Understanding, enjoying and caring for our oceans
The Fab Five can be found in South Australia’s Commonwealth Marine Parks. They are five of SA’s ‘Fabulous’ charismatic species – the Australian sea lion, White-bellied sea eagle, Giant Australian cuttlefish, Great white shark and Southern right whale. These Fab Five icons occur in SA’s seven Commonwealth Marine Parks. Australian […]
Udayana University in Bali, Indonesia holds regular summer school abroad programs. These study programs are created and designed especially for international students from different study fields who would like to continue their education both professionally and personally within a semester abroad or a summer school in Bali. They welcome international […]
Access to most of our old newsletters & journals (and images in our Photo Index of SA Marine Life) can be found at http://www.mlssa.asn.au We published over 400 hard copy newsletters from 1976 to 2014, plus 5 electronic only newsletters. We have mostly used Facebook and a monthly mail-out for […]
Our condolences go to the family & friends of our late Life Member, Brian Brock who died at home on 20th April 2021. Brian’s funeral is being held at 10.45 on Thursday 29th April 2021 in the Acacia Chapel at Enfield Memorial Park, Clearview. Brian had been a member of our […]
The contribution of underwater photographs to marine science by Steve Reynolds Society member David Muirhead contributes many, if not most, of his photographs to marine science. Most of them, if not all, are posted to iNaturalist. This includes everything that moves and many things that don’t (move). He even took […]
Response to the “Save the Ocean” documentary Dr David Muirhead says that we all must embrace science because we humans are the core problem regarding marine pollution, not plastics. He says that cleaning up the plastics already in the ocean is just closing the door after the horse has bolted. […]
River to Reef is an exhibition of new marine-themed artworks by South Australian artists, documentary filmmakers and amateur naturalists, Dan and Emma Monceaux. Presented by Onkaparinga Arts, the ambitious show includes fifty-five new works and can be viewed online, or in-person at the Arts Centre, Port Noarlunga, South Australia. The […]
(As published in the May 2020 newsletter of the Scuba Divers Federation of South Australia) UN Sustainable Development Goal number 14 aims to “conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development”. Scientists have now put a 30-year plan together to achieve that aim. These scientists […]
The Nature Education Centre by Steve Reynolds My wife Noeleen and I recently returned to the Nature Education Centre at Urrbrae at Netherby to deliver several copies of the book “An Octopus’s Garden”. This book is “An early childhood marine education resource guide for teaching young children 3-8 years old”. […]
In 2019, the Marine Life Society of South Australia was awarded a grant from the City of Port Adelaide Enfield to produce the first edition of the Port Adelaide Anchor Trail. The printed guide is in the process of finalisation now. The research work on this project was almost single-handedly […]