Proof our Great Barrier Reef is not covered in mud

Daniel Bateman - 

They are the type of conditions that make diving anywhere else in the world "bloody boring" in comparison: "Visibility is extraordinary. Occasionally you can see the length of a football field"

Divers are raving about the visibility and weather conditions on the Great Barrier Reef, with at least one industry stalwart describing it as the best he’s seen in 30 years.

As these photographs from Mike Ball Expeditions show, it is a far cry from the flood ravaged image being reported overseas, with some newspapers claiming the Great Barrier Reef has been destroyed.

Mike Ball Diving Expeditions operator Mike Ball said the global coverage of the Queensland floods was having a negative effect on the Far North’s diving industry, despite the floods being at least 1000km away from Cairns.

Mr Ball said some tourists were under the impression there was a plume of muddy water extending from Brisbane up to Cooktown.

"The news is going out worldwide and it’s sort of compelling, the public gets the idea that Queensland’s under water,’’ Mr Ball said.

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