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
Coral Reefs
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
He Denies Natural Climate Cycles
When the grass is tall and unruly, it can be difficult to see where you are going and to know what lies beneath. Then come the steady, gradual, crawling and crackling fires. New growth follows. Suddenly the kangaroo and emu are back, for the … [Read more...] about He Denies Natural Climate Cycles
Anemones Push Through Collapsed Corals
Many of the hard corals fringing the Keppel Islands bleached stark white last summer. Specifically, the fields of branching Acropora spp. went stark white. This was likely caused by a combination of high-water temperatures, low tides and no wind. I … [Read more...] about Anemones Push Through Collapsed Corals
Wrong Algae & Friendly Fishes, Shelving Beach Reef
It rained a lot today, on Great Keppel Island. I was nevertheless determined to walk around to Shelving Beach reef for the low tide. I am so glad that I did. The visibility under-the-water was exceptionally good as you will see from my underwater … [Read more...] about Wrong Algae & Friendly Fishes, Shelving Beach Reef
Fancy Fins Didn’t Help with the Visibility
According to the mainstream media it’s the southern Great Barrier Reef that has been hit hardest with coral bleaching, and particularly the corals in the Capricorn region that includes Great Keppel Island. I have a home in Yeppoon, which is just a … [Read more...] about Fancy Fins Didn’t Help with the Visibility
Jennifer Marohasy BSc PhD is a critical thinker with expertise in the scientific method.
