Pilchards Found Washed Up at Seacliff
Pilchards were found washing up at Seacliff (near Kingston Park) on 10th February 2026. It was described as an ‘isolated incident’. Very little else (fish kill) was washing up at…
Underwater Drones Used to Identify the Process Behind the Formation of Algal Blooms
According to Researchers Used Underwater Drones To Study Algal Blooms, researchers using underwater drones have identified the process behind the formation of algal blooms. They say that these “new findings…
Algal Bloom Observations
One of our members keeps us updated about his local coastal conditions, especially details regarding the algal bloom and its effect on health and marine life: – I am now…
Today’s Dive at Second Valley
(By David Muirhead) I have just had a nice dive with 2 BSAC buddies at Second Valley. It was the usual entry and exit via the jetty steps, followed by…
Before and after photos at Brighton jetty
As in Before and after photos for the Somerton area , one of our members has been compiling a few photos of before and after shots. All of these photos…
Before and after photos for the Somerton area
One of our members has been compiling a few before and after photos of underwater sites in the Somerton area. He updated his photos for each of the following sites…
The algal bloom monitoring buoys being installed in Gulf St Vincent
The first of two algal bloom monitoring buoys were installed in Gulf St Vincent at St Kilda and Stansbury during December. A total of 6 of the buoys will be…
The Livid Fan Scallop, Scaeochlamys livida
One of our members recently reported, “Recently I was advised I had posted some “Livid Fan Scallops” (Scaeochlamys livida) on iNaturalist, an invasive species that is currently being monitored. Spreading…
HAB Affected Water Itself Possesses the Ability to Break Down Cells
(As reported to Steve) At a recent talk on the harmful health effects of the current HAB, Ian Gibbons and Craig Styan both talked about the origins, algal species, phycotoxins…
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The Marine Life Society of South Australia online library
We have an online library through Librarika Each of the items in our library are given ‘Categories’ for topics from ‘Animal behaviour’ to ‘Wildlife’. Most items have some relevance to…