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21 April, 2024
Take a dive to give Reef a health check-up
EXPERIENCED divers are being invited to become a marine biologist for a day.
Passions of Paradise has launched daily citizen science tours on the Great Barrier Reef for experienced divers departing from Cairns.
Company chief executive officer Scotty Garden said the demand for citizen science options on the Great Barrier Reef was growing rapidly allowing the locally-owned company to expand the marine biologist for a day program it first launched three years ago in March 2021.
“Our passengers have been choosing to visit the Great Barrier Reef with Passions of Paradise so they can indirectly support our Reef stewardship activities, and many have been wanting to go that step further and actively participate in an activity to help the Reef’s health,” he said.
“Certified divers can now choose our marine biologist for a day program on any day of the week and help to monitor our coral planting undertaken through the Coral Nurture Program with the Passions crew who have planted more than 9000 corals on Hastings Reef off Cairns.”
Visit ‘eco tour’ at passions.com.au.
