Cod Hole Explained

Type:protected
Cod Hole
State:qld
Coordinates:-14.6642°N 145.6636°W
Nearest Town Or City:Cooktown

Cod Hole is one of the best known dive sites in the world and is located on the northern end of the Great Barrier Reef in Queensland, Australia on ribbon reef number 10.[1] It is notable for and is named after the dozen or so potato cod that live there. The sanctioned feeding of these fish and number of visitors to the site has also made it a focal point in the debate over reef management.[2] [3] [4]

Potato Cod

The potato cod at the site can weigh 6–30 kg, having been fed by divers for the last 20 years since underwater photographers Ron and Valerie Taylor publicised the site.[5] Their numbers have declined as the site has become more popular, with the average number of potato cod seen per dive almost halving between 1992 and 1998.[6]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Book: Coleman, Neville. Marsh, Nigel. Diving Australia: A Guide to the Best Diving Down Under. Tuttle Publishing. 2004. Lizard Island. 962-593-311-5. 2008-06-19.
  2. Quinn. NJ. Kojis, BL. 1990. Are divers destroying the Great Barrier Reef's Cod Hole? . In: Jaap, WC (Ed). Advances in Underwater Science...90. Proceedings of the American Academy of Underwater Sciences Tenth Annual Scientific Diving Symposium. . https://archive.today/20120709075217/http://archive.rubicon-foundation.org/9613 . usurped . 9 July 2012 . 2012-01-24.
  3. Web site: Potato Cod. Lizard Island Research Station. 2008-06-19. https://web.archive.org/web/20080719090743/http://www.lizardisland.net.au/research/potato_cod.htm. 2008-07-19. dead.
  4. Book: Orams, Mark. Marine tourism: development, impacts and management. Routledge. 1999. 27. 0-415-19572-1. 2008-06-19.
  5. Web site: Cod Hole. Diving Cairns. 2008-06-19. https://web.archive.org/web/20080607233837/http://www.divingcairns.com.au/reef7.html. 7 June 2008. dead.
  6. Web site: The Cod Hole: long-term monitoring of human usage, fish populations and injuries to fish and the environment. Davis. Kim. 1998. Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority. 2008-06-19. https://web.archive.org/web/20060827171337/http://kurrawa.gbrmpa.gov.au/corp_site/info_services/publications/reef_research/issue3.4_98/3.4wot.html. 2006-08-27. dead.

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