It's All DEAD. A Horrible Reality (Not Clickbait) SOLO Survival Challenge - Catch & Cook

This video started as a Solo camping, Survival "Eat what you catch" challenge... but after seeing what was going on I decided to abandon the trip. We still had a great catch and cook... but It just seemed silly to complete the challenge and I didn't feel like taking anymore from our oceans... I hope you all watch and share this one 😢
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[@RealBenjaminCatchings]

Hey guys, the thing about coral bleaching is it’s a sign of distress, bleached corals are not dead; they are just at a higher risk of dying if the stress conditions keep on getting worse. corals have a symbiotic relationship with a type of algae called zooxanthellae, which live in their tissues and are the source of their color. These algae give the coral some food through photosynthesis. when the water is too warm, corals get rid the zooxanthellae, leading to a loss of color and, more importantly, a significant reduction in the coral's food supply. without the algae, the corals receive less energy and are more susceptible to disease. some bleaching is completely natural but when it gets to the severity seen here it is a major concern for marine ecosystems, as this leads directly to the degradation of coral reefs, which are vital for marine biodiversity.

[@RealBenjaminCatchings]

love the videos! i’m always a sucker for your longer island videos.

[@user-bp5fu1vl2j]

Are there any ways we can get involved say supporting research or something just asking thanks

[@Read.A.Journal.Article]

i've heard coral bleaching looks bad once the roots come in.

[@rynoyak]

@@Read.A.Journal.Article Cut it out

[@RealBenjaminCatchings]

@@user-bp5fu1vl2j not that i’m aware of, i’m from the states so I don’t know of any programs in australia or the surrounding area

[@baytown3897]

Man you are one of the most genuine humans that I’ve never met. Love how you acknowledge that you’re not an alarmist or that you’ve come across other situations that you thought were dire but bounced back. Even asking for anyone else who may know more than you. But it is something that causes the alarm bells to ring. Just because balance is so unknown to us first world peeps. General statement of course but in the grand scheme of things we sure have gone far for our comfort. I just wind with the rise of anxiety and mental health are we really than much more comfortable?

[@livingoutdoors2213]

Rod you always cheer me up and I get a good laugh out of these vids. You picked a fish out of the ocean no one would usually go for, picked some local weeds as a side dish and topped it off with some house made salt. No one does it like you and that’s what I appreciate regardless of what’s going on around ya. Cheers 🍺

[@WarthogChief]

Love the cute little yellow fish frolicking along beside you while you were swimming. It was like a race for him.

[@rex_havoc2966]

Beautiful and heartbreaking. I love your deep connection to the ocean. It’s not just “I fish and fuck yeah!” You remind us all in your vids that we are part of something bigger and beautiful. You always pay respects to the food you catch and to the ocean you enter into. I loved the beautiful moment you had with that little fish following you around. A poignant moment if you think about it. He was swimming with you because you provided shelter but it’s man that has caused the degradation of its home. Thank you Rod ❤

[@chrisfitzbayside8638]

What a great comment! Good job Rex👍

[@beemerkon]

It's man that has caused this with absolute words. Mother earth is spinning for a reason

[@smartazz61]

"Man has caused the degradation of his home." Wow. What home. What section. When. What happened, and why. Most importantly, where is your EVIDENCE. It all sounds so wonderful doesn't it. "I'm going to save the Earth." OK Superman. I personally used to cruise the neighborhood with an official Batman Utility Belt. I had a little string and a "Batarang" to hook on the top of tall skyscrapers so I could walk up the side of the building. Oh it was fun Allright. But it's play acting. You CAN'T DO ANYTHING to the comings and goings of Planet Earth. What you can do is scare small children and elderly people. You can scare them into donating all their money to you (Al Gore) But it's the Emperor's New Clothes. It's not real. Vote for people that will close the border. Vote for people that will push for Nuclear power. Finally, spend an hour finding out what will happen to the poorest people in the world if the yahoos keep making Gas & Oil so expensive. That, you may be able to effect. Keeping gas & oil cheap. That you have chance with. Earth's temperature? Are your leaders God? Then forget the idea. It will only serve to make them wealthy and poor people hungry or dead.

