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MONSTER MUD CRAB – PRINCESS CHARLOTTE BAY, QLD.
Trina Fleischmann, is a long time friend of film maker Ben Cropp
Princess Charlotte Bay (North Queensland, Australia) is a popular 4×4 destination for adventure seekers. Ben Cropp calls in for a few days crabbing during his annual boating trips north from home base at Port Douglas, Queensland. This large male ‘muddie’ was a star guest for his dinner table.
This year, aboard his new boat a much longer trip to the Kimberley region of Western Australia is currently underway. This is the last true frontier of the Australian coast. Big tides, lots of wild marine life and very few other boats to be seen.
Free diving ace of Darwin, Rick Trippe is schedule to join Ben’s expedition.
COASTAL WILDERNESS OF NORTH QUEENSLAND, pictures
(Above) Bauxite rock galore. Getting ashore on this Tip-of-Cape York island can be difficult but is worthwhile.
Spinner dolphin, Great Detached Reef.
GREAT DETACHED REEF- Ancient shipwrecks galore
Sailing ships heading from Sydney to London would turn inside the Great Barrier Reef just north of Great Detached Reef. A few did not quite make it and were blown onto the reef. It's a wreck hunters paradise but so far from civilization few divers get to stop off here for long. Ben Cropp can be seen at this reef whenever he's in the area. Currently Ben is heading north on his new Freedom IV private dive boat and home.
A beautiful location on the far northern section of The Great Barrier Reefs
TIGER SHARK (1963) Wally Gibbins shark hunter
Wally Gibbins used a powerful 10 gauge shotgun powerhead on this eleven foot and one inch long tiger shark at Sykes Reef south from Heron Island. This occurred during the November 1963 skin divers convention which consisted of mostly spear fishermen in those days.
Tigers are very common in Hawaiian waters. This 9 footer was caught by a tourist shark hunt boat, 10 November 1970. Photo by Richard Ibara
Tiger shark feeding upon a stingray bait at Batt Reef, Queensland. Photo by John Harding & Ben Cropp
Initially thought to be a tiger shark, but may have been a savage Lemon shark. When annoyed this 3 meter shark attacked the inflatable boat, destroying the pontoon. Photo by John Harding and Ben Cropp at Batt Reef, Queensland.
Tiger shark teeth can saw through tough shell of turtles
SHARKS (1970) Port Jackson shark, Wobbegong shark, Leopard shark pictures
Karen Greenbury pictured with a relatively harmless Port Jackson, Bob Grounds collecting Port Jackson sharks for an aquarium (on 22 November 1963). Leopard shark underwater was at Fido Reef off Tweed Heads, New South Wales. Epaulet cat shark was on The Swain Reefs, Great Barrier Reef.
Friends. Pair of cat sharks rest on a wobbegong.
Shaped to resemble sea weed is the egg of a Port Jackson shark.
