GBR conditions?

[Quinn_B]

Hello,

I'm curious if anyone has dove the GBR recently. I did a Mike Ball expedition in June 2019 and absolutely had a blast but I could tell some sites were definitely a shell of what they used to be. But it still had a crazy amount of biodiversity and some of the best dives that I've done over my lifetime. Especially seeing the Minke whales underwater.

 

[Aquapro Dive Services]

The bio diversity is still there and the marine life is amazing, but the coral has taken a bit hit over the last few years

This year the cyclones has helped clean up the area and more tolerant species are returning but its going to take time.
In the short, there are still heavily bleached reefs but the majority are recovering and whichever trip you take it will still be a great experience.

 

[Phteven]

Heading there in about 3 weeks and mentally bracing myself for the bleaching, but diving the GBR has been on my bucket list since I was a teenager and I'm sure it's still going to be worth it.

I'll post here with pics and video once I'm back.

 

[PBcatfish]

This source paints a pretty optimistic picture of the reef's improving condition.

Huge Increase in Coral Produces Third Year of Record Highs on the Great Barrier Reef – The Daily Sceptic

Record levels of coral across the Great Barrier Reef have been reported for the third year in a row, confounding the alarmists who continue to predict doom. Yet the BBC runs a story insisting the reef is in danger!

dailysceptic.org

Is there any truth to it?

 

[happy-diver]

Depends which side you are on where you take the pictures and how your mind processes information

The Daily Sceptic

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The Daily Sceptic!

 

[MB NZ]

I dived three different spots over the course of a day recently and liked what I saw, especially in the shallows. It's not the best reef diving in the world, but it's not the end of times as has been suggested.