Ever wonder what it would be like to glide through the ocean on the back of a sea turtle?

Thanks to GoPro footage from the World Wildlife Foundation of Australia, you can get as close as possible to realizing your dream from the comforts of your own home.

The organization carefully strapped the camera onto the back of a green sea turtle as part of a research project looking at how pollution is affecting turtles who call the Great Barrier Reef home.

What ensued was over two minutes of breathtaking views of marine life, as the turtle gracefully swims through the tranquil ocean.

The video was recorded to help researchers better understand the behaviour of green sea turtles after they've been tagged and released.

WWF is also hoping to bring attention to the dumping of pollutants by Australia in the reef's waters.

UNESCO's World Heritage Committee expressed concerned about the condition of the Great Barrier Reef on Wednesday and urged the country to do more to preserve the 2,300 kilometre ecosystem that is home to thousands of species.

The body refrained from designating the site as endangered, but the move puts pressure on Australia's government to prevent further destruction.

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This is special. The Great Barrier Reef is home to almost 6000 species. Thanks to GoPro, here’s what the journey through it looks like for one of them: a turtle’s eye view of the Reef (as seen this morning on TODAY!)To find out more about the level of pollution affecting turtles within the Great Barrier Reef, we’re working on innovative project in Queensland with the support of our major partner Banrock Station Wines Environmental Trust, and partners James Cook University, The University of Queensland, the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority, State and Commonwealth government agencies, Indigenous rangers and local community groups. As part of that project, the opportunity arose to very carefully fit a small GoPro camera to a turtle, to better understand the post-release behaviour of tagged green turtles. The result is this amazing video.Next week, the World Heritage Committee will vote whether to keep a strong watch over Australia until the health of the reef improves. We bet this turtle hopes they do. Sign up to ask them to protect her here: http://reef.wwf.org.au#SOSReef

Posted by WWF Australia on Thursday, June 25, 2015