After
a superb lunch, we headed out to Flinders Reef, 5 kilometres off Cape
Moreton. The crew spotted some
large green turtles near the boat. During
the afternoon dive, you could hear the whale song underwater!
There were small cod, big Wobbegongs, and the usual abundance of reef
fish. The ‘no extraction’ policy is working. The marine critters are
really becoming abundant on this totally protected reef.
Neil spotted a big crayfish and a large male green turtle. He also
claims to have seen a Spanish Dancer as long as his forearm, pink in colour
with two pink shrimp on its back. He even got it to swim, magnificent!!! The
large parrot population is improving and we spotted a huge Wobbegong.
We saw more
turtles, egg cowries, Nudibranchs, and a 3 foot long potato cod that was
not interested in leaving the cleaning station. We examined one of the new
permanent moorings before ascending to Big Cat Reality.
