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The Majestic Humpback Whale
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 a Turtle, or see the magnificent Humpback […]
23.06.20 – False Killer Whales
‘It doesn’t get much better than this” Tuesday 23rd June 2020 saw an epic marine encounter! A playful pod of False Killer Whales were kind enough to escort us home on our Northern Exposure Tour. Named because of their similar skull structure to the famous Killer Whales, False Killer Whales are actually from the dolphin […]
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 […]
