Planula Divers Retreat, Byron Bay

Numbers of Grey Nurse Sharks were a bit lower this week, but they are still there. We also saw Blue Gropers and big and small turtles, several species of butterfly fish, leatherjackets and surgeonfish, wobbegong sharks, bullseyes, anemonefish darting in and out of their anemones. Dive Byron Bay and meet the locals! Weather More sunny weather. Strong, [...]

More Grey Nurse Sharks this week. They just hang out and look extremely relaxed. More Manta Rays, Bullseyes in the Cod Hole, ‘grazing’ goatfish everywhere, pufferfish, moray eels, Blue Gropers, plenty of lovely turtles; the usual suspects, really. Humpback Whales are a rare sight at the moment. Most of them must have made their way [...]

All divers were treated to some more Grey Nurse Sharks.The skinny male one was there as well. His head looks a bit squashed. See photo on the left. A few pelagics such as snapper and kingfish were zooming around. Beautiful schools of Tall-fin Batfish hanging in the blue water. Brown Sweetlips, Stripeys and turtles. Loads of [...]

Again there were lots of Grey Nurse Sharks around Julian Rocks. The skinny, male one is still there. A few people were fortunate to see a couple of Manta Rays. Wobbegongs, turtles, bullseyes, lionfish, Blue Gropers and colourful wrasse. Weather A rainy week with cold southerly winds (SE – SW). The weather cleared on Friday evening. Sea The swell had [...]