Ocean Rafting has had its most successful Manta Ray research season yet! On one of our Reef Protection Initiative days, our crew successfully photographed 4 Manta Rays that have never…
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The Reef Protection Initiative was implemented by the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority as part of the Australian Government’s Reef Protection package and utilises High Standard Tourism Operators out…
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This week we found this camouflaged little fella hanging out in the reef flats! Epaulette sharks are known to inhabit the shallow waters around the Great Barrier Reef. These small…
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This week we have been spoilt with an abundance of humpback whales on their annual migration up the East Coast of Australia. Recently being named a Whale Heritage Area, all…
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Recently Merran, one of our Master Reef Guides, was lucky to attend a Hydrophone Training Day as part of a UQ long-term monitoring program. The Cetacean Ecology Group has been…
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The annual Humpback Whale migration is well underway along the East Coast of Australia! These gentle giants undertake a massive 5000km migration from the cooler waters of Antarctica, to the…
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Coralpalooza 2023 On June 10 for World Oceans Day, we got our dive tanks and tools ready to participate in the first-ever international day of collaborative action, Coralpalooza 2023. Ocean…
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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…
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OCEAN RAFTING AWARDED IN TOP 20 EXPERIENCES IN AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND Multi award-winning Ocean Rafting has been announced as a 2023 Viator Experience Awards winner and one of Australia…
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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…
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