SA SCIENCE EXCELLENCE AND INNOVATION AWARDS

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Congratulations to Professor Sean Connell, Ms Sandy Carruthers, Dr Dominic McAfee, Ms Anita Nedoskyo and Mr Alan Noble (The University of Adelaide) on being a finalist for the SA Science Excellence and Innovation Awards by the Department for Industry, Innovation and Science for their Science to revive lost oyster reefs. […]

The Recent Discovery of Hercules Club Mud Whelks (Pyrazus ebeninus) in the Port River System

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PhD student Brad Martin has made some exciting research findings. Brad, with Ryan Baring, was seeking to understand how the different bivalve habitats within the Port River estuary are supporting different species of fish. The different bivalve habitats include Ostrea angasi (southern flat or mud oyster or angasi oyster) restoration […]

New Noodle Bar At Ardrossan

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Lauren Cameo and Fiona McQueen enjoyed a new freediving experience when they visited Ardrossan jetty recently. They found hundreds of tiny sea cucumbers called Rowedota shepherdi there. The first sighting (Taken by Lauren Cameo) Details can be found on Facebook at any of the following: Facebook 1 Facebook 2 Facebook […]

Interactions Between Common Weedfish, Heteroclinus perspicillatus, and Rockpool Shrimp, Palaemon serenus

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In 2011, this Common Weedfish, Heteroclinus perspicillatus, was stalking a Rockpool shrimp, Palaemon serenus, which it later consumed. (As posted at https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/observations/10002537#activity_comment_948643c9-28f5-4479-b730-e7f9dd2e9a28 ) Both these weedfishes and shrimps are very common in these particular tide pools and channels at Haycock Point, Carrickalinga. The weedfishes and shrimps often appear at peace […]