[@h.libo1]

Thank you for raising awareness on such an important topic! Great video as always

[@rcsutter]

I understand what you were trying to present here Rod. I know you're not a clickbait guy, or an alarmist. Just showing us what you see. Usually I am really pleased at how healthy the ecosystems you show are, but this one definitely has a problem. I hope it rebounds, and also that we gain a greater understanding of why this happens and what, if anything, we can do about it. Many of the places I have frequented over the last 60+ years have changed drastically, directly caused by intense, concentrated human activity - places that are being loved to death. Anyway good video as always, you made a good go of it under less than ideal conditions!

[@rokkitkit]

Thanks mate, I wish everyone viewed it like you did. So many extreme opinions in the comments wasn’t what I was aiming for. Hopefully the reef can bounce back with some cool water and I can do a positive follow up vid👍

[@rcsutter]

@@rokkitkit Sounds good bud, I'll be watching for it!

[@idareya7250]

​@@rokkitkitI see plenty of life. I would encourage you to widen your perspective.

[@harrywalker968]

shoulda got the shark. a guy up the gulf, fishes all yr round. shark. small..@@rokkitkit

[@harrywalker968]

the greeenies & gov, ocean scientists spent millions on the barrier reef.. we have been here for what, 250 yrs,ish.. what do we know.. nothing.. could be a 10 yr cycle. ect,ect..@@rokkitkit

[@cory_hugs7850]

Man seeing this feels like Mike Tyson punched me in the gut, I don’t remember the last time I shed a tear but I definitely have a lump in my throat and want the world to see this exact video, my man Rok was so excited so pumped for this adventure and the peak of the excitement is at the beginning cuz you have so much time left , 3-4 days of no telling adventure , then it all makes sense why there wasn’t even a bite while flicking around the entire island. I felt your pain bro… hoping/praying to see color, life around the next bend. I’m gonna keep this special place on my mind till you take us back so we can all celebrate together as it beats this sickness ! 🙏🏼🤙🏼

[@pigsandapples]

This was an important video. Thanks mate. I could see you were close to tears and I feel the same - what world are we leaving for our children? Very sad.

[@Jimmyjames738]

Do you actually think this is caused by humans? Why are you so arrogant? Greta Thunberg is a lying little idiot, you can’t believe climate alarmists. 😂

[@SanityTV_Last_Sane_Man_Alive]

suffering. thats all conservatives want to leave them. Oh but we should worry about some random woman's hair color cuz she had a bad day caught on camera, rather than pay attention to the career politicians that pave the way for this to happen while stuffing their pockets.

[@dement3djoker]

@@SanityTV_Last_Sane_Man_Alive you obviously have mental issues

[@dement3djoker]

its a natural cycle.

[@LANLANLAN12]

@@dement3djokerlol look the conservative showed up!

[@NigerianLandOwner]

that close up of the little fish at 44:30 had me giggling, your muffled breaths sounded very happy

[@CHOPSZOOKER]

That little guy gave me smile.

[@Mrjazzzery]

Yes and then the second one showed up 😩😩😂😂

[@niallcameron6433]

Sadly a lot of fishos have their heads in the sand about these issues - as sad as it is to see, it’s good that you’re making people aware of the reality

[@Read.A.Journal.Article]

my grandfather had a dying coral. it really affected us...

[@tjhughes9099]

​@@Read.A.Journal.Article RIP to your grandfathers coral .

[@vincechan455]

Thank you for sharing and taking us along your adventures. As an avid fisherman and outdoorsman, I understand your concern and sadness. My family and I live in the Sierra Nevada mountain range of California. The wild fires from a few years ago were absolutely devastating on our landscape. Several hundred thousand acres of forest and land were scorched. Hundreds of homes were either lost or destroyed. When I drive on Highway 50 to Lake Tahoe or Highways 88/89, I can't help but feel tremendous sorrow for the future generations that won't be able to enjoy what this area once had. I've met old timers who also live in this area who cry at their own loss. My two sons will be old men when the current saplings mature into fully grown pine trees.

[@patrickwynkoop9442]

It's the weather station they are like cell phone towers they give off radiation!

[@user-kn8zq1zy5p]

direct energy weapons from your government

[@bradentonspearfisher]

We saw the same thing here in the Florida Keys last summer with record sea temps. Once the water temperatures dropped most of the corals seemed to have recovered. The algae that live within the corals are temperature sensitive, but the corals, not to the same degree. They do depend upon the algae as a food source, however.

