January 17, 2019
More Fish Behaviour Reports Are Coming Through
“More Fish Behaviour Reports Are Coming Through” by Steve Reynolds Since writing Blennies Found Mating in January, more information has been coming through to me regarding fish behaviour. Ralph Kinasz recently reported having built up a relationship with a ringed toadfish, Omegophora armilla. “The relationship I built with this fish was quite awesome,” he said, “but the tale is also... Read morePosted in Bony fishes | By Steve Reynolds
January 6, 2019
Blennies found mating
“Blennies found mating” by Steve Reynolds During a dive at Second Valley, my buddy pointed out a pair of jumping blennies, Lepidoblennius marmoratus, sharing a loving embrace on the cliff face out on the headland. I proceeded to take a series of photos of the two blennies. A large male would not leave the side of a smaller female. I... Read morePosted in Bony fishes | By Steve Reynolds
December 31, 2018
Sand ‘Spawning Sites’
“Sand ‘Spawning Sites’ ” by Steve Reynolds I learned a bit about fish spawning sites over the Christmas/New Year break, after buying a DVD of Big Pacific with one of my birthday gift cards. Big Pacific was a four-part TV series that aired in 2017. My DVD is a two-disc set which includes a “behind the scenes” chapter. I was... Read morePosted in Bony fishes, Mangroves | By Steve Reynolds
November 23, 2018
The Recent Storms at Port Noarlunga jetty
Written by Steve Reynolds The present Port Noarlunga jetty was built between 1919 and 1921 to replace the first jetty, built in 1855. The location for the first jetty was known as Port Onkaparinga at the time. That first jetty was demolished in 1914. The newly-built present jetty was soon damaged by storms in 1928. The Chronicle newspaper from 6th... Read morePosted in Jetties | By Steve Reynolds
November 7, 2018
Living the Dream about the Seagrass Lady
“Living the Dream about the Seagrass Lady” by Steve Reynolds During the 1980s, I was given a copy of a Reader’s Digest article about a “Seagrass Lady” called Anitra Thorhaug who was pioneering transplanting of seagrass to restore degraded habitat. Her work was something that I aspired to back then. Now, 30 years later, I am ‘living the dream’ and... Read morePosted in Achievements, Coastal activities, Conservation, intertidal zone, Plants, Seagrass | By Steve Reynolds
October 16, 2018
The Port River – over 100 marine and coastal species and counting
I was first inspired to pay more attention to this often overlooked ecosystem by the discovery of the upside-down jellyfish, Cassiopea sp. there in 2016 by MLSSA president and area resident, Steve Reynolds. My personal explorations soon followed, beginning at Garden Island. There, a snorkeller can easily step into the water and explore several contrasting habitats within tens of metres:... Read morePosted in Art & Culture, Citizen Science, Crustaceans, Mangroves, Marine invertebrates, Pollution, Underwater Photography | By Dan Monceaux
October 13, 2018
The Occurrence of the Venus shell, Tapes literatus, in the Port River
Last year, I found a Venus shell, Tapes literatus at the Ships’ Graveyard in the North Arm of the Port River. I reported the discovery in my article entitled Further Discoveries at the Ships’ Graveyard. More recently, two more specimens were found on the western side of Torrens Island (8 October 2018). My kayak partner (known only as Greg) picked up... Read morePosted in Climate change, Invasive species, Marine invertebrates, Molluscs | By Steve Reynolds
October 9, 2018
A Summary of Recent Sunfish Sightings in the Encounter Bay/Waitpinga Cliffs Area
Sunfish sightings continued in the Waitpinga Cliffs area after the posting of my article Sunfish Sightings in the Encounter Bay/Waitpinga Cliffs Area. I thought it would be worthwhile summarising those sightings, like Dan Monceaux started doing in his article Sunfish sightings in South Australia. Dan had plans to upload those historic sighting accounts to the Atlas of Living Australia “so... Read morePosted in Bony fishes | By Steve Reynolds
August 24, 2018
Eleven southern right whales reported today in Encounter Bay area
The South Australian Whale Centre, located in Victor Harbor, sends out daily email updates to subscribers advising them on developments as the inshore whale-watching season progresses. Sighting numbers have been creeping upwards in recent weeks, and this morning an impressive tally of eleven whales was reported. The centre reported the following occurences at 8.40 am this morning: 1 cow /... Read morePosted in Coastal activities, Whales & Dolphins | By Marine Life Society of South Australia Inc.
August 18, 2018
South Australian marine biodiversity explodes onto iNaturalist.org
Marine Life Society of South Australia members need no reminding of the wonderful diversity of species present in our state and commonwealth waters. But how widely known is this out in the wider community? Up until the late 2000s, I would argue that local familiarity with marine ecology was severely limited. Those practising in specialised niches of scuba diving, marine... Read morePosted in Citizen Science, Marine invertebrates, Nudibranchs, Species lists | By Dan Monceaux
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