Imagine coming face to face with the biggest fish in the sea – the whale shark. That’s just what happened to a group of lucky passengers with Great Adventures in a very rare encounter while they were seated in the semi-submarine at Moore Reef. This vision was captured by one of the lucky passengers. The whale shark, estimated to be 4 - 5 metres in length swam up close and alongside the semi-sub window as excited passengers looked on in awe. Quicksilver Group Environment and Compliance Manager Doug Baird said. “For what is the world’s largest fish, we really do know very little about them and their behaviour here on the east coast of Australia.” More often associated with the northern waters of Western Australia, whale shark encounters on the Great Barrier Reef are quite sporadic. This sighting is of great interest to researchers who have been working to identify a potential whale shark aggregation site in the far north regions of the Reef. As the largest fish in the sea reaching lengths of over 12 metres, whale sharks are docile fish feeding mostly on plankton, crab larvae and jellyfish, which they scoop up with their colossal gaping mouths while swimming close to the water’s surface. They are listed as a vulnerable species and prior to the mid 1980s there were less than 350 confirmed reports of whale sharks world-wide. Researchers are able to identify individuals from photographs by analysing the patterns of markings on their bodies - a bit like fingerprints.

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Launch season is underway at Lyman-Morse. A few of our favorite classic beauties are lining the docks this morning. Take a look at all that brightwork! From beginning to end: Hood 57 by Lyman-Morse, 70' Hinckley, 65' Royal Huisman daysailer, 38' Lyman-Morse jetboat and a Wilbur downeast lobster boat.

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Available for delivery this November, this exquisite Ferretti Yachts 780 HT is truly a nautical work of art. The newly designed interior now offers the option of either a classic or a contemporary design following the footsteps of the yacht’s most recent predecessor in the Ferretti Yachts 500 and the Ferretti Yachts 1000. On the stern, with the large beach club, the new rear-facing large sun pads transform from the two doors on the yacht’s garage to help create a luxurious area to relax on the water’s edge. The interior still has 4 cabins, a full-beam, mid-ship owner’s suite, a forward VIP cabin, and two more guest cabins all with their own heads. For the Asian market, there will be an option to change the owner’s cabin to a large entertainment room while moving the galley to the lower deck to create a larger open bar area with the existing salon. In the standard version, the salon now features 3 options with the standard layout featuring a closed bar area from the dining area, a powered glass partition separating the bar area from the dining space, or a completely open concept for the North American market. The Ferretti Yachts 780 also has crew quarters aft with a cabin for the captain and one for the crew each with two beds and a personal bathroom. The captain’s cabin is replaced with a large storage area in the standard layout. Available through Executive Yacht 1-888-237-1647

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