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HMAS Brisbane (Wreck)
★★★★☆
(10,348)
The HMAS Brisbane was scuttled in July 2005 to create an artificial reef off Mooloolaba’s Sunshine Coast. The Queensland government created a Conservation Park around the wreck. This wreck is buzzing with beautiful marine life.
Over 300 species of fish, and over 200 species of corals can be seen on the wreck. Resident turtles, groupers, rays, and lot of large pelagic fish call the wreck home.
Dive Activity
Potential Wildlife Sightings
Wildlife Sightings are Based on User Generated Content
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 300
Alamy/Reinhard Dirscherl
659 Sightings
J
65
F
25
M
37
A
47
M
47
J
77
J
75
A
68
S
44
O
69
N
39
D
66
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 25
iStock/Juliosanjuan
Eagle Ray
608 Sightings
J
140
F
47
M
42
A
39
M
18
J
39
J
21
A
23
S
23
O
67
N
67
D
82
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 27
iStock-Global_Pics
Barracuda
540 Sightings
J
45
F
10
M
22
A
33
M
18
J
39
J
55
A
78
S
59
O
67
N
56
D
58
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 600
iStock/ultramarinfoto
Wrasse
449 Sightings
J
47
F
21
M
28
A
29
M
16
J
55
J
42
A
36
S
46
O
43
N
49
D
37
iStock-ShaneGross
Loggerhead Turtle
191 Sightings
J
21
F
0
M
0
A
16
M
21
J
18
J
0
A
24
S
20
O
21
N
21
D
29
Shutterstock-Andrey Armyagov
Hawksbill Turtle
184 Sightings
J
40
F
14
M
0
A
10
M
0
J
13
J
0
A
13
S
23
O
39
N
22
D
10
Shutterstock-Shane Myers Photography
Green Turtle
112 Sightings
J
20
F
0
M
0
A
10
M
0
J
0
J
0
A
16
S
14
O
19
N
17
D
16
AdobeStock-Magnus
Humpback Whale
72 Sightings
J
0
F
0
M
0
A
0
M
0
J
0
J
0
A
18
S
36
O
18
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 approx.: 200
Alamy-WaterFrame
Moray Eel
64 Sightings
J
17
F
0
M
0
A
12
M
13
J
0
J
0
A
0
S
11
O
0
N
0
D
11
The image shown is a representative illustration and does not depict every individual animal in this category.
Total number of species approx.: 12
iStock/cinoby
Lionfish
881 Sightings
J
97
F
37
M
52
A
72
M
57
J
90
J
84
A
77
S
62
O
84
N
80
D
89
