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06.06.23 – Sea Cucumber
Sea Cucumbers! The Oceans vacuum cleaner! This stunning Pineapple Sea Cucumber was sighted on one of our Reef Protection Days when conducting Reef Health surveys for the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park. The Pineapple Sea Cucumber is an echinoderm, a group which also includes seastars, brittle stars, sea urchins, sand dollars and sea lilies. Located […]
24.05.23 – Mud Crab
The Mud Crab is throughout Australia. Known for their big claws, mud crabs belong to a group of crabs that have the last pair of legs flattened for swimming. They have a smooth carapace (outer shell). The Magnificant Muddie! A Mud Crab doesn’t grow continuously but results from a series of moults that happen when […]
11.04.23 – Soldier Crab
The Great Barrier Reef Marine Park is home to many different habitats. Ranging from coral reefs, mangroves, islands and beaches the Whitsundays really showcase everything that the GBR has to offer. That’s why this week, we’re showing off Hill Inlets’ famous soldier crabs! These little guys form ‘armies’ during the low tide and with Ocean Rafting’s ultimate access to Hill Inlet, if the […]
09.05.23 – Giant Trevally
Of the large trevally family, the most well-known is the Giant Trevally. It is found throughout the Indo-Pacific region and all across the Great Barrier Reef. They will grow up to 170 cm and weigh at least 35 kg. The giant trevally (Caranx ignobilis) is normally a silvery colour with occasional dark spots, but males […]
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 […]
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 […]
