Jennifer Marohasy

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Archives for April 2024

Water Temperatures, Central Great Barrier Reef & Aren’t the Oceans Warming

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I was at John Brewer reef earlier in the month, and so I checked the AIMS (Australian Institute of Marine Science) water temperature data for this location.  The most up-to-date information is to February 7, 2024, and has been measured at 9 metres.  … [Read more...] about Water Temperatures, Central Great Barrier Reef & Aren’t the Oceans Warming

Part 4. Golden Gorgonians & So Many Fishes – John Brewer Reef, April 2024

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There used to be crevasses overlaid with large pink plate corals just beyond the boat where you jump off into the lagoon at John Brewer reef, and so I never made it around to the reef front proper – at least not down the sandy front to a depth of 22 … [Read more...] about Part 4. Golden Gorgonians & So Many Fishes – John Brewer Reef, April 2024

Wheeler, Chicken, Lynch – Central Great Barrier Reef, April 2024. Part 1.

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The corals in the central region of the Great Barrier Reef have suffered through this last summer with some bleaching and also damage from cyclone Kirrily.   There are seasons under the sea, just as there are on land – and in life. Even though large … [Read more...] about Wheeler, Chicken, Lynch – Central Great Barrier Reef, April 2024. Part 1.