It is one of the best wreck dives in the world, arguably one of the top ten dive sites in the world – and yet we know so little about it. Who did the last inventory of the megafauna at the Yongala? When I was there earlier this year, on May 6th, … [Read more...] about Which Turtle, and Where was VW – the Mega Grouper? Part 5. Inaugural Megafauna Expedition, September 2024
Diving the North Wall, Myrmidon Reef, Part 4. Inaugural Megafauna Expedition, September 2024
I am yet to dive the North Wall at Myrmidon. As part of the inaugural Megafauna Expedition, onboard the MV Sea Esta, I was deck hand on Friday, 6th September 2024. I was holding Laura Boderke’s underwater camera, as she waited. Leaning backwards … [Read more...] about Diving the North Wall, Myrmidon Reef, Part 4. Inaugural Megafauna Expedition, September 2024
Largest of the Saved Clams, Part 3. Inaugural Megafauna Expedition, September 2024
In May 1992, and again in March and April 1993, the Royal Australian Navy, specifically HMAS Tarakan, was involved in the translocation of tens of thousands of clams as part of Operation CLAMSAVER. The clams were moved from a successful breeding … [Read more...] about Largest of the Saved Clams, Part 3. Inaugural Megafauna Expedition, September 2024
Largest Coral Colony, Part 2. Inaugural Megafauna Expedition, September 2024
How do we know that in the back lagoon at Myrmidon Reef there are some massive bolder corals – immovable, representing layer upon layer of calcium carbonate laid down year after year, back more than 300 years. And so healthy; in various shades of … [Read more...] about Largest Coral Colony, Part 2. Inaugural Megafauna Expedition, September 2024
Return to Myrmidon, Part 1. Inaugural Megafauna Expedition, September 2024
How is it that Australia’s Great Barrier Reef is still one of the Seven Natural Wonders of the World and visible from outer space. How is it that we can revisit the corals at Myrmidon Reef – an ancient, detached platform existing beyond the barrier … [Read more...] about Return to Myrmidon, Part 1. Inaugural Megafauna Expedition, September 2024
Successful Inaugural Megafauna Expedition
We are just now back from the inaugural Megafauna Expedition, with the MV Sea Esta docking at the Townsville breakwater marina yesterday. What a privilege, to see so much coral, so many fish all the way to the Garden of Porites at Myrmidon Reef. A … [Read more...] about Successful Inaugural Megafauna Expedition
Jennifer Marohasy BSc PhD is a critical thinker with expertise in the scientific method.
