Busselton jetty underwater observatory
Two of our members visited the Busselton jetty underwater observatory during their road trip in WA. They say that the underwater observatory is only 8-10m deep because the huge bay…
The Wreck of the Florence (1961)
The 30m-long shark fishing boat Florence (a cutter) was completely wrecked at Point Drummond on SA’s Eyre Peninsula on 16th July 1961. A large breaker struck the boat, turning it…
The Time Capsule at the Le Fevre High School Anchor Site
There is a time capsule at the Le Fevre High School anchor site, (Anchor site No. 10 on the current trail guide – Edition 3 February 2024), as shown in…
Coastal species
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Mangroves
Marine Protected Areas
Oil Spills
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Wetlands
The St Kilda salt fields brine spill – Mangrove disaster and a wake up call for the SA Government
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…
Rapid Bay Caves Expeditions
Two friends and I visited the large cave at Rapid Bay one day when we couldn’t (wouldn’t) dive at Second Valley due to less than ideal conditions there. We drove…
Mail-outs & News
Our latest mail-out can be found at https://us8.admin.mailchimp.com/campaigns/show?id=957513 Our Mail-outs and News issues for 2014 are listed below: December 2014 News – http://eepurl.com/_Y8Zz MLSSA News – October 2014 – http://eepurl.com/5QF5D…
2014 Journal
(Our 2014 Journal, November 2014, is available below (in 3 parts): Part 1 of 2014 Journal Part 2 of 2014 Journal Part 3 of 2014 Journal (The 2014 Journal was…
2014 newsletters
Our 2014 newsletters are available below: MLSSA_NL_413_July_2014 MLSSA_NL_412_June_2014 MLSSA_NL_411_May_2014 MLSSA_NL_410_April_2014 MLSSA_NL_409_March_2014 MLSSA_NL_408_February_2014 (Newsletters were only published from Feb to July in 2014, the July issue being the final one.)
Slime Mould
National Geographic Magazine seems to be keen on slime mould (or ‘slime mold’ as it prefers to call it). The magazine has featured slime mould articles in several issues over…