The term “healthy coral” is not as common to come across these days, let alone to see. So, when you do see healthy coral, and a lot of it, you often have to do a double take. I have experienced coral bleaching at its worst, particularly when I worked as a Marine Biologist in the […]
Category: Scholar Journeys
Eye-to-eye with Ocean Giants
A small group of us were on the deck waiting, watching, listening for the signs of… whales! I headed off again to warm waters, but this time I was extremely lucky to be invited to join Jayne Jenkins the Australasian Vice-president of the Our World-Underwater Scholarship Society and tour leader with Quest Tours to […]
Breathless in Bali
A Snapshot of Ningaloo
Ningaloo Reef National Park in Western Australia has to be one of the most beautiful and healthiest coral reefs in the world right now! I have never seen coral so healthy and I have been extremely lucky to dive many different coral reefs around the world. When the basis of a reef, such as coral, […]
A Tentacle Tangle
I’ve always had a soft spot for the cold temperate waters of Southern Australia. Especially as I grew up, learnt to dive, spent most of my free time and was lucky enough to conduct my research in Tasmanian waters. Past Australasian Scholar Stefan Andrews invited me to help him work on a new project which is […]