[@noraleestone2859]

Thank you so much for sharing this. I was appalled when I heard about the 40 C temperatures in the ocean around Florida last summer. I couldn't imagine what the long term effect could be.

[@SanityTV_Last_Sane_Man_Alive]

its only going to get worse. It was 90 F in alaska last summer. Millions of salmon in Oregon died because the water was too hot. Everything is dying and only the agenda driven, and willfully blind do not to see it.

[@tucsonbandit]

how does coral around the Maldives and Indian ocean look so healthy, and in fact the entire Eco-system in that area of the world look so clean, diverse, full of life if warm water is not healthy? In general life tends to thrive in warmer areas, like around sea vents in the deep ocean. Life is more abundant and diverse around the (warm) equator and gets less diverse as you move to the poles. I realize the entire Earth is an ecosystem that works as a single unit, but still something about the 'warming' explanation does not make sense to me. Is the coral around Florida a different type? Does it die in warmer water? The water around the Maldives and Indian ocean is 84-94 degrees year round. I get 40C is much warmer, but I don't think it was 104 for any length of time or over any wide area or depths. That is like a hot tub, makes no sense. The air temp is not even that warm, how would the water get that hot unless there was a volcano? The water has to absorb that heat from somewhere and water is not great at transferring or holding the heat it does absorb, especially at depth. It would need to be 150+ degrees outside or something to make the ocean actually 104 degrees over any significant area and lower than a few feet IMO. Where is this heat coming from? It all seems a little bit alarmist to me. That being said, there is clearly something not right with the ecosystem in the Bahamas/Caribbean compared to its past and compared to less inhabited places like middle of the pacific (and Hawaii) or Indian ocean, or even sea of Cortez, Going diving and comparing the types of fish and coral and even water quality you see in the Caribbean compared to the other places I listed; there is no comparison. But I am not so sure its 'warming' as much as over human use, pollution, etc. Just seems like the areas that get less human traffic have much more vibrant life and healthy water. Some places are doing fine, even w/ supposed 'warming'. I just don't totally buy the warming explanation.

[@dylanstewart5317]

Incredible video Rod keep it up and loving the long videos. Also that little clip at the end of the time-lapse with stoking the fire at sunset was a PERFECT way to end off

[@scottnadel2721]

Love when at 1:13:10 he eats the plant, thinks about it, and then says “bit planty”! 🤣🤣🤣

[@jop4473]

Thank you for sharing Rod. It definitely made me sad and I could tell how hard it was for you to see this. I love watching your videos because you are always so genuine. This one was a bummer but seeing your passion for nature and protecting it always adjusts me to a good head space.

[@mastathrash5609]

I love when you do catch and cook survival videos but also I appreciate you bringing attention to the conditions of the reef. Thank you for your content sir

[@timmarmion]

Thankyou for producing this content Rod. The harsh reality of what is happening in our oceans is difficult to watch, but so important. Not alarmist at all, you're a realist.

[@Here4ucantbe]

Your country is sooooooo beautiful. It breaks my heart to see what is happening. Thank you for taking us along. One of these days, I hope to swim in those waters. 💔 This is just devastating. I still see the beauty, but it has taken a hit, and not to mention those that depend on the reefs to exist. So, so very sad. 😥😥

[@patrickpoulin8554]

The only thing that helps me sleep at night is knowing just how resilient life is and hoping that it can adapt. Coral reefs over the last 500 million years have adapted to the many mass extinctions and natural climate changes that have always occurred. The Great Barrier Reef has changed position many times historically as an adaptation to past changes and was able to always rebound. The only difference this time is instead of the temperatures changing over tens of thousands of years, we’ve artificially accelerated it to 100-200 years. My fingers are crossed that life can adapt this fast, but we really don’t know. But I have hope, and I hope you guys do too.

[@JMS_Outdoors]

Love your videos Rod. This is very upsetting to see such beautiful places in such distress. I’m glad you are bringing us along to see. I hope this is just a short term problem and not the start of complete devastation. Here’s hoping for the best.

