Our Indigenous Saltwater Culture

Tidal Moon is an Aboriginal owned and operated marine business based in Shark Bay, Western Australia.

Founded in 2017 to recreate Australia’s first known export – the trade of trepang or sea cucumbers with Southeast Asia – Tidal Moon’s divers are among the most technically qualified in Australia, enabling us to offer a range of marine services. 

In all our work on Saltwater Country, we are guided by the knowledge of our Elders, our culture and traditions, and a commitment to the highest standards of environmental stewardship.

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TESTIMONIALS

  • "The Tidal Moon project is an acknowledgement to the history of Aboriginal commerce. Australia’s first export was trade of sea cucumbers and our goal is to preserve and enhance our heritage while creating a business that will last for years to come."

    Michael Wear, Mulgana Traditional Owner and Tidal Moon Managing Director

  • “Was our trip successful? – a resounding YES. Was the experience with Tidal Moon excellent? – a resounding YES. Sean, Alex and Shye are brilliant and accommodating and I felt totally supported with our planned research undertaking. The take home message: Tidal Moon’s platform is ideal for intensive field research and the crew are experienced mariners with solid commercial diving skills and are a joy to work with.”

    Dr. Gary Kendrick, Emeritus Professor, Oceans Institute, University of Western Australia

  • “Tidal Moon’s new live-aboard Marine 2 was both comfortable, and an incredible asset to our sampling regime in Shark Bay this year. Marine 2 as a home-base, and Eagle 1 as sampling vessel, were both invaluable in taking us to remote locations in Wooramel Bank and Hamelin Pool, which would normally be inaccessible to us on our smaller boat from UWA. Both vessels were well equipped for scientific research, with Sean, Alex and Shye highly accommodating to add additional sampling equipment aboard each vessel. I highly recommend working with them.”

    Brendan Osorio

  • “Our research trip with Tidal Moon was an incredible experience to be able to efficiently collect samples using Marine 2 as a home base. It was amazing to be able see and work in the more remote areas of Shark Bay. The trip was further streamlined by the extensive knowledge that the Tidal Moon crew have of the area and their exceptional support to help us out and keep us fed."

    Kaitlyn Henderson

  • “Conservation International Australia is a very proud partner to Tidal Moon. The scale of their ambition for the Traditional Custodians of Shark Bay, and for the astonishing World Heritage Area that comprises their Country is humbling. We look forward to continuing to work together on seagrass restoration and on nature-positive enterprise development alike, and realising all the climate, biodiversity and socio-cultural gains that they will bring.”

    Conservation International

  • "The vision of Tidal Moon to build Indigenous capabilities, preserve the local ecosystem and develop an enterprise for generations to come is one that we wholeheartedly support.”

    Professor Andrew Deeks, Vice Chancellor Murdoch University

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