Qualla: Cape Byron Marine Park https://qualla.com/cape-byron-marine-park en-us © 2026 Bendyline Thu, 23 Jul 2026 20:34:03 GMT Qualla serial false Qualla support@bendyline.com yes https://qualla.com/_res/siteimages/rsslogo.png Qualla: Cape Byron Marine Park https://qualla.com/cape-byron-marine-park Cape Byron Marine Park: Introduction https://qualla.com/cape-byron-marine-park/ A river of warm water runs down the eastern edge of Australia, and just off Cape Byron it slams into the cold. The East Australian Current, the same current that carried Nemo's father south in the cartoon, sweeps tropical fish, coral spawn, and turtles into latitudes where they have no business being. Here, at the continent's most easterly point, the warm north and the temperate south meet and mix. The result is a 220-square-kilometre marine park that punches absurdly above its size: of the fifteen distinct marine ecosystems recognised in the Tweed-Moreton bioregion, this single stretch of coast holds ten of them.

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]]> Mon, 22 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/r/6/v/k/cape-byron-marine-park-wp/r6vk-cape-byron-marine-park-the-collision-zone.mp3 0:06 2 full Cape Byron Marine Park: Sharks in Cold Water https://qualla.com/cape-byron-marine-park/ The marine wonder of the park concentrates at Julian Rocks, a jagged outcrop a short distance offshore that divers rank among the best sites in Australia. The numbers are hard to believe. Julian Rocks hosts the highest density of sharks found anywhere in temperate waters, and one...

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