Quickies

Quicksilver Group’s Quality Reef Sites Fully Operational

Quicksilver Outer ReefWithin days of Tropical Cyclone Yasi, reef sites have been assessed, all cruises are fully operational, and importantly, the high quality experiences our daily reef cruises offer have remained unchanged.

“Following inspections of our sites – from the Agincourt ribbon reefs in the north to Moore Reef, and from our island destinations of Low Isles and Green Island, we’re pleased to advise our operations are continuing as normal,” said Quicksilver Group Managing Director Tony Baker.

“Of our 60 or so permitted sites, the majority of reef sites have been unaffected with minimal to negligible impact to the coral communities and marine life at these sites,” said Mr Baker.

Doug Baird, Quicksilver Group’s Environment Compliance Manager said,  “We were fortunate that our reef sites were out of most destructive band of the cyclone’s wind. However where there has been some evidence of impact, our crew and marine biologists will be monitoring sites and ensuring we do whatever possible to assist with the speediest recovery.
  
Stretching over 2300 km (1300 miles) along the tropical Queensland coast, the Great Barrier Reef remains the healthiest and most vibrant reef system in the world.
 
Commenting on the ABC TV news (7/2/11), Russell Hore, Quicksilver Marine Biologist and Reef Biosearch Manager said the outer reef survived relatively unscathed. “I went to the northern side (of Agincourt reef system) where it would have got most of the wave action and I would have expected to see some damage. In fact there was very little damage out there at all. The fact that there was high tide would have been beneficial to the reef system.“