One of our member’s recent snorkel dives
Here are some photos from one of our member’s recent snorkel dives. Pardon the duplicated description, but they spotted this spotted stingaree, Urolophus gigas and noticed that the pattern on…
Snorkel Trip to Morgan’s Beach
A pair of Society members visited Morgan’s Beach near Cape Jervis for a snorkel recently. Unfortunately, the water was pretty murky and it seemed that most fish were hiding that…
Snorkel at Carrickalinga
David & Chris met up for a snorkel at Dunny Block Reef at Carrickalinga recently. This photo of David’s shows the conditions on the day: – David took these photos…
‘Price’s Jetty’ at Wallaroo
The second jetty to be built at Wallaroo, SA was commenced in April 1880. Neville Collins says in his book “The Jetties of South Australia – Past and Present” that…
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: –…
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…
“Spotting spotted squibs sure ain’t easy!”
I did a solo dive around the outer end of the new jetty at Rapid Bay in the afternoon. I took this photo which features an unsharp and tiny juvenile…
The Australian Warships Scuttled as Dive Wrecks 1997-2011
Several Australian warships have been scuttled as dive wrecks since 1997. (The River Class frigate HMAS Derwent was also sunk off Rottnest Island, Western Australia during explosives testing on 21st…
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…