Viewing: Whales & Dolphins
August 24, 2018
Eleven southern right whales reported today in Encounter Bay area
The South Australian Whale Centre, located in Victor Harbor, sends out daily email updates to subscribers advising them on developments as the inshore whale-watching season progresses. Sighting numbers have been creeping upwards in recent weeks, and this morning an impressive tally of eleven whales was reported. The centre reported the following occurences at 8.40 am this morning: 1 cow /... Read morePosted in Coastal activities, Whales & Dolphins | By Marine Life Society of South Australia Inc.
March 5, 2018
Osedax worms feature in episode 2 of David Attenborough’s “Blue Planet II”
Osedax worms feature in episode 2 of David Attenborough’s “Blue Planet II”. The program was shown on Channel 9 TV recently. I was able to watch it on my PC a week later. Episode 2 of Blue Planet II can be found at https://www.9now.com.au/blue-planet-ii/2018/episode-2 . A ‘whale fall’ is shown at about 19.30 minutes in to the program. It goes... Read morePosted in Marine invertebrates, Whales & Dolphins, Worms | By Steve Reynolds
October 6, 2017
My Cetacean Sighting at Carrickalinga
In the afternoon of 3rd October, I saw a pair of (what I STRONGLY suspect were) some sort of pygmy or dwarf cetacean, species indeterminate. I saw them from the lookout at Carrickalinga’s Roma Mitchell Reserve. They were quite close to shore and moving rapidly north towards Myponga Beach. Both were less than two metres long and absolutely were not... Read morePosted in Whales & Dolphins | By David Muirhead
June 19, 2017
Osedax Worms Update 2
Osedax worms have been found in Australian waters for the first time. Osedax worms are ‘whale’ worms, worms that feed on the bones of dead whales. They were recently found burrowed deep inside the bones of a pilot whale hauled up from a deep-sea abyss off Byron Bay, New South Wales (no pun intended). The skull and spine of the... Read morePosted in Research, Whales & Dolphins, Worms | By Steve Reynolds
November 11, 2015
Dan Monceaux’s submission in response to Oceanic Victor’s EPBC Act referral
Oceanic Victor Pty Ltd/Tourism and Recreation/waters off Encounter Bay, 600m SE Victor Harbour/South Australia/Oceanic Victor Viewing Platform Proposal, SA Referral: 2015/7592 I would like to begin my personal submission by pointing out that this proposal by Oceanic Victor is the first time that any sea-cage aquaculture related operation in South Australia has ever been referred to the EPBC Act. Let... Read morePosted in Aquaculture, Pinnipeds, Shorebirds, Submissions to Government, Whales & Dolphins | By Dan Monceaux
September 10, 2015
Wade Doak “Encounters with Whales & Dolphins”
(Photo taken by Steve Reynolds) New Zealander Wade Doak gave a public lecture titled “Encounters” at Adelaide High School in early 1989. Wade is the author of several books. He has now written some 19 books about the sea. Back in 1989, “Encounters with Whales & Dolphins” was his latest book, hence the title of his talk (Encounters). The lecture... Read morePosted in Whales & Dolphins | By Steve Reynolds
August 7, 2015
Dan Monceaux’s submission in response to Oceanic Victor proposal
DISCLAIMER: The views expressed below are the personal views of the author. To PIRSA Aquaculture, Please find attached my submission in response to Oceanic Victor‘s pilot lease application to establish a sea cage aquaculture tourism operation near Granite Island in Encounter Bay, South Australia. I am linking a number of additional files to support the presence of protected species in the vicinity... Read morePosted in Aquaculture, Bony fishes, Marine aquaria, Pinnipeds, Whales & Dolphins | By Marine Life Society of South Australia Inc.
December 10, 2014
Propeller strike evidence found on dead Sperm whale near Ardrossan, December 8 2014
The first known group stranding of Sperm whales to occur on South Australia’s coastline was reported near Ardrossan yesterday morning. Among the curious onlookers, members of the Marine Life Society of South Australia attended the scene, where they inspected the bodies of five of the seven deceased whales. While obvious external injuries appeared to be absent from four of the whales, one of the whales... Read morePosted in Whales & Dolphins | By Marine Life Society of South Australia Inc.
November 10, 2014
August 6, 2014
Evolutionary biologist Professor Steve Donnellan’s ‘Wild lives of wildlife’
Several members of the Marine Life Society of South Australia attended a talk hosted by Butterfly Conservation SA last night. The guest speaker was Professor Steve Donnellan from the South Australian Museum’s Evolutionary Biology Unit, who led us on a curious tour through the sexual hardware of a wide range of terrestrial, avian and marine species. Diversity was the order of the... Read morePosted in Cephalopods, Molluscs, Whales & Dolphins | By Dan Monceaux