Marine Life Society of South Australia Inc.
Understanding, enjoying and caring for our oceans
This month, I attended the Port Adelaide Environment Forum to hear a presentation about the results of the Senate Inquiry into the Adelaide Dolphin Sanctuary (Select Committee of the Legislative…
Since writing about Marineland’s dolphins in 2020, I have been interviewed by both Channel 7 Adelaide News’ “Flashback” and Sonya Feldhoff on ABC Radio Adelaide. My interview by Sonya Feldhoff…
I recently stumbled upon this guide to the identification of whale species (that may be seen off of our coast) from one of our 2005 newsletters: – How you can…
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…
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,…
I see similarities between the recent and seemingly quite rapidly escalating decline in Port River dolphin numbers and the continuing extinction trend in the bushland birds of Adelaide and the…
On 15th November, I attended a community forum held by the Australian Marine Wildlife Research & Rescue Organisation Inc. (AMWRRO) to discuss recent (& ongoing) dolphin deaths in the Port…
More on the Tailwalking Port River Bottlenose Dolphins by Steve Reynolds After reading my recent article about Adelaide’s Marineland Dolphins, Dan Monceaux made the following comment: – “According to Mike…
Among South Australia’s most beloved marine species are the bottlenosed dolphins, Tursiops sp. Dolphins which forage, feed and rear their young in inshore environments like Tursiops are vulnerable to various…
The South Australian Whale Centre, located in Victor Harbor, sends out daily email updates to subscribers advising them on developments as the inshore whale-watching season progresses. Sighting numbers have been…