AUSTRALIA

June 12 - 18

Diving with the Minke Whales

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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]
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