https://jason.bennee.com/blog/2017/02/abandoned-observatory/ Benz World Photography Tue, 03 Mar 2026 07:47:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.9 https://jason.bennee.com/blog/2017/02/abandoned-observatory/comment-page-1/#comment-89080 Thu, 09 Feb 2017 22:22:27 +0000 http://jason.bennee.com/blog/?p=8693#comment-89080 Tourism has reduced. The main island was a party destination until cheap flights to Bali became popular and the resort closed. Now goats and trees have overtaken the buildings. There is still some coral down there. Being the southern cold end of the Barrier Reef I expected to see more growth. Pollution can be just as damaging as sea temperatures when it comes to coral bleaching.

]]> https://jason.bennee.com/blog/2017/02/abandoned-observatory/comment-page-1/#comment-89075 Thu, 09 Feb 2017 10:48:18 +0000 http://jason.bennee.com/blog/?p=8693#comment-89075 Rather sad, especially for those who don’t want to go scuba diving. Is it a victim of bleached coral reducing the number of species or simply a reduction in tourism? I read that a decision about its future will be made in November.

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