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Diving report
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 Dive report - Lady Elliot to Byron Bay
These dive reports are the latest information available from dive charter operators between Lady Elliot Island and Byron Bay. Experienced divers will be aware that visibility and water temperature can change at any time, due to ocean currents or changing weather conditions and sea state, so although these reports are given to us in good faith, there is no guarantee that dive conditions will remain the same. However, it is a good guide to what’s been happening and does put you in touch with dive operators who you can call for more specific information about the dive sites in the reports.
Our featured diving videos from the Coastwatch vault were all shot and produced by award winning cameraman/producer Clint Hempsall and are probably the most comprehensive video record of Queensland dive sites and the creatures that live on or around them. So keep checking them as they will change each week and are a great opportunity to tap into the timeless knowledge contained in them.
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Updated at: 4.30pm Thursday, September 02, 2010
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Lady Elliot Island | | Vis: 20m at Tubes, The Blowhole and Lighthouse Bombie yesterday. Water temp: 21deg. Bull rays, trevally, eagle rays, turtles, batfish, parrot and manta rays seen. | Lady Elliot Dive Centre 4156 4444 http://www.ladyelliot.com.au
| Rainbow Beach | | Vis: 15m at Wolf Rock on Monday. Water temp: 19deg. Grey nurse sharks and groper seen. | Wolf Rock Dive Centre 5486 8004 http://www.wolfrockdive.com.au
| Noosa | | Vis: 10-12m at Jew Shoal today. Water temp: 21deg. | Dive Noosa 0405 300303 http://www.divenoosa.com
| Moreton Island | | Vis: 20m at Flinders Reef earlier in the week. Water temp: 21deg. | Big Cat Reality 3203 5800 http://www.get2moretonisland.com
| North Stradbroke Island | | Vis: 20-25m at Flat Rock on Tuesday. Water temp: 20-21deg. Fifteen grey nurse sharks seen. | Manta Lodge & Scuba Centre 3409 8888 http://www.mantalodge.com.au
| Tweed Coast | | Vis: 5-10m at Cook Island. Water temp: 19-20deg. | Ocean Diving & Photographics 0418 750084 http://www.oceandive.com.au
| Byron Bay | | Vis: 8-10m at the Cod Hole and Hugos Trench at Julian Rocks today. Water temp: 19-20deg. Grey nurse sharks, big bull rays and schools of yellowtail king seen. | Sundive Dive Centre 02 6685 7755 http://www.sundive.com.au
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Diving videos
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Great dive sites
In 1994 Clint Hempsall was teaching people to dive on Lady Elliot Island. His natural talent with a camera scored him a job on Brownies Coastwatch and for the next five years he shot, produced and presented almost 300 Queensland and Pacific Islands dive site profiles for the show. Enjoy his excellent work. GO>>
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Creature feature videos
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Creature features
These videos on the creatures often encountered along the Queensland coast are terrific to show to kids so they learn about and develop an understanding of the marine environment. A lot of them are the work of Clint Hempsall and there is a series on Moreton Bay creatures from naturalist Neville Coleman. GO>>
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