[@dawggonevidz9140]

I share your sadness. I logged just shy of 1000 dives off Cairns in the backpacker boom of the 90s. To see the amount of bleaching that's happened in the last 20 years makes you feel such a sense of loss, more so when it's a coral garden you loved in particular, for whatever reason. It's not just the corals, they and the reefs they form support an entire ecosystem and it's literally shocking and traumatic to dive a place you've seen teeming with life and see it bleak, bleached and barren. It hits hard. If you unpack what you're feeling you'll find it's grief. Back in the day I was diving or snorkelling three times a week, two dives a day and nothing was as satisfying as taking people out to see those reefs, watching as nature blew minds, enhancing their one day with knowledge and experience to show visitors such a spectacle. My sister had just had three boys in as many years, and I was so stoked on the idea of, when they left the nest, taking them to the reef to see it themselves. Twenty years later, there's nothing to show. Nothing like it was, that top 10m zone of bright light, walls of colour with carpets of fish dancing across it. Just bleached slimy wastelands, not even a tenth of the life that was on it. It's easy to cruise around on the surface, jig off little bommies, fill your esky and go home thinking it's all good. It's not. If you spend any time under the water you know. Be thankful if you saw it if you did, and sorry you missed it if you didn't. Yes I've seen patches showing signs of recovery, but that's usually after cyclonic damage, not after extensive bleaching. When a small patch in the middle of a reef dies off, it's likely to be recolonized by the corals around it and grow back in several years. The less living coral there is left, the less spawn you'll get in November in that area, and the fewer planula (newly spawned corals) make it back down through the water column to a hard surface to colonize. Assuming we don't have further heat stress, that is. Islands tend to recover faster overall if there's deeper water on the seaward side with lot of living corals still on it. Go dive the edges at 20 to 40m, see what's out there, that's your best indication.

[@dawggonevidz9140]

To put it in a bigger perspective though, 14,000 years ago the area that's now the great barrier reef was an extension of our current coastal plains. The old coastline was at the continental shelf. An Ice age ended, those plains flooded and corals thrived in the shallow sunlit, nutrient rich water. It took thousands of years to become what it was, and I got to see it when it was still alive, in a sense only anyone who's been before the bleaching could understand. But nothing lasts forever. Like I said, if you got to see it in it's prime be thankful, if you didn't I feel sorry for you because we won't see it again in our or our children's lifetimes.

[@maxfish4770]

@@dawggonevidz9140 👏 👏

[@michaelhall5429]

"assuming we dont have further heat stress", seems like a very hopeful assumption to be making these days.

[@aleho1]

Look at the predictions from scientists with where it will be in 20 years time 😢

[@jamesspratt7]

You can’t have your cake and eat it 😕

[@mitchsn]

Wow that's depressing. I dive throughout SE Asia and just got back from Raja Ampat. I can happily report that their reefs are healthy and vibrant!

[@SILSKY]

Very sad to see the reefs in such a state. I remember your videos from this island just a year ago, and it's hard to believe it's gotten this bad in such a short time. Aside from that, these videos are my favorites from you. The camping, foraging, diving, campfire cooking videos are the most fun to watch. I even became a bit nostalgic for the little red boat (and the older gray boat), so I'm glad you brought that back too. Keep doing what you do, mate! I hope to shake hands with you someday. 🤙

[@caynay]

Ron, i absolutely LOVE listening to you speaking while exploring the island! Hearing you explain things you see and find and hearing your thoughts out loud is just so comforting somehow. Also: how magnificent are these rock structures mate?!

[@caynay]

Just came to the part with the bleaching of the corals, it looks like a deserted battle field ..

[@SasaUSilly]

The bleaching looks so heartbreaking 😢 I feel your pain Ron!

[@SasaUSilly]

Just got the end and i’m even more sad 😢

[@craigbrown1249]

Thank you for this video Rod, it is an important reminder to keep doing what we can to improve things for our planet.

[@danutcrackerstream5799]

Hey RoKKiT KiT thanks for helping me through depression over the years, i will always appreciate your channel brother big love from South Africa🇿🇦

[@rokkitkit]

Thanks for watching mate, hope your doing well🤙

[@jamesspratt7]

Those tiny little fish keeping you company 👌

[@philamick2980]

He has helped me as well! This dude has a great way of living off the land and relating to everyone who watches his videos! Thanks RoKKit

[@matthewpowell9403]

Thanks for cool videos. I truly enjoy them. I like your descriptions of places,and no,bullshit. You're a genuine man, no yuppie crap. Honesty in your narrative, so rare these days.

