Two Different Dragonet Sightings of Interest Lately
There have been reports of two different dragonet sightings of interest lately. One of them concerns the Orange and Black Dragonet, Dactylopus kuiteri. This was discussed in an Australasian Fishes…
Photos of the current sand pumping at Kingston Park
One of our members has been taking some photos of the current sand pumping at Kingston Park. They sent them to us to show the effect that the sand pumping…
‘Camera Fishing’ at The Bluff
Samantha likes to go ‘camera fishing’. That is what she calls it. It isn’t fishing for cameras. She attaches her waterproof video camera to a dog lead and dips it…
Visit to the Museum of Natural History in London
David Muirhead is quite an iNaturalist enthusiast. He either takes wildlife photos for posting to iNaturalist on most days, or failing that, he still posts old photos to iNaturalist. During…
Thousands of photos captured by everyday Australians reveal the secrets of our marine life as oceans warm
Thousands of photos captured by everyday Australians reveal the secrets of our marine life as oceans warm Published: August 29, 2022 – This article is republished from Thousands of photos…
Possible Shifts in the Ranges of Numerous Temperate Southern Australian Inshore Reef Fish Species
Further sightings of the Western Crested Morwong at Port Noarlunga is a good summary of what we have learned about the Western Crested Morwong’s presence in SA. Interesting that, as…
REPORT YOUR OBSERVATIONS OF FISH TOOL USE
As I reported in the March issue of the SDFSA newsletter, “According to a Facebook post by ASFB (@AustSocFishBiol), “Report your observations of fish tool use! A new citizen science…
Joint Expedition by the Friends of Gulf St Vincent and the Marine Life Society of South Australia to Port Gawler (1st October 2022)
Members of both groups attended a Green Adelaide-sponsored, Mudflat Monitoring Workshop at West Beach on the evening of 15th September, where researchers from Flinders University, including the current President of…
Lock-down Story No.2 – My Oyster-filming Dive in the Marina
This was actually going to be my first lock-down story before I got carried away with the story about how my nose surgery affected my diving. (These ‘Lock-down’ stories aren’t…
My story re the playful Bluethroat Wrasse at Carrickalinga Cliffs
I wanted to do a shallow sub-tidal snorkel at the cliff base at Carrickalinga. I was able to do a shore entry via a walking track from the North Bay…