this coral resembles tree leaves!
these guys are called Batfish
and they know it!
at Agincourt Reef the turtles always have the right of way
With a length of 2300 km the
Great Barrier Reef in the Coral Sea stretches along the eastcoast of Australia. The reef is the
world's largest living organism.
The extremely strong El Nino event of 2016 resulted in a surge of tropical seawater temperatures causing
serious bleaching in large parts of the GBR.
Doomsday climate scientists cried wolf, but
coral has been around for millions
of years and these little invertebrates are very resilient. Divers on several sites report a notable recovery after 2018.
The Agincourt
ribbon reefs are located at the northern edge of the Outer Great Barrier Reef, some 65 km northeast of Port Douglas.
These reefs are famous for the crystal clear waters, colorful reefs and a diverse and abundant sealife.
Several dive
operators offer full day dive trips from Port Douglas. Fast boats bring you to the reefs within two hours. Nowadays
some operators have pontoons permanently moored near the reef.
In October 2004 we spent a relaxed day at Agincourt Reef
aboard a
Quicksilver catamaran. The dives were fantastic.
this is a very colorful Giant Clam indeed
a red sea star contrasts nicely with the yellow coral
a Saddle Butterfly drifts by
wonder why they call this fish a Yellowbanded Sweetlips?
after the dives there is ample time to relax and warm up, it's a long way back to Port Douglas
and they can swim in a Bat formation