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Quicksilver Reef Brief - Weather Conditions

DATE

TUES 17th NOV

WED 18th NOV

THUR 19th NOV

WINDS

SE/E 10-15 knots

TIDE

High 2.63m @ 9.20am
Low 1.14m @ 3.30pm

High 2.55m @ 9.58am
Low 1.25m @ 4.16pm

High 2.43m @ 10.38am
Low 1.37m @ 5.11pm

REMARKS

500 species of seaweed or marine algae live on the Great Barrier Reef. Most seaweeds are not poisonous to humans but a few such as Caulerpa, are poisonous to grazing animals.

Seaweeds contain many compounds useful to humans. Carrageenans or agar (from red seaweeds) or alginates (from brown seaweeds) are used as cream, instant puddings, salad dressings, printers ink and cosmetics.

Alginates are also useful in medicine and can be used as wound dressings and in the production of dental moulds.

WATER TEMP

26.6C - 79F

VISIBILITY:

AT AGINCOURT

16m

AT NORMAN

15m

We receive an updated weather report directly from our crew living at Agincourt Reef at 7.30am each morning. Please call for further information, such as cloud cover, as often weather conditions will be different at the reef to the mainland.

Fish Feeding
Fish feeding at the reef is conducted by our crew twice each day. It is restricted to 1kg of fresh fish or approved pellets (to ensure that we do not affect their normal eating behaviour), and is only conducted by our trained snorkelling safety supervisors. Please refrain from feeding the fish your food scraps, as this could upset their diets.

See the reef from a different perspective

A 10 minute scenic flight will show you the opal blue reefs from a new perspective. Make sure you pre book through your tour desk.

Looking forward to spending the day with you
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