My West-coast Trip
This is Port LeHunte jetty at Point Sinclair: – Port LeHunte jetty at Point Sinclair If you look at the photo I took from the jetty towards shore, you can…
Octopus kaurna Sightings at Port Noarlunga Jetty
Octopus kaurna are quite common on night dives, rarely seen in daylight. I saw 3 on this particular night dive at Port Noarlunga jetty, all near or under the outer…
Two Sightings from My Latest Rapid Bay Dive
I took this photo of two wrasse/s at a fish cleaning station at Rapid Bay jetty during a dive last Sunday morning (11/8/24): – I suspect that the small juvenile*…
Southern Bobtail Squid Coupling Observed at Port Noarlunga
I sighted these two Southern Bobtail Squid, Euprymna tasmanica during a night dive at Port Noarlunga jetty on 1st August: – I posted details to iNaturalist at https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/observations/233206918 , saying…
Aggregations of Leafy Seadragons
I recorded seeing at least 10 Leafy Seadragons (leafies) on my night dive at Second Valley on 15th June. I was one of 5 British Sub Aqua Club (BSAC) divers,…
Slender Weed Whiting Night Disguise
I was diving at Second Valley on 15th June when I found this Slender Weed Whiting, Sheardichthys attenuates: – I have posted two photos of the weed whiting on iNaturalist,…
Other creatures seen during my recent “Interesting Encounter” at Port Noarlunga jetty
Other creatures seen during my recent “Interesting Encounter” at Port Noarlunga jetty include these crabs: – I saw no blue swimmer crabs or sand crabs on this dive. Here is…
An Interesting Encounter
Whilst diving at Port Noarlunga jetty over the recent King’s Birthday holiday long weekend, I saw a Crested Pipefish (Histiogamphelus briggsii) surprisingly close to a Southern Keeled Octopus (Octopus berrima).…
Recent Observation of Zebrafish Being Cleaned by Western Cleaner Clingfish
I was diving at the Rapid Bay jetties just before last Christmas. I took this photo of this dorsal view of Zebrafish being cleaned by Western Cleaner Clingfish, Cochleoceps bicolor:…
Monitoring of the Shallowest Parts of the Great Southern Reef is a High Priority
On 17th December 2023, the sea was flat calm. There was no wind, and partial to full sun, so water close to shore was surprisingly warm for the time of…