Danger Overhead

Just like looking out for overhead power lines it pays to look up when diving. We teach new divers that they should never put themselves into a position where they can not make an immediate ascent to the surface if they come into difficulty. It’s all very well to be taught to be a good […]

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It Came from Outer Space

For many people this may very well be outer space being so removed the comfort of the breathable world. It’s not even the lovely crystal clear underwater landscape of a Cousteau Documentary with only a few meters of visibility. The place is however a very real and very terrestrial Broughton Island and the pace is […]

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Overshadowed

As she cruised over my head the sun was eclipsed and the surrounding water came alive with thousands of mini silhouettes. For a time she overshadowed them all with grace, girth and length before the sun reappeared and she was gone. Yet another beautiful moment with a Broughton Island Grey Nurse shark. Photo: Robert Rath, […]

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Grey Nurse

This big female Grey Nurse shark (Carcharias taurus) might look fierce and if you were the subject of tonight’s dinner you might want to think about finding somewhere else to hang out. The large school of Eastern Pomfred (Schuetta scalaripinnis) which gently parted to make way for her should have gone a little further as […]

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