by Ross Miller | Aug 24, 2023 | LUXURY ADVENTURES, Research Projects
Days spent onboard The Aroona aren’t like other reefs trips. The knowledge, care and experience of the crew share the limelight with the stately comfort and quality of the vessel. In the past few weeks, we have been exploring the Far Northern reaches of the...
by digital | Apr 6, 2021 | LUXURY ADVENTURES, Research Projects
The Great Reef Census is a world-first citizen science effort to survey the Great Barrier Reef. Over 11 weeks in late 2020, a flotilla made up of dive boats, superyachts and fishing vessels were mobilised with a mission to capture thousands of survey images from...
by Ross Miller | Mar 24, 2021 | Research Projects
There are hundreds of shipwrecks that have never been found on the Great Barrier Reef, and our guests can join in the search. Aroona will be revisiting the Far Northern GBR in October, November and December, taking part in the Great Reef Census. These expeditions...
by Ross Miller | Nov 23, 2019 | Research Projects
Interesting mass spawning facts: This spectacular event was only first described by scientists in 1984. The phenomena was observed on the central Great Barrier Reef and has since been observed in other countries at other times of year. The team responsible was awarded...
by Ross Miller | Aug 21, 2019 | Projects, Research Projects
We are taking part in a crowdsourced bathymetry project on the Great Barrier Reef which has been running for over six months. Directed by Dr Robin Beamen and James Cook University, Australia, we have seven volunteer vessels collecting single beam depth data using the...