- Type
- Reef
- Typical depth
- 18 m
- Level
- Beginner
- Visibility
- 15–30 m
- Water temp
- 23–28 °C
- Current
- Mild
- Access
- Liveaboard only
- Min cert
- Open Water
- Marine Park
- Liveaboard Typical
- Potato Cod Feed
- Coral Garden
- Shallow
When to dive
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Northern GBR is best in the dry season (Jun–Nov). Wet/cyclone season (Dec–Mar) limits liveaboard access. Dwarf minke whale aggregation runs Jun–Jul on the nearby Ribbon Reefs.
14.6500° S, 145.6500° E
Notes
Resident potato cod.
Marine life
- Corals
- hard coral gardens, sea fans
- Sharks
- whitetip reef shark, grey reef shark
- Turtles
- green, hawksbill
- Whales & dolphins
- dwarf minke whale (Jun–Jul)
- Reef fish
- resident giant potato cod, maori wrasse, red bass, large groupers
Dive clubs that visit this site
- Eye to Eye Marine Encounterssource
Cairns / Port Douglas, Queensland, Australia · Liveaboard
- Mike Ball Dive Expeditions (Spoilsport)source
Cairns, Queensland, Australia · Liveaboard
- Pro Dive Cairnssource
Cairns, Queensland, Australia · Liveaboard
- Spirit of Freedomsource
Cairns, Queensland, Australia · Liveaboard
Sources
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