On Tuesday 25th September, Barnacle Bill, a critically endangered Hawksbill turtle was released back into the ocean after 2 months in recovery at the Whitsunday Turtle Rescue Centre. He came into care very malnourished with a heavy barnacle and algae load. After lots of TLC from our turtle … [Read more...] about Releasing Barnacle Bill
Betty Release
On Saturday 1st September, beautiful Betty, the juvenile Green Turtle was release back into the Whitsunday waters off Cannonvale Beach. She had been in care since June 2018 and had made a full recovery. This release was part of Eco Barge's second Eco Ambassador event for 2018, where the local kids … [Read more...] about Betty Release
Barge Trip # 269
Date: 18th August 2018 Location: Whitsunday Island Partner: Queensland Governments Community Sustainability Action Grants program Volunteers: 12 Debris Removed: 233 kilograms Today we headed over to Turtle Bay, a known hotspot location, after cleaning there we moved round to Solace Bay where … [Read more...] about Barge Trip # 269
Barge Trip #268
Date: 17th August 2018 Location: George's Point Partner: Queensland Governments Community Sustainability Action Grants program Volunteers: 12 Debris Removed: 191 kilograms Today we headed north, we came across three little bays on the mainland at George's Point which we hadn't visited in a … [Read more...] about Barge Trip #268
Turtle Rescue – Barnacle Bill
Barnacle Bill (Barney Bill) is a juvenile Hawksbill turtle found at Midge point on 31st July. He came in with a bad case of float and a very heavy barnacle and algae load. … [Read more...] about Turtle Rescue – Barnacle Bill