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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
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
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
April 10, 2015
Submission to SA Government re: shark cage diving locations in South Australia
To whom it may concern, Please accept this submission as our official response to the announcement that alternative sites are to be investigated for the redistribution of shark cage diving tourism. We understand that the proposed redistribution follows the absence of sharks from long established sites near the Neptune Islands, a phenomenon possibly caused by an orca attack, witnessed by... Read morePosted in Climate change, Regulation, Sharks & Rays | By Marine Life Society of South Australia Inc.
November 6, 2014
September 24, 2014
The carbon footprint of dive tourism – are we loving our oceans to death?
It is with mixed feelings that I frequently see people I know raving about their next dose of international ecotourism, be it diving with whales in Tonga or on tropical reefs in any of our Pacific island neighbours’ waters. On the one hand, I respect my peers enthusiasm for diving, for exploring the natural world and for seeking out intimate experiences... Read morePosted in Climate change, Coral, Crustaceans, Molluscs, Pollution, Stormwater | By Dan Monceaux