419 Dive Log Australasia AUGUST 2026

This Octopus was almost invisible hiding out in the open on this overcast day

There are so many turtles, rays, sharks and fish safely residing in the reefs surrounding Heron and many of the islands in the Capricorn Bunker reefs. The reefs remain a totally wild ecosystem that is brim full of life and activity. At the same time, their marine inhabitants get to see divers regularly and are not so skittish. The corals are healthy and the sheer variety of fish and invertebrates make excellent diving and snorkelling.

The sad story continues across the globe be cause the ocean is treated as a supermarket and there are no restrictions to overfishing. We do not realise how well managed the GBR really is. One telling contrast is that the southern Great Barrier Reef has rich abundant, populations of marine life. You can identify a a dozen Butterfly fish on a single dive or twenty Damsel fish or ten good sized Serranids. (Cod and Groper)

This school of Hussars is hiding under a coral overhang

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DIVE LOG Australasia #419 - August ’ 26

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