A diver I respect enormously once told me that the most important thing she does for the reef is show up and bring money. She meant it seriously, and I think she’s right, up to a point. Reef tourism —…
The briefing was simple: don’t touch, don’t overtake, don’t get in front of it. Stay at its side. Match its pace. When it dives, let it go. I’d heard those instructions before diving with large animals, but something about the…
The question I am asked more than any other, across fifteen years of writing and talking about reef travel, is: where should I go first? My answer has changed over the years, depending on what I’ve seen and what I’ve…
Queensland and the Great Barrier Reef absorb most of the attention when Australians talk about reef snorkelling, which is understandable. The GBR is the largest coral reef system in the world, and a day trip from Cairns to the outer…