Planula Divers Retreat, Byron Bay

Although the visibility was not the best there were still some keen divers out there. They saw turtles, wobbegongs, Grey Nurse Sharks, rays, plenty of jewfish and some bream. Definitely worthwhile going out. Humpback Whales are sighted regularly at the surface or from the lighthouse Weather This week started of with some rainy days that improved by [...]

Despite low visibility there were still some keen divers that went out. They saw lots of crayfish coming out of their hiding places, plenty of wobbegongs, big turtles and some silhouettes of Grey Nurse Sharks. Weather Although this week was overcast there wasn’t nearly as much rain as last week. Some clouds, a good deal of [...]

Not a whole lot of diving has been happening this week. Just the occasional boat to see what the visibility is like. One sighting of a Grey Nurse Shark up VERY close. The photo on the left of the porcelain crab was taken a while back. Weather A very wet week. It rained from Sunday and peaked [...]

Few days without the Grey Nurse Sharks for some divers, but they are still there, both males and females. Monty the Blue Groper with the one pectoral fin was seen with a chunck missing. Fighting between male Blue Gropers is not uncommon and we are conviced he’ll recover. Although the Whale watching season has only just [...]