Port Douglas Food

Port Douglas Food

Port Douglas Food- Tropical Deliciousness You maybe wondering what a section on Port Douglas food is doing on a reef charters and tour website…I will let you into a little secret. Prior to managing reef charter boats and hotel tour desks… I was once a chef.  Plus I LOVE Port Douglas food. Also I guess when […]

Boat Hire in Port Douglas

boat hire

Boat Hire from Port Douglas At Port Douglas Reef Charters we often get customers inquiring about boat hire options from Port Douglas on the Great Barrier Reef. A lot of people assume that Port Douglas is like the Whitsundays where you can skipper your own boat if you hire one. In Port Douglas the only […]

Fin Fish Closures

Port Douglas Fin Fish Closures

What are Coral Reef Fin Fish Closures? Coral Reef Fin fish closures occur twice a year on the Great Barrier Reef and the  closure dates coincide with the new moon when key coral reef fin fish species aggregate to spawn.The closures are in place in order to protect certain fish species during times when their […]

Port Douglas Tour Tips

Port Douglas Tour Tips

Port Douglas Tour Tips from Port Douglas Reef Charters There are a number of places close by to Port Douglas that you can explore. It is very hard to get independent tour information in Port Douglas. The Port Douglas Information Center for example, is owned by a reef boat company. Guess which boats THEY will […]

Coral Spawning Barrier Reef

Coral Spawning on the Great Barrier Reef Every November and December as the tropical summer approaches, Marine Biologists that live in Port Douglas get excited about Coral Spawning.This is the one and only opportunity the reef as an ecosystem  gets to  repair damage from cyclones and Crown of Thorns starfish the two greatest destroyers of […]