1/18JAcqui Sheils conducting Reef Health Impact Studies in the Whitsundays post TC Debbie. Picture: GBRMPA
Great Barrier Reef after Cyclone Debbie
A section of a Whitsunday reef photographed post Cyclone Debbie by Ocean Rafting staff.
2/18HEALTH CHECK: Elmer Ten-Haken-conducting Reef Health Impact surveys in the Whitsundays post TC Debbie. Picture: GBRMPA
3/18FULL OF LIFE: A visitor with red Cat Adventures enjoying a positive reef expreience post TC Debbie. Picture: Red Cat Adventures
4/18HERE AND NOW: A photo of a snorkeller on the reef in the Whitsundays post Cyclone Debbie. Picture: Ocean Rafting
5/18A section of a Whitsunday reef photographed post Cyclone Debbie by Red Cat Adventures staff. Picture: Red Cat Adventures
6/18A section of a Whitsunday reef photographed post Cyclone Debbie by Ocean Rafting staff. Picture: Ocean Rafting
7/18A section of a Whitsunday reef photographed post Cyclone Debbie by Ocean Rafting staff. Picture: Ocean Rafting
8/18A section of a Whitsunday reef photographed post Cyclone Debbie by Ocean Rafting staff. Picture: Ocean Rafting
9/18A section of a Whitsunday reef photographed post Cyclone Debbie by Ocean Rafting staff. Picture: Ocean Rafting
10/18A section of a Whitsunday reef photographed post Cyclone Debbie by Ocean Rafting staff. Picture: Ocean Rafting
11/18A section of a Whitsunday reef photographed post Cyclone Debbie by Ocean Rafting staff. Picture: Ocean Rafting
12/18A section of a Whitsunday reef photographed post Cyclone Debbie by Ocean Rafting staff. Picture: Ocean Rafting
13/18A section of a Whitsunday reef photographed post Cyclone Debbie by Ocean Rafting staff. Picture: Ocean Rafting
14/18A section of a Whitsunday reef photographed post Cyclone Debbie by Ocean Rafting staff. Picture: Ocean Rafting
15/18A section of a Whitsunday reef photographed post Cyclone Debbie by Ocean Rafting staff. Picture: Ocean Rafting
16/18A section of a Whitsunday reef photographed post Cyclone Debbie by Ocean Rafting staff. Picture: Ocean Rafting
17/18A section of a Whitsunday reef photographed post Cyclone Debbie by Ocean Rafting staff. Picture: Ocean Rafting
18/18A section of a Whitsunday reef photographed post Cyclone Debbie by Ocean rafting staff. Picture: Ocean Rafting
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