Sea Snake Sightings or Worm Eels?
Wendy White, the Coordinator for the Normanville Natural Resource Centre, recently sent the following email enquiry to David Muirhead regarding a suspected sea snake sighting (try saying that last bit…
More photos of a male Senator Fish rubbing its body in the substrate
Since writing my article titled Unusual Behaviour by Senator Fish, Pictilabrus laticlavius, I have observed similar Senator Fish behaviour at Rapid Bay jetty. In March 2015, I had witnessed some…
Mysid Photos from Second Valley Dive
During our recent dive at Second Valley, David Muirhead took a couple of photos of what he thought were late larval planktonic phase southern rock lobsters. Below is a cropped…
Our most recent dive at Second Valley
Our recent dive at Second Valley started at the jetty steps. There was enough activity in the immediate vicinity to capture our attention. This Tulip Shell below the jetty steps…
Photos of a beach washed Swimming Anemone, Phylctenactis tuberculosa
Phil Woodard has reported the discovery of a beached specimen of the Swimming Anemone, Phylctenactis tuberculosa on Henley Beach on 3rd February 2016. “The recent storm probably dislodged it from…
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Warning of hefty penalties for reef picking
That heading comes from PIRSA as part of a warning to fishers regarding rules for removing organisms from intertidal reefs in SA. Reef Watch says that it gets quite a…
Pipefish Photos from our Port Hughes Dive
As reported in the article titled “Our ‘Pipefish’ Dive at Port Hughes”, we held a dive at the Port Hughes jetty on 2nd January 2016. The divers on the day…