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Bony fishes

Eastern Cleaner Clingfish, Cochleoceps orientalis, Sightings on Australia’s East Coast

January 13, 2026 Steve Reynolds

The late Sascha Schulz posted these photos of Eastern Cleaner Clingfish, Cochleoceps orientalis on iNaturalist back in mid-2018: – It was sighted at Rock Islet, near Cronulla, NSW. Several other…

Algal blooms Bony fishes Dive Reports

Today’s Dive at Second Valley

January 13, 2026 Steve Reynolds

(By David Muirhead) I have just had a nice dive with 2 BSAC buddies at Second Valley. It was the usual entry and exit via the jetty steps, followed by…

Bony fishes

Moonlighters and Old Wives Seen Cleaning Magpie Perch, Sweep, Drummer & Zebrafish

January 12, 2026 Steve Reynolds

Crab.e.cam recently posted on Facebook, “How many species can you see? What are they doing? You’ll see Magpie Perch, Sweep, Zebrafish, Moonlighter, and Old Wives. There were also drummer cropped…

Coastal activities Education intertidal zone Kayaking Mangroves Shorebirds

The Creeks and the Samphire Discovery Trail at Middle Beach

January 11, 2026 Steve Reynolds

I revisited Middle Beach during January to check out the creeks and boat ramp there. I also wanted to check the status of the Samphire Discovery Trail there. I visited…

Bony fishes

Banded Seaperch, Hypoplectrodes nigroruber sighted with asymmetric head pigmentation

December 29, 2025 Steve Reynolds

David Muirhead photographed this Banded Seaperch, Hypoplectrodes nigroruber with a blackened head at Port Stanvac on 26th December 2025. He posted the photo on iNaturalist, along with these comments about…

Algal blooms Dive Reports Jetties

Before and after photos at Brighton jetty

December 23, 2025 Steve Reynolds

As in Before and after photos for the Somerton area , one of our members has been compiling a few photos of before and after shots. All of these photos…

Algal blooms Dive Reports

Before and after photos for the Somerton area

December 22, 2025 Steve Reynolds

One of our members has been compiling a few before and after photos of underwater sites in the Somerton area. He updated his photos for each of the following sites…

Algal blooms Monitoring

The algal bloom monitoring buoys being installed in Gulf St Vincent

December 20, 2025 Steve Reynolds

The first of two algal bloom monitoring buoys were installed in Gulf St Vincent at St Kilda and Stansbury during December. A total of 6 of the buoys will be…

Research Seagrass

Seagrass Research Around the World

December 16, 2025 Steve Reynolds

Dr. Anitra Thorhaug Ph.D. (the Seagrass Lady) is maintaining contact with our Society. She recently sent us a copy of her co-authored Frontiers in Marine Science Journal article titled Seagrass…

Bony fishes Dive Reports

My Weekend Dives (Snorkel & Scuba)

December 14, 2025 David Muirhead

I saw lots of salmon during yesterday’s snorkel at Haycock Point yesterday. I wondered just why the salmon were hanging around in such shallow water. They were mostly relaxed in…

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