[@josephnodarse9035]

My man you’re one of the reasons I’ve been keeping a chipper demeanor, been watching awhile and I love all the adventures! My snorkel and fins love you too lol

[@ericpillon2965]

I saw that in the Maldives islands 15 years ago after 2 unusual warm years. Very sad. But life started to come back after a few years.

[@stevensmutko1408]

Only after conditions got better, sadly the effect we are having on the oceans isn't getting better. Its obvious now, but it may be too late...

[@DHL16061]

Crazy to see, interested to see how the reef will look in a year. Thanks for taking us along.

[@MikaeleIosefa714]

In the early 80s when I fished as a kid "The Horseshoe Kelp" off Long Beach, Rocky point off Redondo, Huntington Flatts off Huntington Beach, Marine Land off San Pedro, and even Point Ferman off the coast in So-Cal was teeming with life. We'd catch Seabass, Yellowtail, Giant Callies, etc. etc. I was just out there last Sunday we metered around and found basically a dead zone. We have found out over the past years that over 25,000 barrels of DDT were dumped in the area back in the 70s that have killed the kelp forests off our coast and pretty much Eff'd up our program here. I always love watching your videos because it makes me long for the days of catching fish off our coast that aren't here (in abundance) anymore. Now when we are out there, IF we are lucky, we get to feed the family. The area that you fish is special, and I really hope it stays that way. ~Cheers

[@matrix626]

I could watch you swimming around under the water for hours, its so relaxing and peaceful.

[@CoastfishTV]

It's really sad to see all that coral bleaching. Thanks once again for taking us along on one of your incredible journeys 🎣🏝

[@JudeScott007]

As kids, we lived in Sausalito...San Francisco Bay area and fished alot. My brother, admonished by Dad to cast overhead vs sideways. His skills abruptly improved after his hook n sinker hit my head and embedded itself in my left eyebrow. He cried realizing how close he came to causing blindness. I'm not sure I understand just how accomplished your skills are and Ive seen you cast hundreds of times now. Your videos are the best I've seen yet! Thanks for letting us come along!

[@CraigOlson]

Rod, i love your videos, because you show everything, the good and the bad. Thank you for showing the real world, as it is.

[@ryanmcmillan9795]

So many butt hurt people on here and Facebook about this video. Quite surprised actually. Good video Rod, don't worry about anyone who tries to put you down for it. Yes these environmental changes occur naturally in cycles over and over again, but our impact as humans is accelerating changes at an alarming rate, and you would have to be a moron to deny it.

[@kieranshaw1601]

Maybe we should possibly increase C02 production and get the levels higher.

[@ornlu_the_wolf]

Some conservatives who love this channel get all filed up over things they do not understand. They claim to love the natural world but are happy to dismiss climate change. Poor idiots.

[@stormtrooper1096]

Get china to reduce co2 emissions and while your at it tell the celebrities like taylor swift to stop hoping on their personal jet planes. Maybe then we can get those co2 lvls down

[@shawnlewis1918]

Or a moron and actually believe the garbage you just spewed. Here's where my critical thinking skills surpass yours, and I'm going to prove it. Do you realize that humanity only occupies 1/9 of the earths ENTIRE surface? This is based on water making up 2/3 of the planets surface which already proves that if EVERY single square mile of land on earth was occupied, then humanity would only cover 1/3 of the planet, but that isn't the case, there are tons more areas of earth where there is ZERO civilization, taking up 1/9 of the planets surface is going to have ZERO impact on global climate. The sun determines more of our climate than anything we're doing through what they call solar flare which changes constantly from season to season and year to year and there isn't one thing we can do to change that. Our global footprint is so small compared to all of the sea and land that processes any carbon to be processed in the air. There will be cycles whether it be weather or sea related that has to occur to achieve balance throughout the entire earth system. But people will of course choose to scream the earth is falling the earth is falling.....until they realize it isn't falling after all, it was just paranoia.

