Sea Country expedition with Guugu Yimithirr community.

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The Hand Print Passenger Manifest
3:28
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The Hand Print Passenger Manifest

Hopevale Sea Country 2013 — a short film about the hand-print passenger manifest tradition.

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Returning to Sea Country — Cape Flattery to Jigarru
8:09
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Returning to Sea Country — Cape Flattery to Jigarru

A voyage from Cape Flattery to Lizard Island on Guugu Yimithirr Sea Country.

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IFAW Pelican Project 2013
5:40

IFAW Cetacean Survey 2013

Pygmy blue and southern right whale acoustic monitoring in Backstairs Passage, Kangaroo Island, with IFAW.

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Blue-ringed Octopus at Jawbone Marine Park
0:37

Blue-ringed Octopus at Jawbone Marine Park

Cade Mills from VNPA spots a rare blue-ringed octopus on the open sand bed. Music: King Midas Sound.

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Pelican Newsline
8:13

Pelican Newsline

News segment covering Saltwater Projects and Pelican1's work on Port Phillip Bay.

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Building Pelican 1 Timelapse
1:23

Building Pelican 1 — Six Years in 1.5 Minutes

Construction of the 40ft gaff ketch from keel to launch at Docklands Shed 19, 1998–2001.

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Mangal~Bungal — Clever with Hands
7:36
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Mangal~Bungal — Clever with Hands

MILBI: Hope Vale digital storytelling — Guugu Yimithirr community sharing sea knowledge and craft.

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