Giant Chiton, Plaxiphora albida, sightings at Fishery Beach
I posted details on iNaturalist regarding my sighting of what appeared to be Giant Chitons, Plaxiphora albida at Fishery Beach on 15th September 2023. “These were quite common on this…
SA SCIENCE EXCELLENCE AND INNOVATION AWARDS
Congratulations to Professor Sean Connell, Ms Sandy Carruthers, Dr Dominic McAfee, Ms Anita Nedoskyo and Mr Alan Noble (The University of Adelaide) on being a finalist for the SA Science…
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…
The Recent Discovery of Hercules Club Mud Whelks (Pyrazus ebeninus) in the Port River System
PhD student Brad Martin has made some exciting research findings. Brad, with Ryan Baring, was seeking to understand how the different bivalve habitats within the Port River estuary are supporting…
Strange Sea Cucumber Discovery at Port Lincoln Jetty
David Muirhead wrote a report for our September 2002 newsletter about some of his dives at Port Lincoln in 2002. Part of All the Way with Port Lincoln Jetty described…
What I have learned about the Sea Cucumber, Rowedota shepherdi
What have I learned about Rowedota shepherdi since writing New Noodle Bar At Ardrossan? As explained in New Noodle Bar At Ardrossan, Rowedota shepherdi was first named Trochodota shepherdi by…
Sea Cucumbers Are Beneficial to the Marine Environment
We recently received a request from the Edithburgh History Group for our assistance re protecting the marine life to be found at Edithburgh jetty. There was a particular focus on…
New Noodle Bar At Ardrossan
Lauren Cameo and Fiona McQueen enjoyed a new freediving experience when they visited Ardrossan jetty recently. They found hundreds of tiny sea cucumbers called Rowedota shepherdi there. The first sighting…
Revision of Skeleton Shrimp Species
There has been a recent revision of skeleton shrimp species following the discovery of thousands of skeleton shrimp on commercial fishing nets in the Gippsland Lakes in south-eastern Australia. The…
Interactions Between Common Weedfish, Heteroclinus perspicillatus, and Rockpool Shrimp, Palaemon serenus
In 2011, this Common Weedfish, Heteroclinus perspicillatus, was stalking a Rockpool shrimp, Palaemon serenus, which it later consumed. (As posted at https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/observations/10002537#activity_comment_948643c9-28f5-4479-b730-e7f9dd2e9a28 ) Both these weedfishes and shrimps are very…