Update on the North Haven Marine Anchor
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…
More Fish Cleaning Situations at Rapid Bay
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…
Anecdotes about Capt. Nobby Buckley
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’…
Fish seen behaving as fish cleaner clients
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…
Second Valley Snorkel Sightings
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: –…
More about John Tait the jetty builder
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…
The final chapter about the Ben Larig/Benlarig?
This may well be the final chapter in my musing about the Ben Larig, the previous chapter being at https://mlssa.org.au/2024/02/24/benlarig-reportedly-the-mystery-wreck-at-cape-jervis/ . I have since been alerted to the availability of…
MY 1978 BLUFF DIVE
In October 1978 I was doing only my 14th scuba dive. This dive was being held at The Bluff jetty (or wharf) at Victor Harbor with fellow members of the…
Queries Received Concerning Jetties
My 2005 article My love of jetties, some of my jetty work , Granite Island jetties & a list of S.A. jetties built from the 1800s to early 1900s resulted…
Even More Fish Behaviour Observations from Rapid Bay
I continue to make interesting observations of fish behaviour during my dives, especially at Rapid Bay jetty. One of my recent observations concerns some fish cleaning behaviour between Pencil Weed…