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Huge school of Big-eye Trevally
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date: 28/8/2009
Author:Jess Howard
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Weather: Sunny and Perfect
Air Temp: 25.9ºC
Wind: North East/North West 10-15 Knots
Water Temperature: 22ºC
Water Visibility: ~15 metres
Sea State: Calm
Another superb day out here in paradise dawned bright and early.
Glassbottom boaters ventured out to Second reef to see what could be discovered. A Huge school of Big-eye Trevally were to be found and swam in circles under the glass for all to see. When keen snorkelers jumped in, a white-tip Reef shark cruised by, giving everyone a good view, before darting back into deeper water.
A Green turtle popped his head up to see what was going on, before he also headed off into deeper water. Snorkelers looked at Nemo popping in and out of his anemone and heaps of Moorish Idols hiding in the coral, peeking out every few minutes.
Island discoverers visited the Red tiled Tropic Bird chick who was sitting alone, until (while island discoverers were watching) a parent flew in, landed, waddled over to the chick and attempted to sit on top of it. The chick, getting bigger every day, was not very happy with this display of protection and nudged the parent and wiggled underneath it, until the parent surrendered and moved over.
High tide fish feeding meant lots of Moon wrasse, Nigel the silver drummer, and the Golden-lined Rabbit fish were all present. The Trigger fish even came close into the feeding area, not a common action for the Triggerfish, who usually stay right at the back of the fish pool and zip in every few seconds for a nibble and scoot out again.
By nightfall, exhausted by a day of snorkeling and exploring, guests gathered in the Education centre for a screening of “Australia’s Greatest Islands”, featuring Lady Elliot Island, then off to bed for a HUGE day tomorrow.
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big eyed trevally - Nick
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