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November 24, 2017
Syngnathid Hotspot
This photo of the Normanville SLSC was taken from the “Syngnathid Hotspot” site: – Normanville SLSC (Taken by David Muirhead) ‘Syngnathid Hotspot’ (colloquial term only) is that area of shallow sand and seagrass directly off of the Normanville SLSC (roughly a hectare in total area and max depth is 5m but most of the pipefish are at 2-3 m depth)... Read morePosted in Bony fishes, Citizen Science, Syngnathids | By David Muirhead
October 10, 2017
The small congolli that I found ‘belly up’ at Myponga Beach
I recently collected a small congolli that I found effectively ‘belly up’. The small congolli effectively ‘belly up’ (Taken by David Muirhead) Actually, it was lying on its side, on the shallow bottom towards one sandy rubbly bank of the moderately briskly outflowing but very narrow rivulet. The small congolli lying on its side, on the shallow bottom (Taken by David Muirhead) The rivulet,... Read morePosted in Bony fishes, Citizen Science, Coastal species, Freshwater systems, intertidal zone | By David Muirhead
August 25, 2017
Sternum from a Little Penguin found on Largs North beach
A piece of bone that I found whilst walking on Largs North beach this month has been identified as being from a Little Penguin. I took a couple of photos of the bone, which I first thought could have been shark cartilage. I posted some of these photos on Facebook, seeking identification of the creature that the bone may have... Read morePosted in Citizen Science, Coastal species, Shorebirds | By Steve Reynolds
April 27, 2017
Shrimps, Seadragons and Siphonognathus argyrophanes
Shrimps, Seadragons and Siphonognathus argyrophanes (As told to Steve by David Muirhead) The fish Tubemouth, Siphonognathus argyrophanes, looks very pipefish-like, and many veteran divers incorrectly think that they are true pipefish. They are, however, in the same family as wrasses (Labridae), which includes the ‘rock cod’ or ‘parrotfish’, plus weed whiting and western blue groper (which strictly should be called... Read morePosted in Bony fishes, Citizen Science, Crustaceans, Syngnathids | By Steve Reynolds
April 4, 2017
Assisting the Port River Shellfish Restoration Project Group
As reported in our March 2017 Mail-out, the Marine Life Society of South Australia is assisting the Port River Shellfish Restoration Project Group in its efforts to rebuild some natural reefs in the Port River system. Catherine McMahon, Executive Officer for the Estuary Care Foundation says, “We see restoration of the Port River and Barker Inlet as a long-term project... Read morePosted in Citizen Science, Climate change, Conservation | By Steve Reynolds
January 17, 2017
Reef Watch turns 20 – monitoring dives planned
Reef Watch is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year. They are inviting divers to take part in monitoring dives: – “Never dived with Reef Watch before and unsure about what we do? Come along for a few dives and learn how to ID our wonderful marine animals and how you can help us with simple diving surveys. Reef Watch dives... Read morePosted in Achievements, Citizen Science, Events | By Steve Reynolds
September 8, 2016
What Is CIGESMED for Divers?
In November 2013, I hosted Vasilis Gerovasileiou from Greece during his visit to South Australia. We only managed one dive together though. We managed a dive at Rapid Bay jetty on16th November 2013. Vasilis had only brought a 5mm wetsuit with him for his dives in Australia. This suit probably served him well for dives in WA & Queensland, but... Read morePosted in Citizen Science, Marine invertebrates, Molluscs, Research, sea urchins | By Steve Reynolds
June 9, 2016
The results for the first ACSA national survey about public participation in marine citizen science are now online
Gretta Pecl, Les Christidis and Vicki Martin have now published the results for the first Australian Citizen Science Association national survey about public participation in marine citizen science. The results are now online in BioScience at http://bioscience.oxfordjournals.org/content/early/2016/06/01/biosci.biw070 . “Public Interest in Marine Citizen Science: Is there Potential for Growth?” by Martin, V. Y., Christidis, L., & Pecl, G. T. (2016) (BioScience. doi: 10.1093/biosci/biw070) examines the level... Read morePosted in Citizen Science | By Steve Reynolds
January 8, 2016
Reef Life Survey’s Annual Report for 2015
We recently received a copy of Reef Life Survey’s Annual Report for 2015. We have added it to the report for the previous year. The 2015 report is available at http://reeflifesurvey.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/RLSF_AnnualReport_2015_FINAL_301115.pdf . Our Patron, Dr Scoresby Shepherd recently retired as a member of Reef Life Survey Foundation’s board. RLS present the Scoresby Shepherd Awards for Outstanding Voluntary Contributions to Reef... Read morePosted in Achievements, Citizen Science, Marine Protected Areas | By Steve Reynolds
February 7, 2015
Confounded by flounder in South Australian waters
During a walk through the shallows at Glenelg North beach after 9.30 pm last night, in knee-deep water, Emma and I were delighted to spot a numbers of small (likely juvenile) flounder. The animals were each less than 10 cm in length and sported fine, uniform sandy patterns which allowed them to practically disappear on pale, sandy bottom. When startled by our... Read morePosted in Bony fishes, Citizen Science, Species lists | By Dan Monceaux