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26/08/2005: "LOW TIDE CORALS ... and charter boat"

The former Clump Point day trip vessel Friendship which took many thousands of visitors to the coral reef off Mission Beach.

Owner Perry Harvey was one of the first to identify Crown of Thorns starfish 'plagues' in this region and waged a war not only against the starfish and the damage they were causing but also against authorities who tried to prevent Perry from killing the starfish that were killing the coral.

Perry won. He has since retired and the starfish are now winning. The coral reef shown in these pictures is now completely destoyed. This is Ellison Reef.