Recent ‘Fossil’ Enquiry
We receive all manner of enquiries about our local marine life. A recent enquiry, however, concerned this ‘fossil’ from Victoria (please excuse the background): – My friend and I were…
Understanding, enjoying and caring for our oceans
We receive all manner of enquiries about our local marine life. A recent enquiry, however, concerned this ‘fossil’ from Victoria (please excuse the background): – My friend and I were…
(As told to me by David Muirhead) One of our members recently discovered a ‘yawning’ fish on some of their video footage. This is a snip of the fish from…
The second jetty to be built at Wallaroo, SA was commenced in April 1880. Neville Collins says in his book “The Jetties of South Australia – Past and Present” that…
These large rays gather in numbers at Seacliff beach, and they happily interact with people in the water there. They will swim around people, approach them and even nibble their…
This (Admiralty Pattern) stocked anchor is located out the front of North Haven Marine, Shop 1, 23 Alexa Rd, North Haven: – It is 1.36m long and the arms have…
Whilst diving at Rapid Bay jetty just before Christmas, I came across this small group of fish just hanging around together: – There were, at least, a couple of Mosaic…
Possibly after they had read my article CAPT. NOBBY BUCKLEY MEMORIAL DIVE AT EDITHBURGH JETTY , Loma Silsbury sent us these details: – “After reading an article which mentioned ‘Nobby’…
I photographed this Herring Cale Olisthops cyanomelas with its mouth open at Rapid Bay jetty in December. I suspect that it had slowed considerably from its normally fast restless swimming…
One of our members recently went to go snorkelling at Second Valley to look for seadragons. Unfortunately, he did not find any, but he did see some Blue devils: –…
My article titled Queries Received Concerning Jetties included the query “Do you have information on who built the jetties? I believe my ancestor John (Tait) may have been responsible for…