Photo Gallery

The Diving Daughters
[Photo: Dick W.]

Brent, Deborah and Meredith
[Photo: Dick W.]

Returning from yet another wonderful dive
[Photo: Dick W.]

Tom, Lee, Barry and Dick
[Photo: Dick W.]

Tom, SCUBA Goddess Dianne (aka 'Bugs') and Lee
[Photo: Dick W.]

Lee and Tom enjoying the sunset Junk cruise
[Photo: Dick W.]

Cod Hole is known for the groups of large (150kg or more) Potato Cod (Epinephelus tukula), Maori Wrasse (Ophthalmolepis lineolatus) and Red Snapper (Lutjanus bohar)
[Photo: Huey Bible]

Adventures in Diving's Diane (left) and Scott (center), with Brad Isely, survey the Great Barrier Reef. Check out the viz!
[Photo: Huey Bible]

A venomous Red Lionfish (Pterois volitans)
[Photo: Huey Bible]

A Notodoris Nudibranch (Notodoris minor)
[Photo: Huey Bible]

A Schultz's Pipefish (Corythoichthys schultzi)
[Photo: Huey Bible]

A shy Southern Minke Whale or Lesser Rorqual (Balaenoptera bonaerensis)
[Photo: Huey Bible]

A Red and Black Anemonefish (Amphiprion melanopus)
[Photo: Huey Bible]

A Pink Anemonefish (Amphiprion perideraion)
[Photo: Huey Bible]

An Orange-fin Anemonefish (Amphiprion chrysopterus)
[Photo: Huey Bible]

The Blue Starfish (Linckia laevigata) also known as the Comet Sea Star, Blue Sea Star, or Blue Linckia Sea Star, is found in the sunny areas of the reef and reef fringe.
[Photo: Huey Bible]

A huge Potato Cod (Epinephelus tukula) waiting for the "Early Fish Special" at Cod Hole
[Photo: Huey Bible]

"G'day, Bruce... you got anything in that bucket for me?... eh?... 'ave ya? 'ave ya??"
[Photo: Huey Bible]

Southern Minke Whale or Lesser Rorqual (Balaenoptera bonaerensis)
[Photo: Fred Fuerst]

Southern Minke Whale or Lesser Rorqual (Balaenoptera bonaerensis)
[Photo: Fred Fuerst]

Southern Minke Whale or Lesser Rorqual (Balaenoptera bonaerensis)
[Photo: Fred Fuerst]

Southern Minke Whale or Lesser Rorqual (Balaenoptera bonaerensis)
[Photo: Fred Fuerst]

The critically endangered Pacific Hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata bissa)
[Photo: Fred Fuerst]

Several countries consider Hawksbill meat a delicacy and it is the primary source of tortoiseshell
[Photo: Fred Fuerst]

Many nations have made it illegal to capture and to trade in Hawksbill turtle parts
[Photo: Fred Fuerst]

A Dorid Nudibranch (Phyllidia cf. elegans)
[Photo: Fred Fuerst]

A rare Lacy Scorpionfish (Rhinopias aphanes), also commonly referred to as the Weedy Scoripionfish or the Merlet's Scorpionfish
[Photo: Fred Fuerst]

A Whitemargin Unicornfish (Naso annulatus)
[Photo: Fred Fuerst]

A Blackspotted Pufferfish (Arothron nigropunctatus)
[Photo: Fred Fuerst]

A Chromodoris Nudibranch (Chromodoris kuniei)
[Photo: Fred Fuerst]

Feeding time at Cod Hole, courtesy of
Dive Mistress Kelly
[Photo: Brad Isley]

The Giant Clam (Tridacna gigas) or traditionally, pa'ua, is the largest living bivalve mollusc.
[Photo: George Rice]

Queen SCUBA Goddess Diane
traversing the coral gardens
[Photo: Brad Isley]

Charles Cook (no relation to Captain James Cook)
says "G'day, mate"
[Photo: George Rice]

A Red and Black Anemonefish (Amphiprion melanopus)
[Photo: Brad Isley]

A Foxface (Siganus vulpinus) crosses paths with a Bridled Parrotfish (Scarus frenatus)
[Photo: George Rice]

Red Snapper (Lutjanus bohar) cruising for a meal at Cod Hole
[Photo: Brad Isley]

An Orangespine Unicornfish (Naso lituratus), or
Lipstick Tang
[Photo: Donna Rice]

A Whitemargin Unicornfish (Naso annulatus)
[Photo: Brad Isley]

Terry Bailey says "G'day from me, too"
[Photo: George Rice]

A delicate, pink soft coral outcrop. According to a recent report by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF), the Great Barrier Reef could lose 95% of its living coral by 2050, should ocean temperatures increase by the 1.5 degrees Celsius projected by climate scientists.
[Photo: Brad Isley]

Two Foxfaces (Siganus vulpinus)
[Photo: George Rice]

The Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC)
[Photo: Todd Washowich]

Looking into the Wheelhouse of the Black Bart
[Photo: Todd Washowich]

Arrowhead Crab
[Photo: Todd Washowich]

White Grunt -- Bridge Span 14
[Photo: Todd Washowich]

Coral formation on Bridge Span 14 at night
[Photo: Todd Washowich]

Brain Coral
[Photo: Todd Washowich]

Brain Coral
[Photo: Todd Washowich]

Sorry -- I'm not interested...
[Photo: Todd Washowich]

White Grunt -- Stage II
[Photo: Todd Washowich]

White Grunt -- Bridge Span 14
[Photo: Todd Washowich]

Wheelhouse of the Black Bart
[Photo: Todd Washowich]

Howdy, neighbor!
[Photo: Todd Washowich]