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Facility Upgrades For Whyalla Cuttlefish Visitors
If you have snorkelling with the Giant Australian Cuttlefish near Whyalla on your list, you can look forward to some improved facilities. Stony Point is the main site for seeing the cuttlefish and approvals have been given to improve parking …
Heart health is a bigger danger to swimmers than sharks
Sharks are often front of mind when we take to the water but a study by Surf Life Saving Australia that appeared in the Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health shows that our own lack of health is …
Indigenous Name Added to Julian Rocks
Julian Rocks, one of New South Wales best snorkelling and diving spots is one of the latest locations to adopt a dual Aboriginal name. The Byron Bay attraction will now have Nguthunguli added to its title following an application by …
Electric Powered Reef Tours
You can now view the Great Barrier Reef from the world’s first battery and solar powered glass bottom boat and tender. Port Douglas based operator Sailaway can now take guests to Low Isles on the new whisper quiet EV Discovery …
Keep wild dolphins wild in SA
Dolphins are one of the most loved marine animals, but can we love them too much? Eric the dolphin is a regular visitor at the Port Broughton Jetty on South Australia’s Yorke Peninsula, but his seemingly friendly personality is proving …
What did you see on Ningaloo Reef?
For a lot of snorkellers, knowing what you see underwater is part of the fun and that just got much easier if you snorkel on Ningaloo Reef. Western Australia based Aqua Research & Monitoring Services have just released their latest …
Mass Coral Reef Bleaching Event
Sad news for the Great Barrier Reef with reports from National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) that a fifth mass bleaching event in 8 years is underway. The current coral bleaching event is occurring on a global scale driven by …
Coral & fish death at Coral Bay
In March 2022 a series of environmental conditions coincided with a coral spawning event that resulted in the death of many fish and corals in Bills Bay. If you want to do a deep dive on the event, a Curtain …
10 Best places in the world to go snorkelling
Respected travel guide publisher Lonely Planet has listed Lady Elliot Island on its list of the top 10 places to snorkel in the world. Coming in at No.3 on the list alongside that includes locations in Brazil. Egypt and Honduras, …
Australia sets the gold standard for swimming with whale sharks
Swimming with whale sharks is a popular bucket list experience but does it get an ethical tick of approval? It does for Australian whale shark tour operators. The study by Murdoch University used biotelemetry – or in other words they …