[@mudskipper84]

Was it really necessary to say “you would have to be a moron to deny it”

[@user-bp5fu1vl2j]

Mate always feel like I’m along for the ride on your adventures and remember and loved your previous trip to weather station island , this is so sad and alarming but without your content we would never think bleaching is such a huge problem this really hits home thanks Rob

[@australian8579]

We will stay optimistic with ya Rod. Hopefully next trip there will put a big smile on your dial.

[@joekellough]

Love your stuff, been watching for years!

[@robadnerysdamas4118]

Hi Rod, very sad to see indeed. We experienced the same thing here in Key Largo Florida this past summer. Since it’s winter here, I haven’t been back in the water to see if gotten better. I hope so!! Keep up the adventures.

[@noraleestone2859]

Oh Rod - my heart is just breaking. 💔Not just for all the people of Australia, but the entire planet. I knew coral bleaching was happening, but it feels so much worse when you actually see it. I remember how shocked I was hearing about the water temperatures around the southern tip of Florida and The Keys last summer (40 C), so clearly this is happening everywhere. 😬😧😭 I still enjoyed your exploration of the island, & your catch & cook 😁😎 I understand why you left early, though. Thank you for releasing this video despite your distress. 🤗 It ought to serve as an extreme wake-up call for any climate change deniers who watch this. 😮‍💨 Stay well, and take comfort in your family & friends, and remember that "it is still a beautiful world." See you next time. 😊💖👍👋

[@savedeight131]

Just came across your channel. Love the content! Keep up the great work. :) Love from Chicago!

[@hermanscholtz2103]

great vid per usual, im lucky to have dived aus as a child. its sad to see what is becoming of our beautiful oceans

[@AgentBillReed]

I love you're program, bro... and sorry to hear you're thoughts about the reefs where you are in this episode... breaks my heart!

[@vvogt4252]

Excellent Video. Hope this island makes a comeback. Cheers from South Carolina, USA.

[@gregkral4467]

What a gorgeous place. Sure was nice to see the broad leaves and flowers sproutin about. Thanks for sharing, man. That was fun.

[@rob7385]

It’s not all doom and gloom, life will always find a way! No ones talking about all these new reefs and corals thriving and growing further south and deeper than ever before! But yes the planet it’s certainly HOT atm!

[@maxfish4770]

Natural cycles, been going on long before humans started to interfere

[@patchreefs]

Well, I didn't see the Coral problem till later in the video. When I saw how sad you were at your discovery it bothered me quite a bit. I had always been envious. of you because of the videos you posted and I wished I had grown up where you lived. I found something that might make you feel better. Its whats going on in the Florida Keys. 2:56 / 8:13 Cinema mode Restoring Florida's Dying Coral Reefs | Refurbished The sight is called the(Insider.) I hope the best for your beautiful reefs. Hope the sight makes you feel better. Love you brother George.

[@debramage739]

Thanks Rod , so sad to see what is happening to our beautiful coastline. Fish did cook up nicely , glad you got a feed. 😊

[@findingselfagain4014]

Always genuine content with a story to tell

[@stucook8622]

Thank you for another great video.

[@scottwilson7835]

😢 How devastating. It's like a person lives in a forest setting and fire burnt it all down! 48 known reefs effected is hard to wrap my mind around.

[@campervanbug7658]

It's just part of a natural life cycle as like in the change of the seasons

[@badasmichael]

🙏 much love brother always support you no matter what 🤝

[@bda2502]

Always enjoy your videos. It's heartbreaking to see the damage but thank you for sharing.

[@judyfisk9657]

I always get excited when you do an island advencher i feal like i am right there beside you experianceing it all as well look fwd to the next one .

[@jamesbenz3228]

Rod this makes me so sad, but im glad youre bringing more awareness to this. Im also dismayed to see a lot of these comments, but I understand this is a tough pill to swallow for a lot of folks. They'd rather bury their head in the sand.

