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Some Companies do require you take diving special insurance while with others it is not compulsory. We strongly recommend you have travel insurance which covers you for cancellation of trip due to illness, poor weather, travel delays, lost luggage and legal costs. Travel insurance may not cover diving accidents and treatment/evacuation.
We recommend getting separate insurance like that offered by DAN. (Divers Alert Network):
Box Jellyfish are pale blue and transparent and bell or cubed shaped with four distinct sides, hence box jellyfish.
Measuring up to 20 cm along each side of the cube or bell, the Box Jellyfish has up to as many as 15 tentacles on each corner which can be 3 metres in length with up to 5,000 nematocysts (stinging cells).
The season for the Box Jellyfish starts with the onset of the wet across the top of northern Australia, usually around October and lasts until April. Further south along the northern Queensland or northern Western Australia coast the season is usually from November to March. They sometimes appear further south a few weeks beyond the close of the season.
The arrival of the Box Jellyfish close to the beach prevents swimming in the Surf unless the beaches have the protective stinger nets installed or you wear a purpose designed swim costume.
Information provided by:
http://www.barrierreefaustralia.com
All similar yet all very different, most reefs fall into three categories:
1. , which occur around the edges of the continental islands that were once a part of the mainland.
2. , barrier reefs which grow on the edge of the continental shelf.
3. , which support a cay, or island formed by sedimentary debris swept onto the reef.
One of the major reasons the reef holds such a fascination for scientists and tourist alike is its infinite variety. Some reefs are a little more than a few thousand metres in area while others could be spread over 120 square kilometres. Shapes vary from round, oblong, crescent and indescribable. Some of the very outer reefs are up to 25 kilometres long. At low tide some of the reefs expose themselves while others remain fully submerged. An aerial fly over is a must to appreciate the full extent of the reef.
About 2800 species of fish are known to live in the reef region. Of the 500 or so species of reef building corals found throughout the Indian and Pacific Oceans, about 350 are known to be on the Barrier Reef. It could be decades before scientists have a complete list of all the plants and animals found on any one reef. Many species are still to be identified and named. This clearly shows a staggering diversity of life.
This is probably the question we are asked most!! As you can appreciate we will not try and predict the weather any more then a couple of days away. We have a 'Weather" page. Here you will find the general weather conditions for the year, including temperature and rainfall. You can make your decision based on the same information we have.
Please bear in mind if the airfares are on 'special' and it seems like a good deal - there is usually a reason. (Maybe the Wet Season!!)
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