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
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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
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?
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
Pro-Nuclear Genuflexion to Nonsense Climate Catastrophe
My understanding is that the fortunes of a lot of already very rich white men across the West are tied-up with the transition to so-called renewable energy. And at the same time the superannuation of British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) employees … [Read more...] about Pro-Nuclear Genuflexion to Nonsense Climate Catastrophe