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The Marine Life Society of South Australia online library

July 28, 2025 Steve Reynolds

We have an online library through Librarika Each of the items in our library are given ‘Categories’ for topics from ‘Animal behaviour’ to ‘Wildlife’. Most items have some relevance to…

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WHERE CAN YOU FIND THE ‘FAB FIVE’?

July 26, 2022 Steve Reynolds

The Fab Five can be found in South Australia’s Commonwealth Marine Parks. They are five of SA’s ‘Fabulous’ charismatic species – the Australian sea lion, White-bellied sea eagle, Giant Australian…

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THE FIVE THAT THRIVE IN OUR MARINE PARKS

June 5, 2022 Steve Reynolds

Forget the Fab Four, the Fab Five are here! The Fab Five are 5 icons from Australia’s Commonwealth Marine Parks. These 5 icons are Southern right whales, Giant Australian cuttlefish,…

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How the Birds at West Island Were Saved From the Army

October 18, 2021 Steve Reynolds

There is an Aquatic Reserve at West Island in Encounter Bay. The Aquatic Reserve is classified as an IUCN Category VI protected area. According to Wikipedia, “West Island Encounter Bay…

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My story re the playful Bluethroat Wrasse at Carrickalinga Cliffs

June 13, 2021 David Muirhead

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…

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The St Kilda salt fields brine spill – Mangrove disaster and a wake up call for the SA Government

February 3, 2021 Dan Monceaux

If you’ve been following the news in South Australia over the past few months, you’re probably aware of the many hectares of dead, dying and distressed vegetation in the St…

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New art exhibition celebrates the marine life of Port Noarlunga, South Australia

June 8, 2020 Dan Monceaux

River to Reef is an exhibition of new marine-themed artworks by South Australian artists, documentary filmmakers and amateur naturalists, Dan and Emma Monceaux. Presented by Onkaparinga Arts, the ambitious show…

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Dredging at Outer Harbor

January 25, 2018 Steve Reynolds

Dredging will again be carried out in the Outer Harbor shipping channel and the swing basin next winter. The EPA has recommended that Flinders Ports use a smaller dredging vessel…

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Warning of hefty penalties for reef picking

February 4, 2016 Steve Reynolds

That heading comes from PIRSA as part of a warning to fishers regarding rules for removing organisms from intertidal reefs in SA. Reef Watch says that it gets quite a…

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Reef Life Survey’s Annual Report for 2015

January 8, 2016 Steve Reynolds

We recently received a copy of Reef Life Survey’s Annual Report for 2015. We have added it to the report for the previous year. The 2015 report is available at…