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"Kombi" - the resident Queensland groper on the Cochrane
Artificial Reef
This link will take you to a short video on YouTube,
filmed in April 2009.
This huge fish is often seen by divers, sometimes
hovering just within sight, and other times seemingly as
curious about the divers as they are about him. He
was nicknamed "Kombi" many years ago because of his
size.
* Explore Items Deployed on the Reef
Hold your cursor over an object on the reef grid map
below to see a photo and to find out more information on the object.
30:
PORTEUR (Steel Barge)
Location:
24° 54' 14.2" S 152° 32' 02.9" E
Depth:
8.5 m ( 14.9 m )
Deployment Date:
30/11/2005
Details:
The Porteur 77 was
130ft gravel barge that had a fully loaded displacement
of around 770 Tonnes. The barge was provided to the
association by Metallia Sand & Gravel Co. It is one of the largest features of
the Cochrane Artificial Reef. Click the photo on the left to jump
to the Porteur deployment gallery.
31: GAVINS (15
Steel Modules)
Location:
24° 54' 28.1" S 152° 31' 56.2" E Depth:
11.6 m ( 13.6 m ) Deployment Date:
August 2006
Details:
These steel modules were part of the August 2006 DAFF
Deployment. The photograph shows BADARAI members
building the modules prior to deployment.