[@aleho1]

You were talking about having no thongs or shoes, it only takes one piece of an oyster still on a rock to change everything, or kicking a buried rock on the beach and breaking your toes…. I have done both and also in a remote place and I tell you what! I will NEVER go anywhere without at least a pair of thongs or old gardening shoes.. or old vans. Basically, if I could give anyone advice, always take a pair of shoes, Sandals or thongs just in case. If your motor dies and you need to go for help or get food and water, it can be the difference between life and death. Dont do what rokkit does. ❤

[@majorscale0021]

goooooood morning rokkit! perfect timing whilst i get some work done! 🤙

[@JustinWatrobka-dg5ps]

That was a great little friend you picked up while snorkeling

[@davelester1985]

Historical Video, we hear science talking, but you showed it up close. We all need to be active.

[@darinhughes7798]

You're a great person and a total sweetheart. I wouldn't get too worried about this sample.

[@patchreefs]

Thanks Rokkit man. Needed an upbeat video. thank you so much George

[@rokkitkit]

Yea sorry it’s not so upbeat this one, but next Saturday’s will be fun👌

[@JudeScott007]

I'm shocked at how recently the 2nd video from hear was as well. It was so pristine.

[@thedarkdestroyer5926]

Thanks for showing it how it is and keeping it real. For me it seem more real when you show it. Not hyped, just what you see and have seen. I can understand you wanting to show beauty and being optimistic but it is what it is. Sad. It’s a reminder for me to do my own personal bit for the planet.

[@runningwithstelvio]

That is really sad to see. No colors, not so many creatures out there, everything looks dead unfortunately. Thank you for making this more visible, and higher awareness about this dangerous and sad phenomenon

[@Cory-me9nc]

Sorry about some of the negative comments. People get so blinded by their political views that they sometimes don't see what is right in front of them. Also, I can bet that the majority of your viewers agree with you, but unfortunately sometimes the small percentage of negative people have the loudest voices. It's not like you went on some political tangent, you're just showing what you found and how it made you feel. Regardless of the cause, it is always sad seeing nature in a state like that. Been watching you for a long time and love the solo island camping videos. Keep it up and never quit!

[@Nate_Squared]

I love all your content, but this right here is my favorite.

[@tonyosborne4909]

Thank you ,once again,Rod…..your a lovely man.More power to you SIR…..❤❤😊😊😊

[@timrosenthal46]

Wow, lets hope the reefs do bounce back. On a positive note it was great to see the inflatable out again and you camping and 'surviving' on the islands.

[@deefa_damo]

Thanks for sharing. Sad it is, but a natural reaction to reef stressors - we can only hope that 1. These reefs recover, before they die and 2. We (as humans) stop adding to the stress, so we can all enjoy places like the GBR for human lifetimes to come.

[@Subculturevolt]

The landscape/ rock on that island is so interesting I have never seen vertical slices of rock like that

[@paulw9293]

Sobering vid Rod. Years ago we scuba dived a lot - underwater photography was out thing. Our favourite Qld island off Gladstone was somewhere we went to over 10 times over a couple of decades. In the last 10 years Coral bleaching has exploded around this island & now (in our opinion anyway) is not somewhere we'd recommend. Is it cyclical? We don't know either, but all we have from that island is photos & memories. Underwater it's like a desert...😢

[@JustSomeGuyLV]

Walking on those sharp-ish edge rocks is crazy. One slip and fall could potentially end very badly if a major artery in thigh gets cut open. Love this dude's laugh btw.

[@thomasfalkowskiphoto]

Had a similar experience diving in Grenada last fall. The water was so warm (86F) even at depth (70ft) and all the coral was completely bleached out. It was truly heart breaking.😒

[@eagle8505]

45:19 Nice view on that hill towards the beginning. Good video as always, good to touch on the coral bleaching issue. Hope somethingcan be done with that. Cute fish at 44 min

[@lalaalalala]

that little yellow fish will swimming with you was so cute 🥲

[@Fantasma257]

I would rather you wear proper shoes than risk injury, and I wouldn’t think any less of you as a realist when it comes to your survival skills! Thanks for the video

[@brucedeleon9103]

Good to see ya in the Island again like video for the new year 2024.

