Uncategorized – Marine Life Society of South Australia Inc.

Squid at Rapid Bay Jetty

Published on : September 20, 2021September 21, 2021 Published by : Steve Reynolds

David Muirhead posted these squid photos at Rapid Bay jetty on iNaturalist recently, commenting “this was a great MLSSA dive”. (All photos taken by David Muirhead) The dive was held on 5th December 2015. It wasn’t a great dive for me, but that’s another story. I can only say that […]

A stylised rendition of mangrove leaves as fruits floats upon a yellow background suggestive of the forms of pneumatophores, gentle waves and mangrove fruits

The St Kilda salt fields brine spill – Mangrove disaster and a wake up call for the SA Government

Published on : February 3, 2021February 3, 2021 Published by : Dan Monceaux

If you’ve been following the news in South Australia over the past few months, you’re probably aware of the many hectares of dead, dying and distressed vegetation in the St Kilda salt marshes. The most recognisable of these is the iconic grey mangrove, Avicennia marina, which can be seen up […]

Mike Moore’s “butterfly of the month”, followed by Lisa Waters talk about amateur botanist Jessie Louisa Hussey (1862-1899)

Published on : July 2, 2016 Published by : Steve Reynolds

Rapid Bay Caves Expeditions

Published on : December 2, 2015December 2, 2015 Published by : Steve Reynolds

Two friends and I visited the large cave at Rapid Bay one day when we couldn’t (wouldn’t) dive at Second Valley due to less than ideal conditions there. We drove on to Rapid Bay and went deep into the cave, with just one torch between us. We took the obligatory […]

‘Industry and Environment – can they coexist and what can communities do?’

Published on : June 14, 2015July 17, 2015 Published by : Steve Reynolds

Mail-outs & News

Published on : December 24, 2014January 31, 2015 Published by : Steve Reynolds

Our latest mail-out can be found at https://us8.admin.mailchimp.com/campaigns/show?id=957513 Our Mail-outs and News issues for 2014 are listed below: December 2014 News – http://eepurl.com/_Y8Zz MLSSA News – October 2014 – http://eepurl.com/5QF5D MLSSA News – August 2014 – http://eepurl.com/Z1Cof Monthly Mail-out to MLSSA Members – July 2014 – http://eepurl.com/XgM5v MLSSA Mail-Out – http://eepurl.com/UwQDj

2014 Journal

Published on : December 24, 2014 Published by : Steve Reynolds

(Our 2014 Journal, November 2014, is available below (in 3 parts): Part 1 of 2014 Journal Part 2 of 2014 Journal Part 3 of 2014 Journal (The 2014 Journal was the last issue of our Journal.)

2014 newsletters

Published on : December 24, 2014 Published by : Steve Reynolds

Our 2014 newsletters are available below: MLSSA_NL_413_July_2014 MLSSA_NL_412_June_2014 MLSSA_NL_411_May_2014 MLSSA_NL_410_April_2014 MLSSA_NL_409_March_2014 MLSSA_NL_408_February_2014 (Newsletters were only published from Feb to July in 2014, the July issue being the final one.)

Slime Mould

Published on : July 14, 2014 Published by : Steve Reynolds

National Geographic Magazine seems to be keen on slime mould (or ‘slime mold’ as it prefers to call it). The magazine has featured slime mould articles in several issues over the years. I had no knowledge of slime mould myself until I received a phone call from Brian Brock, inviting […]