Last Wednesday, after diving Wheeler, Lynch and Chicken reefs we made it to Davies. I particularly wanted to visit this reef as the Australian Institute of Science (AIMS) has a weather station here at Davies. Stuart put his drone up and got … [Read more...] about Davies Reef – Part 2, Central Great Barrier Reef, April 2024
Great Barrier Reef
Wheeler, Chicken, Lynch – Central Great Barrier Reef, April 2024. Part 1.
The corals in the central region of the Great Barrier Reef have suffered through this last summer with some bleaching and also damage from cyclone Kirrily. There are seasons under the sea, just as there are on land – and in life. Even though large … [Read more...] about Wheeler, Chicken, Lynch – Central Great Barrier Reef, April 2024. Part 1.
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
Café Latte Coral & The Bump Heads
I was nervous about taking Sky News Australia presenter and the Editor of The Spectator Australia, Rowan Dean, to John Brewer Reef. Would we really be able to find the famous coral – the badly bleached coral that had featured in The Guardian as … [Read more...] about Café Latte Coral & The Bump Heads
Removing Colour, for a Sick Story
My Aunty Bunty used to work in a factory in Dundee, in Scotland, with thousands of other women all adding colour to black and white photographs. She was allowed to be creative; the idea was to make people happy. So, for example, she could add … [Read more...] about Removing Colour, for a Sick Story
How Brown the Corals – That were Pink Last Year
I was back at John Brewer Reef last week and many of the corals are now dark brown. John Brewer reef has lost its pink, for the moment. There is a Coral Watch program that was developed at Heron Island by the University of Queensland. … [Read more...] about How Brown the Corals – That were Pink Last Year
Jennifer Marohasy BSc PhD is a critical thinker with expertise in the scientific method.
