Category: Pinnipeds

Algae Algal blooms Aquaculture Bony fishes Climate change Coastal activities Coastal species Conservation Crustaceans Education Fisheries intertidal zone Mangroves Marine aquaria Marine invertebrates Marine mammals Marine pests Marine Protected Areas Maritime History Molluscs Oil Spills Pinnipeds Plants Pollution Research Seagrass Seastars Sharks & Rays Spencer Gulf Syngnathids Taxonomy Underwater Photography Wetlands Whales & Dolphins Worms

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…

Achievements Education Marine mammals Maritime History Pinnipeds

KEITH MINCHIN, ADELAIDE ZOO, THE SNAKE PARK, KOALA FARM & THE OLD GLENELG JETTY AQUARIUM

September 14, 2024 Steve Reynolds

After reading The Old Glenelg Jetty Aquarium, Jana Minchin recently told me that the Glenelg jetty aquarium was made by (Alfred) Keith Minchin. Keith was the son of Alfred Corker…

Education Marine mammals Marine Protected Areas Pinnipeds Seabirds Sharks & Rays Whales & Dolphins

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…

Marine mammals Marine Protected Areas Pinnipeds Seabirds Sharks & Rays Whales & Dolphins

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,…

Marine mammals Pinnipeds

Our Recent Encounter with Longnose Fur Seals, Arctocephalus forsteri

June 15, 2020 Steve Reynolds

David Muirhead spotted a few longnose fur seals, Arctocephalus forsteri, prior to our recent snorkel at Snapper Point at Aldinga Beach. The seals were still swimming just off of the…

Marine mammals Pinnipeds

Fur Seals and Sea Lions on the Outer Harbor Breakwaters

August 2, 2018 Steve Reynolds

Thanks to Dr Mike Bossley, we now have an electronic copy of the paper titled “Fur seals and sea lions (family Otariidae) on the breakwaters at Adelaide’s Outer Harbor, South…

Coastal activities Kayaking Marine mammals Pinnipeds

My Swim with the Fur Seals at Semaphore South

July 31, 2018 Steve Reynolds

Following my sighting of a pair of NZ fur seals whilst I was kayaking at Goolwa South Lakes recently, and an email received from Simon Vickers about them occurring at…

Coastal activities Mangroves Pinnipeds Shorebirds

Coastal Kayaking

July 3, 2018 Steve Reynolds

I enjoyed a couple of solo kayaking trips recently. One was at South Lakes, Goolwa whist the other one was in the Port River at Garden Island. My Goolwa visit…

Conservation Dive Reports Pinnipeds

Long-nosed fur seals hauling out at the Fort Glanville breakwater

September 25, 2017 Dan Monceaux

I had a pleasant surprise on Friday afternoon, when I was treated to an intimate encounter with South Australia’s most notorious pinniped. I’m talking about Arctocephalus forsteri, the long-nosed fur…

Aquaculture Pinnipeds Shorebirds Submissions to Government Whales & Dolphins

Dan Monceaux’s submission in response to Oceanic Victor’s EPBC Act referral

November 11, 2015 Dan Monceaux

Oceanic Victor Pty Ltd/Tourism and Recreation/waters off Encounter Bay, 600m SE Victor Harbour/South Australia/Oceanic Victor Viewing Platform Proposal, SA Referral: 2015/7592 I would like to begin my personal submission by…