Voices From The North
Hear the latest from the team at Faraway Bay where guests experience the remarkable beauty, isolation, history, and natural and cultural significance of this remote slice of outback Australia.
Wednesday, August 6, 2008
Something’s Fishy
We’ve found two rare species of fish and a rare crustacean near Faraway Bay – the Exquisite Rainbowfish, the false-spotted Gudgeon and an isopod.
We sent off samples to the University of WA’s School of Animal Biology and they’ve confirmed the species. The fish are also known by their Latin names of Melanotaenia exquisite and Mogurnda Oligolepis (bit of a mouthful!).
The isopod is a bit like a small prawn.
The Gudgeon is only found in the Kimberley, and only usually between the Berkeley and the Fitzroy Rivers
The Rainbowfish has only been recorded in the King George River in WA, as well as in parts of the Katherine, Edith, Mary, South Aligator and Fergusson Rivers in the Northern Territory.
We found both kinds of fish in the Gumboot Bay Creek.
Steve McIntosh
We sent off samples to the University of WA’s School of Animal Biology and they’ve confirmed the species. The fish are also known by their Latin names of Melanotaenia exquisite and Mogurnda Oligolepis (bit of a mouthful!).
The isopod is a bit like a small prawn.
The Gudgeon is only found in the Kimberley, and only usually between the Berkeley and the Fitzroy Rivers
The Rainbowfish has only been recorded in the King George River in WA, as well as in parts of the Katherine, Edith, Mary, South Aligator and Fergusson Rivers in the Northern Territory.
We found both kinds of fish in the Gumboot Bay Creek.
Steve McIntosh
Labels: faraway bay, fishing, Kimberley, Kimberley fishing
Wednesday, February 27, 2008
February the Wettest Ever!
The Faraway Bay 2008 season is shaping up to be one of the most scenic ever with heavy rains breaking new weather records.
February has been the wettest on record with more than 400mm falling on the remote wilderness retreat.
When the Bush Camp opens in April, the might King George Falls will be thundering, giving guests an amazing opportunity to see the Kimberley region in all its majestic glory.
The record falls will help make the upcoming air safari with Best of the Kimberley a truly once in a lifetime experience for ten lucky guests who take part in the guided, seven-day tour.
Faraway Bay guests can also expect the landscape to be green and lush.
February has been the wettest on record with more than 400mm falling on the remote wilderness retreat.
When the Bush Camp opens in April, the might King George Falls will be thundering, giving guests an amazing opportunity to see the Kimberley region in all its majestic glory.
The record falls will help make the upcoming air safari with Best of the Kimberley a truly once in a lifetime experience for ten lucky guests who take part in the guided, seven-day tour.
Faraway Bay guests can also expect the landscape to be green and lush.
Labels: faraway bay, Kimberley, waterfalls