Ningaloo Reef Marine Park

The Ningaloo Reef is a smaller, more accesible version of the Great Barrier Reef. In places it is less that 100 meters offshore! Within the marine park there are eight protected zones where fishing is banned. In the park well over 200 species of coral alone have been recorded, and the rest of the flora and fauna is spectacular as well. Higlights include the mass spawning of coral eight or nine nights after the full moon in March, the passing of humpback whales in June/July and October/November, the whale sharks that stop to feed along the reef every year and the egg-laying of turtles between November and January.