Bresson, Clement https://orcid.org/0009-0000-4941-6160
Manjeridju Wilton, Don
Olsen, Jimmy
Yirawara, Stuart
Bayaraga, Randall
Stacey, Natasha https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2262-9817
Funding for this research was provided by:
Australian National University
Article History
Received: 24 October 2025
Accepted: 11 January 2026
First Online: 23 March 2026
Declarations
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: Ethical clearance for the research was obtained through the Australian National University’s Human Ethics committee on October 5, 2021 (protocol 2021/363).
: The authors declare that they have no competing financial or nonfinancial interests. The senior author on this paper is an Associate Editor for Maritime Studies and a guest editor of the Topical Collection ‘Encountering Maritime Northern Australia: Perspectives on Sea Country, Fisheries, and Livelihoods,’ in which this paper will be published. Cultural Sensitivity Warning Readers should be aware that this paper contains the names, words and images of elders who have passed away.Cultural Sensitivity Warning