The Darumbal people will manage more than 36,000 square kilometres of sea country off the central Queensland coast, using methods based on cultural lore and science.
Elder Uncle Bill Mann has always taken pride in protecting thousands of kilometres of sea country in the southern Great Barrier Reef.Darumbal People have the largest Traditional Use of Marine Resources Agreement on the Great Barrier Reef
Uncle Bill hoped managing the country using cultural lore and contemporary science would provide more opportunities for Darumbal people to connect with their traditional country.Managing the sea sustainably "Different actions can be of danger to our sea country and to the creatures and everything that lives in our seas."People just don't realise … they're upsetting the whole balance."
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