Planula Divers Retreat, Byron Bay

On Sunday a Humpback Whale mother and calf were resting close to Julian Rocks. A large Bull Ray was spotted. Grey Nurse Sharks are still there. A big school of Bannerfish were zooming around in the Nursery. Wobbegongs, Stripeys, Red Morwongs, Black-spot Goatfish and pufferfish. Weather Sunny and very warm weather. A bit of rain Thursday night. [...]

Hugho’s Trench went off this week with loads of Jewfish, large Black Cod, schools of bullseyes and Bream, plenty of turtles, a whole heap of different species of nudibranchs and Spindle Cowries. The Grey Nurse Sharks are still around too. Weather It started off almost hot and sunny, but on Thursday clouds moved in and brought some [...]

One of the Green Moray Eels must have been hungry and had a go at a small (~70 cm) Ornate Wobbegong Shark. Plenty of beautiful nudbranchs in Hugho’s Trench, including the faboulous Miamira magnifica and an unidentified species (see photo on the left). Can anybody help? It might be a Hypseloidoris sp. A few more Grey [...]

The beautiful Grey Nurse Sharks are still around. A large school of 30 – 50 Cownose Rays was sighted in the Nursery. Other life included a Shovelnose Ray, a large Smooth Stingray, Somber Sweetlips, Moorish Idols, flathead, turtles, Blue Gropers, some Christmas-tree Worms and only low numbers of wobbegongs. Weather Still a lot of sun, but most [...]