Planula Divers Retreat, Byron Bay

Although it was hard to see much when the visibility was low, but the Grey Nurse Sharks were there. Turtles, Yellow-tail Kingfish, Lionfish, Anemonefish and different species of rays. Already a few Humback Whales have been sighted from the lighthouse. Soon there will be more whales making their way up north. Weather Some beautiful crisp, sunny days. Saturday [...]

We were on a holiday somewhere tropical and warm with blue water and great visibility, but we have no idea what the conditions have been like here in Byron Bay. The only thing we heard is that there are plenty of Grey Nurse Sharks are at Julian Rocks at the moment, which is always good [...]

No more Leopard Shark, but there were some unconfirmed sightings of the first Grey Nurse Shark of the season. Turtles, Barred Soapfish, large schools of Yellowtail Kingfish. Weather Rainy weather and cool, also during the day. Only a little bit of sun. SW winds. Sea Calm Water temperature 25°C Visibility 10 – 12 meters most of the week. Below 10 on Wednesday.

Leopard Sharks, White-spotted Eaglerays and some more White-spotted Guitarfish took care of our spots this week. Also some large Yellowtail Kingfish hunting around Julian Rocks. Look at our video page for a short clip. Other life around included some large Golden Trevally, large schools of Big-eye Trevally, Tall-fin Batfish being cleaned, Somber Sweetlips at their usual [...]