Viewing: October, 2014
October 19, 2014
Harlequin Fish in peril in SA, still targeted
To the editor of The Sunday Mail, I note with dismay the anachronistic discrepancy of two items printed on page 69 in the Sunday Mail today (October 19, 2014). The first item, ‘Fishing Hot Spots with Jon Huie’ shows a trophy shot of a rare Harlequin Fish caught off Cape Jervis by an angler. The other item, ‘What’s On’ describes a planned beach cleanup and... Read morePosted in Bony fishes, Marine Protected Areas, Pollution | By David Muirhead
October 15, 2014
Adelaide International Bird Sanctuary talk with Tony Flaherty, October 16
This month’s Port Environment Forum is on Thursday the 16th at 7pm, at the Port Adelaide Town Hall (entry off Nile St). The topic will be the Adelaide International Bird Sanctuary, with guest speaker Dr Tony Flaherty (Coast and Marine Manager for the Adelaide region. Tony was recently announced as the recipient of the Conservation Council’s 2014 Unsung Hero Award. This should be an... Read morePosted in Achievements, Coastal species, Shorebirds | By Marine Life Society of South Australia Inc.
October 15, 2014
Seeking artworks for ‘Sand, Sea & Obscenity’ art exhibition
You are invited to participate in the third Save Our Gulfs Coalition (SOGC) Art Exhibition, which will be co-presented by the Marine Life Society of South Australia for the first time in 2014. The exhibition will launch at The Arts Centre, Pt Noarlunga (old Institute Building, Gawler St, Port Noarlunga) on November 24. The show will be presented there until... Read morePosted in Aquaculture, Art & Culture, Events, Pollution | By Marine Life Society of South Australia Inc.
October 15, 2014
October 15, 2014
‘The Shark Cull’ documentary film screening in Adelaide, October 26
A Sea Shepherd documentary film about the Western Australian shark cull is having it’s Adelaide premiere on October 26, 2014. The film exposes the brutal cruelty of the controversial program that took place off the WA Coastline last summer. It features never before seen footage & exclusive interviews with Sharon Burden (mother of Kyle Burden, tragically taken in 2011 by a... Read morePosted in Events, Sharks & Rays | By Marine Life Society of South Australia Inc.
October 15, 2014
A Swimming Anemone’s mistaken identity
The unusual form of the Swimming Anemone was recently mistaken for a bubble coral. Fortunately the Marine Life Society of South Australia’s expert eyes picked up on the error and politely set the record straight. Invertebrate blogger and author of Aristotle’s Lantern Heather Lynn initially suggested on Facebook that the following photo was beyond its known range of distribution. Guerilla Bay... Read morePosted in Citizen Science, Cnidaria, Coral, intertidal zone | By Steve Reynolds
October 7, 2014
Aristotle’s lantern and other ‘invertebrate bits’ by Heather Robertson
Heather Lynn Robertson/Stoker writes a blog on marine invertebrates entitled Aristotle’s Lantern. As the title of her blog suggests, Heather seems to be particularly keen on sea urchins. In her own words, “Aristotle’s lantern… is a hard, calcareous feeding structure comprised of very intricate parts unique to sea urchins.” Here is a small excerpt from one of Heather’s recent blog... Read morePosted in Cephalopods, Cnidaria, Coral, Creative writing | By Steve Reynolds
October 2, 2014
Marine Life Society of South Australia slams cuttlefish acoustic impact study
The Marine Life Society of South Australia has condemned a recent study into the potential impact of shipping noise on the Giant Australian Cuttlefish aggregation claiming that the study is scientifically flawed and does not prove that shipping has not adversely affected the population. The Society is concerned that the report may be used to justify the approval of the... Read morePosted in Acoustics, Cephalopods, Marine Protected Areas, Pollution | By Marine Life Society of South Australia Inc.