Scuba Zoo is a piece of Coral Sea diving history. Marinelife.org.au describes it as a shark-feeding site at about 15 m on Boomerang Reef, near the Flinders Reefs, with four permanent cages on a sandy bottom and up to 30 or more sharks attending. During the 1980s and 1990s, Townsville-based liveaboards ran caged shark feeds here, with divers watching from inside the cages as reef sharks competed for bait.

The arrangement set it apart from the open-water feeds at Osprey's North Horn. The cages sat on sand, the bait was presented nearby, and the sharks, mainly grey reef and whitetip reef sharks and probably silvertips, were free to circle and feed around them. With 30 or more sharks at a time, it was one of the most intense shark encounters available in Australia.

Shark feeding in the Coral Sea Marine Park now requires specific Parks Australia authorisation.

Without a feed, the site is a shallow sand-and-reef dive at 15 m, with the usual Coral Sea reef fish, whitetips on the sand, and the remains of the cages as an unusual feature. Visibility in the area is often 30–40 m.

The entry is kept because the site is well known historically. Divers wanting a Coral Sea shark feed today should look to North Horn on Osprey Reef; anyone planning an expedition to Flinders should ask the operator whether Scuba Zoo is still dived.

Liveaboard only, from Townsville. Mike Ball's Spoilsport visits Flinders on its 7-night Yongala & Coral Sea expedition (depart Breakwater Marina, Townsville, Thursday evening, finish in Cairns) and the 10-night Coral Sea Odyssey; the overnight crossing is about 140 nautical miles (260 km), passing Myrmidon Reef on the outer Great Barrier Reef. Private expedition yachts anchor behind the main sand cay in about 30 m over sand.

Scuba Zoo was historically visited by Townsville-based Coral Sea charters for caged shark feeds; whether the cages remain and feeds continue is unconfirmed.

The Flinders Reefs lie about 250 km off the Queensland coast, roughly 140 nautical miles north-east of Townsville, beyond the outer Great Barrier Reef. The crossing is made overnight through open ocean and is uncomfortable in SE trades over about 20 knots (common June–August). The main sand cay gives some shelter from the trades, and the lagoon pinnacles are more protected than the outer walls.

Currents can be strong through the reef gaps and over the mid-reef bommies. September–December usually gives the calmest seas and 40 m-plus visibility; December–April is cyclone season.

If a feed is conducted, descend to the sand at 15 m, enter the observation cage as directed and remain inside until the guides signal the end of the feed. Otherwise explore the sand and nearby reef.

Historically Townsville-based Coral Sea charters; no current operator confirmed.