Great Barrier Reef

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Great Barrier Reef

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Collective dive site for the Great Barrier Reef created directly in front of Cairns for all dive sites that have not yet been fully developed by the local centers or have not been established as public dive sites.

Stunning patch reef with a spectacular array of corals, huge plates providing perfect ambush grounds for a variety of Grouper.

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18 May
On Request

Potential Wildlife Sightings

Wildlife Sightings are Based on User Generated Content

Shutterstock-Shane Myers Photography

Green Turtle
56 Sightings
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13
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7
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M
5
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11
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0
O
8
N
0
D
12

The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

Total number of species: 600

iStock/ultramarinfoto

Wrasse
19 Sightings
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0
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5
S
7
O
7
N
0
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0

The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

Total number of species: 27

iStock-Global_Pics

Barracuda
14 Sightings
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7
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0
O
7
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0
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0

The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

Total number of species: 28

Udo Kefrig

Clownfish
168 Sightings
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24
F
18
M
9
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0
M
13
J
0
J
17
A
16
S
12
O
20
N
19
D
20

The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

Total number of species: 100

iStock-burnsboxco

Parrotfish
128 Sightings
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17
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16
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0
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0
M
12
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0
J
14
A
21
S
8
O
17
N
11
D
12
iStock-June Jacobsen

Whitetip Reef Shark
94 Sightings
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9
F
17
M
0
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0
M
8
J
0
J
0
A
8
S
13
O
11
N
11
D
17

The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

Total number of species: 40

iStock-wrangel

Triggerfish
57 Sightings
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16
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8
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0
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0
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0
J
0
J
0
A
4
S
7
O
10
N
0
D
12

The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

Total number of species: 85

iStock-mirecca

Surgeonfish
43 Sightings
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9
F
12
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0
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0
M
6
J
0
J
0
A
8
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0
O
8
N
0
D
0

The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

Total number of species: 130

Shutterstock_Krzysztof Odziomek

Butterfly Fish
39 Sightings
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7
F
9
M
0
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0
M
8
J
0
J
0
A
7
S
0
O
8
N
0
D
0

The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

Total number of species: 90

Shutterstock-Rich Carey

Angelfish
37 Sightings
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13
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11
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0
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0
M
0
J
0
J
0
A
5
S
0
O
8
N
0
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0
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The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

Total number of species: 80

iStock/Extreme-Photographer

Stingrays
34 Sightings
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0
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0
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8
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0
J
0
A
17
S
9
O
0
N
0
D
0

The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

Total number of species: 250

Shutterstock-Henry_and_Laura_Whittaker

Grouper/Basslets
27 Sightings
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10
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0
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0
A
0
M
0
J
0
J
0
A
0
S
0
O
7
N
0
D
10
AdobeStock-Marc Henauer

Grey Reef Shark
23 Sightings
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6
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
0
J
0
A
4
S
0
O
0
N
0
D
13

The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

Total number of species: 130

AdobeStock-JirinaVFR

Pufferfish
22 Sightings
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0
F
8
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0
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0
M
0
J
0
J
0
A
0
S
7
O
7
N
0
D
0

The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

Total number of species: 12

iStock/cinoby

Lionfish
18 Sightings
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0
F
11
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
0
J
0
A
0
S
7
O
0
N
0
D
0

The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.

Total number of species: 150

Shutterstock-aquapix

Sweetlips and Grunts
12 Sightings
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0
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0
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
0
J
0
A
4
S
0
O
8
N
0
D
0
AdobeStock-Nikolai Sorokin

Blacktip Reef Shark
11 Sightings
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0
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
0
J
0
A
0
S
0
O
0
N
0
D
11
AdobeStock-_italo

Moon Jellyfish
9 Sightings
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9
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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