My Squid Squad Sightings
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…
My solo dive at Magazine Bay, near Point Turton in 2007
I was staying at the Point Turton Caravan Park during a heatwave at the end of December 2007. I wanted to dive at Magazine Bay on this trip. I may…
Further sightings of the Western Crested Morwong at Port Noarlunga
To quote Sara Criddle from Facebook, “It’s still there!” I refer to the Western Crested Morwong, Goniistius gibbosus (aka WA Magpie Morwong), that has been sighted at Port Noarlunga jetty…
Observations made during our recent dive at Port Noarlunga Reef
Our dive plans at Port Noarlunga reef on 24th March didn’t quite go to plan, but then we had a chance to make a few observations during our swim back…
My Lack of Cave Diving Experience
As I reported in my (forthcoming) April 2023 column “Southern Waters” in Dive Log magazine, I don’t have any cave diving experience myself, other than snorkelling in Piccaninnie Ponds and…
The Great Spider Crab Aggregation at Rapid Bay
Whilst diving at the old Rapid Bay Jetty on 25th October I saw the first decent aggregation of the Great Spider Crab, Leptomithrax gaimardii that I’ve seen for some years…
CAPT. NOBBY BUCKLEY MEMORIAL DIVE AT EDITHBURGH JETTY
We held our CAPT. Nobby Buckley Memorial Dive at Edithburgh Jetty today (22nd December 2021). Let me explain. I made my first dive trip to the Yorke Peninsula in June…
Diving with Old Friends
Diving with Old Friends by Robert Rath Diving under the old Rapid Bay Jetty is often just like catching up with old friends, mostly good fun but sometimes leading to…
How I Learned About ‘Black Jack’
A B-17 Flying Fortress called “Black Jack” has been laying 48m of water off of Papua New Guinea since WWII. I had not heard of “Black Jack” at all until…
Olindias malayensis Sighting at Rapid Bay Jetty
David Muirhead and I did a dive with three others at Rapid Bay jetty on 9th March 2018. Three of us dived whilst two women just snorkelled. It was a…