Marine Life Society of South Australia Inc.
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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…
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 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…
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…
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…
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…
I believe that I saw the same stingray (or stingaree) at Port Noarlunga reef on two separate dives two months apart. During my dive there on 7th November 2015, I…
We recently received a copy of Reef Life Survey’s Annual Report for 2015. We have added it to the report for the previous year. The 2015 report is available at…
We recently received the latest Achievement Report from the Adelaide and Mount Lofty Ranges Natural Resources Management Board (AMLRNRMB). The 2014-15 Achievement Report has now been filed alongside reports for…
We held a dive at the Port Hughes jetty on 2nd January. We were doing a dive that had been postponed from the previous month.We had heard that many juvenile…