Hydeaway Bay, Whitsunday (Qld): 30 June 2008

Hydeaway Bay is an exciting site with an abundance of marine life. It is also encouraging to see many new corals growing on the fringing reef.  It was encouraging to have some new volunteers from the area help monitor the sites Text: Maren Mathew. Hydeaway Bay Site coordinator.

 

Cyrene Reef (Singapore): 08 June 2008

6am and the Team is back on Cyrene Reef to monitor the fabulous seagrasses on this submerged reef right in the middle of our port! We soon made a safe landing with Melvin and his crew of the Dolphin and were off to monitor the seagrasses. Today we were also joined by Dr Raju who is a GIS expert and has kindly offered to help map out the Reef.

Although it lies right next to major shipping lanes to a world class container port, and just across a narrow channel from world class industrial and petrochemical plants, this reef has rich seagrasses, star-studded sand bars and living reefs.

All too soon, it was time to go home. As the tide rushed in,it was then really obvious that Cyrene is a SUBMERGED reef. We are taken back to the main boat in two batches. Here's the rest of the Team on the fast disappearing reef, waiting to be taken back. Text: Team Seagrass-Singapore. TeamSeagrass Website Click here .

 

Goold Island, Cardwell (Qld, Australia): 04 June 2008

 

 

Pelican Bay, Great Sandy Strait (Qld, Australia): 03 June 2008

 

 

 

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Correct citation: McKenzie, LJ., Yoshida, RL. & Coles, RG. (2006 - 2010). Seagrass-Watch. www.seagrasswatch.org. 228pp. Disclaimer: The views expressed on this site are those of the authors and not necessarily those of the Queensland Government. Website designed by McKenzie, LJ., Yoshida, RL.