Marine Life Society of South Australia Inc.
Understanding, enjoying and caring for our oceans
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…
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 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…
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*…
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…
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…
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).…
Almost 3 years after writing The Mystery Wreck at Cape Jervis, more information has unexpectedly come to light. The article stated, “In June 1968, a “Staff Reporter” for The News…
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…
During the presentation by Society members at our September 2023 meeting, I mentioned that I had some video footage (of a ‘squadron’) of squid taken during a night dive at…