This Week On The Reef

The Spotted Eagle Ray is a visual stunning species of the Eagle Ray family (Myliobatidea). Dark in colour and covered in white spots or rings its striking pattern is hard…

It's that time of year! This week we bring you a festive sighting! The Christmas Tree Worm. Whilst these spectacularly coloured marine creatures are a favourite amongst guests and crew,…

This week we bring you another sighting from one of the islands. Nesting on the rocks is this magnificent bird of prey, an Osprey! Ospreys grow over half a meter…

Another rare sighting in Whitsunday waters this week as our crew onboard Thrilla were treated to a pod of 12 adult False Killer Whales on their way home from a…

This weeks sighting is this monster mollusc! Nestled into the reef, the Giant clam is always a magnificent find on the GBR. Our eco-hosts on board know all about these…

This week has been the week of the dolphins. With not one, but two epic encounters! Here in the Whitsundays, we are fortunate enough to encounter dolphins almost every week,…

This week we bring you one of the Whitsundays living legends. George the Humpheaded Maori Wrasse is a guest favourite onboard our Northern Exposure tour, with George being the resident…

Sharks are largely misunderstood creatures. With movies like Jaws giving these guys a bad name, many fear these amazing creatures. But with over 375 species of sharks found across the…

This week our eco-host Nicole led a group of lucky passengers on a guided mangrove walk through Hill Inlet. The group were treated to this cool sighting of a juvenile…

The Great Barrier Reef spans for over 345,000km². Within that area there are seven core habitats that are all connected to the reef itself. These habitats are mangroves, forests, coastlines,…