Across a swath of no longer remote Papua New Guinea the smell of rotten eggs punctures idyllic views, marine life is dying, people are sick, and the ocean is crying for help. Enter Bodhi Patil, InnerLight Founder, to raise the alarm.

While in PNG, working with InnerLight grantee Emma Oliver, Bodhi Patil came across a mystery fish kill caused by an unknown toxin in the neighbouring province of New Ireland. What was intended to be a scouting trip, became a full-on disaster-relief campaign with support from the global ocean community.

Here are some articles and a video featuring the rapid response mobilization and grant InnerLight was able to issue to John Aini, the head of Ailan Awareness (and a recent star in Will Smith's Pole to Pole series by NGS):
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/29032026/papua-new-guinea-mass-marine-die-off-public-health/
https://oceanographicmagazine.com/news/mystery-marine-die-off-sparks-health-crisis-papua-new-guinea/
https://news.mongabay.com/2026/03/pngs-new-ireland-coastal-waters-causing-fish-deaths-human-sickness/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g-XQsV4mm-0