[@JonathanMark-sf5tm]

Hope our reefs improve rod itis the largest living organism that we can see from space. It is amazing how the landscape can change. Keep up the epic journey 👍

[@Berzerkerdoyouwanna]

I can't even pretend to understand the feeling of bleaching going to have to do some research as a mountain man of the rockies. But this island a year ago was the first video I watched and you had left your tent poles some where and thought this was it and I really enjoyed it and the colors and this island it was what started the hole wanting to go out there

[@pawnspawnspawns]

Hey Rod, long time fan, been watching your vids for years. The reef is a sad sight but more and more a reality. Do you reckon you could visit the island once a year? Even once every couple years. It would be an interesting study to see how the reef morphs for the better or worse over the coming decade. Despite the bleaching, I'm happy to see you're not shying away from showing us. Any avid fisherman should have a level of respect for the ocean and the huge impact we have on it.

[@rokkitkit]

Yes definitely keen to check in and see how it fairs👍

[@Maxrebow]

Hey Kit 2 documentaries to watch will give you a better understanding of what is happening and why. Chasing Coral and Kiss the Ground. Honestly can't imagine what that feels like to see in person. Love your vids man.

[@stuartculshaw5342]

I liked the way you turned the salt pan around so that the water would be over the fire, completely ignoring gravity; it made me laugh. Among the horror and desperation I have to find something to laugh at.

[@JudeScott007]

Long time no view. You're looking vital and quite handsome-love the hair n stash. This island was featured on the first video I saw. Good to be back there with you. Love it! ❤

[@daleshuttleworth8025]

Great video as always, hopefully in 12 months this place will be bursting with life again 🫶🏻

[@thatsbollox]

I logged huge number of dives in the 1980's and saw a lot of bleaching in a variety of area's. We simply went elsewhere or we got told which areas to avoid. Crown of thorns was bad back then but that wasnt the cause. Good news is that reef recovers very fast. You could return to bleached areas a few years later and its all vibrant and healthy. It may be a totally natural thing despite the doom music you are playing to make it look very sad. It could simply mean you went to the wrong place this year. The cycles of nature.

[@rokkitkit]

I hope it does recover for sure. I thought the music was more reflective with a hint of beauty and positivity in it. Nothing like doom and gloom, you make it out like it was a story on A Current Affair when they play that super sinister music 😂👍

[@francoisjohannes3648]

I love your survival spirit, wish I could go on a see trip with you. God bless mate

[@Here4ucantbe]

I just looked back at your vlog from last year when you were here. It is even more devastating 😭😭

[@whitneytrigwell959]

We weren’t born with shoes on our feet! Nothing better than our feet being connected to Mother Earth. 🙏🏼☺️

[@JohnLee-im7iu]

Father earth too.

[@whitneytrigwell959]

AMEN. @@JohnLee-im7iu

[@EzraCannon-xp9is]

That's until you touch glass

[@LyNxEeGl3zZ]

Thanks for shining a light on this Rod. Tough watch for sure. I’m a Brit moving to Brisbane hoping to get into fishing & exploring the beautiful ocean around Australia having never fished before. Any tips for getting started?

[@bobbylong4443]

Glad u can just enjoy a little bit of the island.. but sad no fish hope it gets better soon

[@kriskemp4952]

Thanks for showing this

[@jaredp653]

Wish politicians cared more about what was going on with our planet than what was going into their pockets.

[@Quake120]

"In outer space you develop an instant global consciousness, a people orientation, an intense dissatisfaction with the state of the world, and a compulsion to do something about it. From out there on the Moon, international politics look so petty. You want to grab a politician by the scruff of the neck and drag him a quarter of a million miles out and say, 'Look at that, you son of a bitch.'" -Edgar Mitchell, Apollo Astronaut

[@HighTide_808]

Right on

[@superjnutzzz]

@@mattparker2644 lol the greens, get real.

[@Kelberi]

their motivations to get into politics are power and money. they have to convince you that they care enough to stay on and stealing from us.

[@kellen1618]

Sad to see, having watched you swim around this island multiple times. I appreciate the awareness.

[@northeastrc2725]

How time flies I remember watching you video when you came hear last

[@jackgalloway8314]

Wicked Rod, jeez 40 k run. Thinking of buying an electric moped. Love the channel. 💜

[@joaocosta8746]

Greetings Mr. Robinson Friday from Angola!

[@Hraesvelgr44]

Haven't seen one of your videos in a while, it's a shame that I came back to see the reef in such a state. As you've mentioned, I really hope the reef recovers somehow in someway, but it was nice to watch one of your videos again.