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…
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…
Nature Glenelg Trust’s involvement in researching and monitoring Goolwa pipi population dynamics
The Nature Glenelg Trust (NGT) has been involved in researching and monitoring Goolwa pipi (cockles) population dynamics and associated aspects e.g. recreational pipi extraction impacts. Open season is currently November…
Blanket Octopus Sightings
There have been a couple of blanket octopus sightings recently. Jacinta Shackleton filmed one whilst snorkelling in the Great Barrier Reef. According to the Twitter post, “This species of pelagic…
Squid at Rapid Bay Jetty
David Muirhead posted these squid photos at Rapid Bay jetty on iNaturalist recently, commenting “this was a great MLSSA dive”. (All photos taken by David Muirhead) The dive was held…
Lock-down Story No.2 – My Oyster-filming Dive in the Marina
This was actually going to be my first lock-down story before I got carried away with the story about how my nose surgery affected my diving. (These ‘Lock-down’ stories aren’t…
Fish farming could jeopardise Giant Australian cuttlefish aggregation near Whyalla
In The Advertiser this week, the CEO of Clean Seas, Rob Gratton, claimed that if yellowtail kingfish farming returns to Fitzgerald Bay, upstream of the Point Lowly giant cuttlefish aggregation…
The Discovery of a 23m-year-old fossil in Mount Gambier
The Discovery of a 23m-year-old fossil in Mount Gambier By Steve Reynolds (STEVE’S SDFSA SCIENCE STORY for the month of November) I confess that I maintain only a limited interest…
Annual reminder to stakeholders regarding Pacific Oyster Mortality Syndrome
Alex Chalupa, Senior Biosecurity Officer, Aquatic Pest Response, Biosecurity SA, Invasive Species Unit, Department of Primary Industries and Regions, has sent us this message below. It is the annual reminder…
New species of bobtail squid discovered
New species of bobtail squid discovered By Steve Reynolds (STEVE’S SDFSA SCIENCE STORY OF THE MONTH OF AUGUST) A new species of bobtail squid (genus Euprymna) was recently discovered in…