Plastic Free July. | Marine Discoveries Welcome to July! This year has disappeared fast but there is still so much to look forward to. This month around the world, Plastic Free July has kicked off with a bang. Now although everyone knows about the need to reduce our plastic consumption and use, do you know…
Underwater Christmas Trees. | Marine Discoveries Holiday season may have been and gone but it is always the season in the Great Barrier Reef! Imagine snorkelling amongst stunning corals and fish when you notice a massive coral covered with vibrant coloured animals that look a lot like miniature Christmas trees. You ask yourself and your…
Why do fish school?. | Marine Discoveries Imagine this. You are out for a snorkel or a dive on the beautiful Great Barrier Reef… Suddenly, you come round the corner and find yourself in the middle of a huge school of fish, all just floating in the middle of the water column. Pretty impressive right….
Can Corals Move?. | Marine Discoveries Can coral move? No. Well that’s an easy answer and blog to write. There you go, now you don’t need to read the rest of this! WAIT, come back! It’s not quite that straight forward…. Generally, it IS an overwhelming no. Corals are sessile animals, that basically means an…
Romance on the Reef. | Marine Discoveries Although we are a bit late, Valentine’s Day is all year round on the Great Barrier Reef! Love is in the air and days are filled with spending quality time with our loved ones, kind gestures, sweet messages on cards and thoughtful gifts. We aren’t the only ones…
Can you tell a fish’s age?. | Marine Discoveries Yes, you most certainly can! But how, you ask? It’s not like fish have rings of growth like trees…or do they? Fish have different structures that form annuli, which are rings that can be counted to determine the age of the fish, pretty much the same…
Shark, friend or foe on the Great barrier Reef. | Marine Discoveries SHARK! A cry in the water that usually elicits one of two reactions. Some swim as fast as possible away from the spotter, others towards. As marine biologists, we’re normally in the 2nd category, show me the sharks! But apart from the obvious…
Coral Spawning 2022. | Marine Discoveries Last week saw the yearly spectacle of the Great Barrier Reef’s coral spawning event! The time of year where all corals get busy making babies happens usually just once a year and this year was special as always but for more reasons than normal. Researchers and Marine Biologists from…
