New Noodle Bar At Ardrossan

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Lauren Cameo and Fiona McQueen enjoyed a new freediving experience when they visited Ardrossan jetty recently. They found hundreds of tiny sea cucumbers called Rowedota shepherdi there. The first sighting (Taken by Lauren Cameo) Details can be found on Facebook at any of the following: Facebook 1 Facebook 2 Facebook […]

The Online Mapping Tool, Seamap

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According to ABC News, scientists recently unveiled Seamap, a “mass online mapping tool revealing marine life on ocean floors”. Seamap was described as “A world-first internet portal … making it possible to access sea floor habitat research from around Australia in one place.” Further, A data analyst says the resource […]

‘Pretty Fishes’ File

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David Muirhead has been writing a regular column titled “Pretty Fishes of Yankalilla Bay” for the monthly issues of Yankalilla Regional News since October 2021. He has now become known as the “Fish Whisperer”. David’s column is very interesting and beautifully illustrated with many of his underwater photos. There is […]

Keeping the Rapid Bay jetty underwater camera lens clean

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AusOcean’s Trek Hopton sent in video footage from the Rapid Bay jetty underwater camera showing what appears to be a western cleaner clingfish on the lens of the camera. It can be seen at 11.12 at https://www.youtube.com/live/DW5VEhcmFsI?feature=share&t=672. Certainly, the little fish is, as Trek suggests, a “Bit too close for […]

Thousands of photos captured by everyday Australians reveal the secrets of our marine life as oceans warm

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Thousands of photos captured by everyday Australians reveal the secrets of our marine life as oceans warm Published: August 29, 2022 – This article is republished from Thousands of photos captured by everyday Australians reveal the secrets of our marine life as oceans warm (theconversation.com) As the planet heats up, many marine […]

Possible Shifts in the Ranges of Numerous Temperate Southern Australian Inshore Reef Fish Species

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Further sightings of the Western Crested Morwong at Port Noarlunga is a good summary of what we have learned about the Western Crested Morwong’s presence in SA. Interesting that, as far as I know, these recent sightings have all been at Port Noarlunga Reef and under the outer jetty. This […]

How you can identify the most popular whale species off our coast

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I recently stumbled upon this guide to the identification of whale species (that may be seen off of our coast) from one of our 2005 newsletters: – How you can identify the most popular whale species off our coast (Courtesy SA Whale Centre:   www.sawhalecentre.com ) Aside from our beloved Southern Right […]

Further sightings of the Western Crested Morwong at Port Noarlunga

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To quote Sara Criddle from Facebook, “It’s still there!” I refer to the Western Crested Morwong, Goniistius gibbosus (aka WA Magpie Morwong), that has been sighted at Port Noarlunga jetty and reef this year. As I reported in Observations made during our recent dive at Port Noarlunga Reef, “Western Crested […]