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16.03.23 – Crown of Thorns Starfish
Crown-of-thorns starfish (also known as COTS) are marine invertebrates that feed on coral. They occur naturally on reefs throughout the Indo-Pacific region, and when conditions are right, they can reach plague proportions and devastate hard coral communities. Sighting one on its own is not too much concern as they are native to the reef, but […]
International Women’s Day
EVERY DAY IS WOMEN’S DAY AT OCEAN RAFTING! Did you know that according to the BIMCO/ICS 2021 Seafarer Workforce Report, women represent only 1.2% percent of the international maritime industry? It’s safe to say that as a multi award-winning, high standard Whitsunday marine tourism operator, Ocean Rafting has consistently bucked this trend over the years, […]
Coral Nurture Program
Ocean Rafting is proud to partner with the Coral Nurture Program, Reef Catchments and the Great Barrier Reef Foundation. This week Ocean Rafting and fellow tourism operators and researchers give our fringing Reef a hand! Our team set out to stock our nurseries with corals of opportunity this week, which are coral fragments that have […]
Coral Nurture Program are Official Actors for the United Nations Decade on Ecosystem Restoration!
The Coral Nurture Program are Official Actors for the United Nations Decade on Ecosystem Restoration! The Coral Nurture Program have been a part of the growing global Generation Restoration movement since 2018 and are thrilled to announce they are now an official Actor for the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration 2021-2030. ‘The next 10 years represent an opportunity […]
03.02.23 – Baler Snail
The Baler Snail is a large marine mollusc that belongs to the gastropod family Volutidae (volute shells). Of the 200 species of volutes distributed worldwide, around 70 are known from Australia. Many of those are endemic, found nowhere else in the world. The name “Baler shell” was given by European settlers because Aboriginal people were […]
Why should you visit the Whitsundays during the Wet Season?
Wet Season or the Green Season as we like to call it is a special time of year in the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park. But with a name like Wet Season, it gets a bit of a bad rap! While a bit of rain might put some people off, we have plenty of reasons […]
