Do stingrays blink or close their eyes?
Chris Iwanicki came across a shovelnose ray in shallow water recently and he wanted to take some closeups of its eyes. “My vision was blurry at the time, and the…
An aggregation of Port Jackson sharks north of Brighton
Member Chris Iwanicki recently came across an aggregation of Port Jackson sharks north of Brighton. “Surprisingly the water was much clearer than expected. I came across an aggregation of Port…
Smooth Stingray Sighting in Angas Inlet
My snorkel buddy Dan and I sighted this Smooth Stingray, Bathytoshia brevicaudata, in Angas Inlet (between Torrens Island & Garden Island) in early February 2017: – We had been snorkelling…
WHERE CAN YOU FIND THE ‘FAB FIVE’?
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…
THE FIVE THAT THRIVE IN OUR MARINE PARKS
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,…
A Chance Sighting of Two Australian Angelsharks, Squatina australis
Society member, Chris Iwanicki recently sent me a message seeking assistance in identifying what he thought may have been two different angel shark species. Chris had been swimming about 100m…
Our Cobbler Wobbegong Sighting at Port Hughes
A highlight of our recent dive at Port Hughes jetty was the sighting of a Cobbler Wobbegong, Sutorectus tentaculatus. The shark seemingly sprang up out of nowhere between my buddy…
Lock-down Story No.5 – My Continued Experiences with Sharks
Although our recent lock-down has now ended, this is an update to my “Lock-down Story No.4 – My Experiences with Sharks”. In Lock-down Story No.4 – My Experiences with Sharks,…
Lock-down Story No.4 – My Experiences with Sharks
It’s a wonder that I took up scuba diving at all after having seen the movie “Jaws” once or twice at that stage. I decided to take up diving after…
Sharks seek safety in submarine volcanoes
SHARKS SEEK SAFETY IN SUBMARINE VOLCANOES by Steve Reynolds (STEVE’S SDFSA SCIENCE STORY for the month of September) According to Hordes of sharks found living in volcano by Raffaella Ciccarelli,…