'Saltwater in my veins': fight to protect island homes

Marine biologist Tishiko King has seen the impacts of climate change on Torres Strait communities. (HANDOUT/PATAGONIA)

Tishiko King remembers looking out into the ocean as a child, sitting with her grandfather on the steps of their home on Thursday Island in the Torres Strait.

"He used to share that if you look after the ocean, the ocean will return you home," the Kulkalaig woman told AAP.