document.write("DIVING CAIRNS REEF REPORT
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document.write("SO, WHAT\'S HAPPENING ON THE REEF?
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\nSo what have Reef Magic Cr");
document.write("uises seen on the outer reef over the past few days:
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\n Monday, 30th August 2010
\nThe certified divers en");
document.write("joyed gliding along a 30m drop off to find hidden treasures of the dee");
document.write("p like colourful sea squirts, a variety of molluscs, decorative sea cu");
document.write("cumbers, garden eels and large pelagic fish species sheltering from op");
document.write("en currents.
\nThe snorkelling tours were popular once again providing ");
document.write("detailed descriptions of the surrounding marine ecosystem. They spotte");
document.write("d a large shovel nose ray cruising over the sandy patches, hundreds of");
document.write(" herbivore fish such as damsels, surgeon, parrot, unicorn, sergeant ma");
document.write("jors and moonlight wrasse feeding on the algae gardens – thus keeping ");
document.write("the site in tip top condition.
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\n Tuesday, 31st");
document.write(" August 2010
\nSnorkelers were amazed at the colour, variety");
document.write(" and preserved state of the corals in such close proximity to the plat");
document.write("form. Many visitors spent almost the entire 5 hours following around T");
document.write("urtles, Hump Headed Parrot Fish, Colorful Sweet lip, Schools of Red Em");
document.write("peror, Coral Trout, some nice size Barracuda and Oceanic Trout.
\nAl");
document.write("so quite a few people took the heli special scenic flights today with ");
document.write("great views of the reefs and even seen some reef sharks at play.
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\n Wednesday, 01st September 2010
\nCertif");
document.write("ied divers had two awesome dives long “The Wall”, seeing a number of s");
document.write("mall Reef Sharks and Turtles during both dives. Barracuda, Spanish Mac");
document.write("kerel and Giant Trevally are still present within the channel entering");
document.write(" the site from the outside wall. Passengers on our Semi-Submersibe go");
document.write("t a great view of a Bronze Whaler without even setting foot in the wat");
document.write("er!
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\nVISIBILITY:
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\n12-16 metres (at Moore Reef)
\n20-30 met");
document.write("res (Ribbon Reefs & Cod Hole)
\n40+ metres (Osprey Reef - Coral Sea");
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\nWATER TEMPERATURE:
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\n26 Degrees Celsius / 78.8 Degrees Fa");
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\nWEATHER:
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\nThe conditions for the next few days ar");
document.write("e as follows:
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\nNorth Tropical Waters, Cooktown to Cardwell:
\nThe Str");
document.write("ong Wind Warning for waters north of Cairns has been cancelled.
\nWedne");
document.write("sday until midnight: Wind: SE 20/25 knots. Sea: 2.2 metres outside th");
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\nreef, 1.7 metres inside the reef. Isolated showers.
\nThursday: ");
document.write("Wind: SE 20/25 knots. Lighter winds inshore early. Sea: 2.2 metres
\nou");
document.write("tside the reef, 1.7 metres inside the reef. Isolated showers.
\nFriday:");
document.write(" Wind: SE/E 20/25 knots. Lighter winds inshore early.
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\nHAPPY DIVING !!
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