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My Story on the Nasty Cuttlefish of SA

Published on : June 30, 2006May 7, 2014 Published by : Marine Life Society of South Australia Inc.

Location: Port Moorowie, Yorke Peninsula (Sometime in March 2006) Geoff Prince and I were diving together in shallow water of 5m along a reef to the right of the Port Moorowie boat ramp. This is a glorious place and I recommend that you take a look at it. We plan […]

Alan Paskett - Sepia apama, Black Point, 3-4m June 2014

Cuttlefish in the media

Published on : November 7, 2001June 27, 2014 Published by : Marine Life Society of South Australia Inc.

I read our last MLSSA Journal (No.11) with great interest and enjoyed all of the articles including the one by Alex Gaut about cuttles. I managed to check out the ‘Cuttlefish Capital’ website and was very impressed with the webpage. The cuttlefish at Whyalla featured on Channel 7’s “Discover” program […]

Giant Australian Cuttlefish, Point Lowly - Paul Macdonald

The Amazing Giant Cuttlefish (Sepia apama)

Published on : December 30, 2000May 7, 2014 Published by : Alex Gaut

When diving in southern Australian waters, there are few creatures more stunningly beautiful AND intelligent than the cephalopods. The entire family has the ability to rapidly change colours to camouflage, court and communicate, and they have the largest brains of any known marine invertebrate group. They exhibit a wide range […]

Sex – Cuttlefish Style

Published on : July 6, 2000June 27, 2014 Published by : Alex Gaut

Whyalla’s self-proclamation as the “Cuttle Capital” of Australia is absolutely true, for three months of the year – winter. From May to August, giant cuttles (Sepia apama) migrate from all over (scientists aren’t sure how far) to gather in False Bay, Whyalla and have a three month long sexfest! I […]

Update On Giant Australian Cuttlefish Protection 1998

Published on : September 30, 1998May 7, 2014 Published by : Steve Reynolds

In my “News in Brief” report in our May 1998 Newsletter I stated that the Whyalla Sports Diving Club was trying to protect cuttlefish breeding grounds. A report in The Advertiser later reported a group of people taking more than 230kg of cuttlefish from a closed area near Point Lowly. […]

Cuttlefish closure and new recreational fishing regulations 1998

Published on : July 1, 1998June 27, 2014 Published by : Marine Life Society of South Australia Inc.

The following notice was recently received from PIRSA (Primary Industries and Resources SA) dated 22nd May 1998: “The Government, on advice from the Minister for Primary Industries, Natural Resources and Regional Development, has reviewed the management arrangements introduced for the cuttlefish fishery on 25th February 1998. Recreational bag/boat limits have now been […]

Dead cuttlefish ashore at Port Rickaby

Published on : November 30, 1997May 7, 2014 Published by : Marine Life Society of South Australia Inc.

In mid September this year, my wife and I went for a drive down to Port Rickaby. We then went for a walk along the beach. To our astonishment we came across hundreds of dead cuttlefish washed up on the beach with many more still in the surfline. My first […]