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5.11.21 – Coral Spawning
Through October and November, Ocean Rafting teamed up with several local tour operators, Southern Cross University, Australian Institute of Marine Science, Great Barrier Reef Foundation and Reef Catchments in our annual ‘Boats4Corals’ initiative! In the days after the October and November full moon, the Great Barrier Reef comes alive with the annual Coral Spawn, otherwise […]
28.10.21 – Young Coral Recruits
New Recruits! In a recent research expedition, Ocean Rafting, in association with Reef Catchments, Great Barrier Reef Foundation, Australian Institute of Marine Science and Southern Cross University, we’re excited to discover an astounding density of coral recruits in some unexpected locations! After catastrophic damage to the local Great Barrier Reef Marine Park from Cyclone Debbie […]
Mangrove Madness!
Mangroves are just muddy, smelly, mosquito-ridden playgrounds for crocodiles, right? Wrong! As part of the Queensland Governments Reef Assist Program’, Ocean Rafting was lucky enough to this week welcome Dr. Derek Ball and Steve Fisher from Reef Catchments, Wild Mob and Master Reef Guides, aboard for a 3 day workshop on our local Mangroves and terrestrial eco-systems! […]
Tourism Industry Activation and Reef Protection Initiative – The Results!
As part of the Australian Government‘s COVID Relief and Recovery Fund, Ocean Rafting was selected with several other high-standard tourism operators, to engage in the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park (GBRMPA) ‘Tourism Industry Activation and Reef Protection Initiative’. By repurposing crew and vessels along the Great Barrier Reef, this $3.2 million initiative has supported communities […]
Cultural Heritage of the Whitsunday Region
The team at Ocean Rafting was this week humbled, and honoured, to welcome one of our beautiful land’s traditional owners, and Ngaro elder, Peter Pryor, to the Rafting family! The beautiful Whitsundays region lies in the Ngaro, Gia/Giya and Juru people’s country, whose history dates back over 10,000 years. There has long been a gap […]
Ocean Rafting’s Master Trio To Guide Award-Winning Environmental Activities
Advanced Ecotourism Certified operator, Ocean Rafting, has proudly welcomed a new addition to its team of accredited Master Reef Guides. Ocean Rafting Skipper and Eco Host, Toby Lodewijks, has joined his colleagues, Ocean Rafting Master Reef Guide, Skipper and Environmental Manager, James Unsworth, and Ocean Rafting Master Reef Guide and Eco Host, Taylor Chen, undertaking […]
