During the bushfires that devastated so much of southeast Australia, before the pandemic that stopped all the travel, I had the opportunity to spend a whole week on a boat traversing the northeast edge of Australia’s continental shelf – about 60 kms … [Read more...] about My Second Short Film: Under the Sea at the Ribbon Reefs
Great Barrier Reef
Great Barrier Reef Platitudes, More Dangerous Than Sharks
It has always been the case that the individual is expected to conform, and that there is hierarchy within myths. Myths are of course traditional stories, often explaining a natural phenomenon typically involving supernatural beings or events. … [Read more...] about Great Barrier Reef Platitudes, More Dangerous Than Sharks
University Appeal Upheld, Peter Ridd Loses – We all Lose
On 2 May 2018, Professor Peter Ridd was sacked by James Cook University for serious misconduct. It all started when he called-out his colleague Terry Hughes for falsely claiming healthy inshore coral reefs were dead from climate change and … [Read more...] about University Appeal Upheld, Peter Ridd Loses – We all Lose
Peter Ridd versus Prestige, and Clown Fish Beyond that Mudflat
To be truly curious we must confess our ignorance. The person who knows everything would have no reason to question, no need to experiment. If they went in search of evidence, it could only be to confirm what they already knew to be true. Knowledge … [Read more...] about Peter Ridd versus Prestige, and Clown Fish Beyond that Mudflat
Coral Catastrophes Imagined
Exactly one year ago yesterday, I was getting off a train in Proserpine, looking to pickup a hire car to drive to Bowen. I wanted to know if the coral there was all dead, or not. Bowen is a coastal town in North Queensland, not far from Abbott Point … [Read more...] about Coral Catastrophes Imagined
Leaning on the Lookouts, at the Great Barrier Reef
Being able to sink below the waves at the edge of Australia’s continental shelf with the reef sharks and the colourful corals, is a rare privilege that I enjoyed just last week. It is possible because Jacques Cousteau invented the aqualung in 1942 … [Read more...] about Leaning on the Lookouts, at the Great Barrier Reef