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
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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
Shooting Turtles, with our Cameras
The inaugural Great Barrier Reef Megafauna Expedition departs in just two days, on Monday 2nd September for 5 nights at sea – weather permitting. And the weather does look like it might be a bit blowy. Breaking news: There are now six categories … [Read more...] about Shooting Turtles, with our Cameras
In Search of Mega Rays & Manta Rays
I was diving at Wreck Beach Reef, Great Keppel Island, last Friday and I managed to photograph a Blue Spotted Fan Ray (Taeniura lyenma) –a regular stingray in the family Dasyatidae except with blue spots! It was my dive buddy Kirsty who … [Read more...] about In Search of Mega Rays & Manta Rays
Jennifer Marohasy BSc PhD is a critical thinker with expertise in the scientific method.
