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
August 14, 2018
SA Rock Lobster Resource Review
I helped Reef Watch & Experiencing Marine Sanctuaries out at this year’s Science Alive! at the Showgrounds. On the Friday morning, I helped out on the EMS stand, alongside Dr Rob Lewis, former Director of Fisheries. I hadn’t had the opportunity to speak to Rob much in recent years, possibly just briefly and occasionally. At least he remembered me alright.... Read morePosted in Crustaceans, Regulation, Resources | By Steve Reynolds
August 7, 2018
Cleaner Shrimp Study
I found these details online (at https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/2018/07/animals-fish-shrimp-health-communication/?cmpid=org=ngp::mc=crm-email::src=ngp::cmp=editorial::add=inside_20180806::rid=7315819595) via a National Geographic email: – It is an article titled “Secret Code Prevents Cleaner Shrimp from Becoming a Meal” and it was written by Liz Langley (Published July 7, 2018). It came with a sub-title of “Reef shrimp and their fish clients use special signals that communicate cooperation, a new study says”.... Read morePosted in Bony fishes, Marine invertebrates | By Steve Reynolds
August 2, 2018
Fur Seals and Sea Lions on the Outer Harbor Breakwaters
Thanks to Dr Mike Bossley, we now have an electronic copy of the paper titled “Fur seals and sea lions (family Otariidae) on the breakwaters at Adelaide’s Outer Harbor, South Australia” co-written by Peter D. Shaughnessy, Mike Bossley and A. O. Nicholls (CSIRO PUBLISHING Australian Mammalogy, 2018, 40, 157–161 https://doi.org/10.1071/AM17001 ). Outer Harbor’s southern breakwater According to the paper’s abstract,... Read morePosted in Marine mammals, Pinnipeds | By Steve Reynolds
August 1, 2018
Call for Entries: Underwater South Australia photography exhibition
Nature photographer and Marine Life Society of SA member Dan Monceaux and his equally creative wife Emma (Force of Nature) are seeking submissions of existing photographic works to showcase underwater South Australia. Submissions will be considered for a forthcoming group exhibition intended to celebrate the state’s spectacular marine and aquatic biodiversity. While venue and timing details are yet to be... Read morePosted in Art & Culture, Events | By Marine Life Society of South Australia Inc.
August 1, 2018
Back to the Breakwater for the Birds
I returned to the breakwater at Semaphore South today, mainly to search (unsuccessfully) for my lost glasses (during my recent kayak there). I visited the area twice today, once in the morning and again in the afternoon. The tide was still going out in the morning. I had a good look around the beach for my lost glasses. I was... Read morePosted in Coastal species, Shorebirds | By Steve Reynolds
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