She has indulged me, yet again, by sending me that which I adore – to add to my collection: photographs of fish. I so love this photograph by Jenn Mayes. It is of a rock cod, initially I thought my favourite of all the reef fish, a potato cod, … [Read more...] about Two Ridiculous Fish, at Wreck Beach Reef
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All the Dead Coral from the Bleaching. Part 4.
Self-censoring is a real thing – that I refuse to engage in. Over the last year there has been a dramatic reduction in live hard coral cover at many reefs at the Great Barrier Reef, but this has not been documented in official statistics or in the … [Read more...] about All the Dead Coral from the Bleaching. Part 4.
What do we know about sharks?
Available statistics on sharks: the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority can't tell me whether numbers are increasing or decreasing. We used to hunt whales, but now we revere them, and numbers are on the increase. We don’t eat turtle … [Read more...] about What do we know about sharks?
Wrecked. Day 3. Part 3. Great Keppel Island, April 2024
According to the Bureau of Meteorology, it was going to storm on Sunday. Instead, the day broke calm and sunny. And so, Jenn (not me, there is another one) and M-J from Keppel Dive, took a few of us around to the very exposed Wreck Beach facing … [Read more...] about Wrecked. Day 3. Part 3. Great Keppel Island, April 2024
More Ocean Temperature Data & More Diving, This Weekend – Great Keppel Island
I’m back in Yeppoon. This afternoon I was at Wreck Point, and in the distance, over my left shoulder, you can see Great Keppel Island. According to the New York Times there is mass coral bleaching there (CLICK HERE). A photograph of the corals at … [Read more...] about More Ocean Temperature Data & More Diving, This Weekend – Great Keppel Island
Cyclone Kirrily Smashed my Favourite Coral Reef
If you care enough to know what damage, real damage, from a cyclone looks like at a coral reef, get yourself to Townsville and book a trip with Adrenalin Snorkel and Dive to John Brewer Reef. It is not hard to describe parts of John Brewer Reef … [Read more...] about Cyclone Kirrily Smashed my Favourite Coral Reef