Posts By: Steve Reynolds
March 10, 2020
More peculiar colour patterns in fish
More peculiar colour patterns in fish (Mostly as told to Steve Reynolds by David Muirhead) I described a most peculiar colour pattern in zebra fish, Girella zebra in A Most Peculiar Colour Pattern in Zebra Fish (as told to Steve Reynolds by David Muirhead). Cropped image of the Zebra Fish with a ‘most unusual colour pattern’ (Taken by David Muirhead... Read morePosted in Bony fishes | By Steve Reynolds
March 5, 2020
Possible origins of the large anchor at Port Noarlunga reef
The large anchor at Port Noarlunga reef seems to have come from the Duilius by Steve Reynolds In his “South Aussie Snippets” column in the August 2018 issue of Dive Log magazine, Christopher Deane suggested that the large anchor at Port Noarlunga reef had come from the shipwreck of the Duilius (pronounced Du-elius). Just what is known about the Duilius... Read morePosted in Maritime History, Shipwrecks | By Steve Reynolds
January 31, 2020
Dive Magazine Collection in our Society Library
The Marine Life Society of South Australia’s literature collection includes a range of periodicals on the subject of diving. The magazines listed below were donated by Steve Selbach of Elite Dive Academy, Peter Horne, Andrew Hunter, Diving Adelaide, Sam Powrie and Steve Reynolds. The collection is available to access at the Port Environment Centre in Port Adelaide. The following collections... Read morePosted in Resources | By Steve Reynolds
January 31, 2020
The Rainbow Warrior
The Rainbow Warrior by Steve Reynolds 25 years ago, Greenpeace’s first Rainbow Warrior ship was blown-up whilst docked in Auckland harbour in New Zealand on 10th July 1985. The ship was being prepared for a protest voyage to Moruroa Atoll over French nuclear testing. French Secret Service agents planted two bombs on the ship. These bombs resulted in two large... Read morePosted in Maritime History, Shipwrecks | By Steve Reynolds
December 20, 2019
Seaweeds found to be also sensitive to ocean warming
Seaweeds found to be also sensitive to ocean warming by Steve Reynolds Alexia Graba-Landry says that seaweeds are just as sensitive to ocean warming as corals. Alexia is a 2017-2019 PhD candidate at the ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies at James Cook University in Queensland. She was a Lizard Island Reef Research Foundation Doctoral Fellow in 2017.... Read morePosted in Algae, Climate change, Coral, Research | By Steve Reynolds
December 1, 2019
UN Report Warns About the Threat of Increased Marine Heatwaves
UN REPORT WARNS ABOUT THE THREAT OF INCREASED MARINE HEATWAVES by Steve Reynolds The December issue of the SDFSA’s newsletter reported that scientists were warning that marine heatwaves were threatening the oyster industry and affecting the Great Barrier Reef (Marine Heatwaves Threatening Oyster Industry and Affecting Great Barrier Reef, Scientists Warn). It stated that “Scientists warn that climate change is... Read morePosted in Climate change, Research | By Steve Reynolds
November 23, 2019
From Stromatolites to Microbialites
From Stromatolites to Microbialites by Steve Reynolds During Ian Lewis’ talk about cave diving around Mount Gambier at the SDFSA’s Splash Inn event during SA Scuba Week, he mentioned the occurrence of stromatolites in the Blue Lake. This reminded me about the article Report on the Blue Lake Sediment Sampling & Research Programme February/March 2008 by Peter Horne in our... Read morePosted in Algae, Plants | By Steve Reynolds
October 29, 2019
The Loss and Recovery of the Anchors from Matthew Flinders’ Ship HMS Investigator
The Loss and Recovery of the Anchors from Matthew Flinders’ Ship HMS Investigator by Steve Reynolds The large anchor inside the South Australian Maritime Museum is from Matthew Flinders’ ship HMS Investigator. It is a 4m-long, 1 tonne stocked anchor and it is possibly the oldest known anchor in South Australia. It has a (replica) large wooden stock. It was... Read morePosted in Maritime History, Shipwrecks | By Steve Reynolds
October 28, 2019
A Study of Melanism in the Black Manta Rays of the Indo-Pacific
A Study of Melanism in the Black Manta Rays of the Indo-Pacific by Steve Reynolds Melanism is “darkening of body tissues caused by excessive production of melanin, especially as a form of colour variation in animals”. I know that black manta rays in the Indo-Pacific does not relate to South Australian marine life at all, but I read a report... Read morePosted in Bony fishes, Sharks & Rays | By Steve Reynolds
October 14, 2019
Return to Christies Reef
Return to Christies Reef by Steve Reynolds A small group of us visited Christies Reef on 11th October 2019. It was a return visit for myself, following up on my visit there earlier in the year. The three of us got to dive independently (unintentionally). My own dive time underwater was a miserable 45 minutes, but I had enjoyed exploring... Read morePosted in Coastal species, Dive Reports, Species lists | By Steve Reynolds