4th April 2018 – Cool Thermocline brings life to South Solitary Island
South Solitary Island had a cracker of a thermocline today with the temperature varying from 23C in the shallows to 19C below 16 metres!!
The abundance of life on Boulder Wall, Cleaner Station and Shark Gutters was incredible with schools of Barracuda, Sweep, Trevally, Kingfish, huge Wobbegongs, Bullrays, Starry Toadfish, Lionfish, Grey Nurse Sharks, 4 – 6 Spanish Dancers and a Giant Saltwater Stingray that had about 15 Cobia cruising with it up in the shallows.
Visibility 3-15m
Temp 19-23C