Flat Rock research project
Flat Rock, in Moreton Bay Marine Park, is one of the most popular dive sites in Queensland and is one of the four known areas where grey nurse sharks congregate. Field work at Flat Rock started in March 2018.
Flat Rock in detail
There are three commercial operators with access to Flat Rock that frequent the site with other operators using the site during peak grey nurse shark aggregation periods. In addition, several other dive operators, plus a few dive clubs and several recreational vessels, visit the site.
Divers have reported fewer than usual numbers of grey nurse sharks in the main shark gutter at Flat Rock during the peak aggregation period. They have suggested that the sharks are being disturbed and moving away from the normal congregation areas. This has not been scientifically confirmed.
The same reliable, scientific methodology that was used for the Wolf Rock site was used by the Project Team at Flat Rock.