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Ocean Rafting and Parley Team up to remove marine debris from the Whitsunday Islands
Ocean Rafting is proud to have facilitated a forth local beach clean with Parley for our Oceans amongst the Whitsunday Islands. The weather cleared, and the wind eased allowing us to explore some of the more remote beaches on the south-east side of Whitsunday Island. Some of the beaches are so untouched by humans they […]
Clownfish – Finding Nemo in the Whitsundays
The Great 8 The Great 8 are the Great Barrier Reef’s living icons. The creatures we all want to see! Ranging from reptile to mammals, from little to large, the Great 8 wish list reflects the outstanding diversity of the Reef. Have you always wanted to swim with Nemo the clownfish, or see the magnificent […]
04.06.20 – Manta Ray
Introducing this gentle giant ‘Coral Guardian’. This Manta Ray (Mobula alfredi) came to visit Reef Ecologic crew and volunteers from Ocean Rafting after outplanting over 650 corals in Manta Ray Bay as part of the Whitsunday Restoration Project. The individual belly markings uniquely identify each Manta like a fingerprint. The Crew at Reef Ecologic submitted […]
Whitsunday Coral Restoration Project
March 2017 bought an unwelcome visitor to the Whitsundays in the form of Cyclone Debbie. Cyclone Debbie unfortunately caused significant damage to the region both above and below the water. Whilst protected bays remained relatively unscathed, some of the North facing bays experienced damage to the fringing coral reefs. This project, the first of its […]
Meet our Master Reef Guide Taylor!
Have you met Tay? Our multi-lingual eco-host and larger than life mer-man, Taylor, is now an official Master Reef Guide! Master Reef Guides are recognised as the world’s leading reef guides, interpreters and story tellers, sharing the wonders of the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area. Master Reef Guides are reef ambassadors, providing up-to-date information on […]
Cleanup volunteers intercept 800kg of plastic from 3.5km of coast in the Whitsundays
Ocean conservation group Parley For The Oceans and Whitsunday Tour Operator, Ocean Rafting, collected over 800kg of washed-up marine debris from what seemed to be clean beaches on the central and southern island of the Whitsundays. Fuel drums, fishing rope, bleach bottles, toothbrushes and bottle caps were the most common items found during a marine […]