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Palm Beach Artificial Reef
921.01
BioScore
                
    Locality  (5.0x)
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   Greater Region  (12.5x)
Palm Beach Reef is an artificial reef that sits just off the Gold Coast of Australia. While its main purpose is shoreline protections, it’s already clear that it can improve surfing conditions. The reef takes incoming swells that would otherwise probably close out and turns them into rights that break for up to 60m. On larger swells, the reef also creates a short, intense left. The video below shows the reef in action, and it looks incredibly fun.
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Identifications
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Observations
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Species
7
People (2  active)
From - 2015-05-03

To - 2025-04-03

Observation Score
Species Score
Activity Score
Total vs Locality
0.57 %
1.37 %
2.92 %
Total vs Greater Region
0.08 %
0.36 %
0.72 %
This Year vs Total
61.54 %
61.54 %
28.57 %
Last Two Years vs Total
92.31 %
92.31 %
85.71 %
Top Species
1.
Acanthurus nigrofuscus (Forsskål, 1775)
1
2.
Monodactylus argenteus (Linnaeus, 1758)
1
3.
Bolinopsis ashleyi Gershwin, Zeidler & Davie, 2010
1
4.
Schuettea scalaripinnis Steindachner, 1866
1
5.
Ovula ovum
1
6.
Grallina cyanoleuca (Latham, 1802)
1
7.
Hypselodoris obscura
1
8.
Brunoniella australis (Cav.) Bremek.
1
9.
Microcanthus joyceae Whitley, 1931
1
10.
Spinifex sericeus R.Br.
1
Top Observers
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louis_boutle
6
2.
sonyakarlsson
2
3.
Kara Burns
1
4.
richiehall
1
5.
HummyK
1
6.
ben1368
1
7.
camilapapale
1
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For observations made between 2023/08/25 and 2030/08/25
Submissions accepted up to 2030/08/25
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Observations
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Species
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People
For observations made between 2020/03/12 and 2040/03/12
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Observations
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Species
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People
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Observations
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Species
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People
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Observations
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People
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Identifications
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Observations
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Species
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People
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