Species list: Sharks, rays and skates of Upper Spencer Gulf
A variety of elasmobranchs can be found in the waters of Upper Spencer Gulf in South Australia. In 2008, the Olympic Dam Expansion EIS was published. The document housed the…
2014 whale migration season – First sightings in
The whale watching season is off to an early start in South Australia, with several sightings reported via the SA Whale Centre’s log in recent weeks. From late autumn through…
Report Sightings of Giant Australian Cuttlefish in SA Waters
Giant Australian Cuttlefish occur right across southern Australia, but one of the most interesting aspects of their biology is that they aggregate to breed near Point Lowly in northern Spencer…
Grey Nurse Sharks (Carcharias taurus)
I have been busy doing an online course through Duke University. I was doing an 8-week course entitled “Marine Megafauna: An Introduction to Marine Science and Conservation”. At least two…
Thrombolites & Stromatolites
Whilst watching a documentary on ABC TV, I saw what I thought were stromatolites, only to learn that they were called “thrombolites”. I couldn’t recall having heard of thrombolites. These…
Maritime Archaeology and the Big Anchor Project
Maritime Archaeology and the ‘Big Anchor Project’ by Steve Reynolds On 19th May 2013, I attended the South Australian Archaeology Society (SAAS) ‘Big Anchor Project’ day at the Birkenhead Tavern,…
Changes to Seastar Names
Whilst in Port Lincoln last January, I picked up a book from the Visitor Information Centre there. It was “Shores and Shallows of Coffin Bay – An Identification Guide” by…
Nudibranch Discovery At Port Hughes Jetty
Hank van der Wijngaart, President of the Scuba Diver Federation of SA went diving at the Port Hughes jetty on Sunday 28th Dec 2008. He found a nudibranch on one…
Diving in Port Lincoln (and more on cuttlefish attacks)
(As told to Steve Reynolds by Phil Porter) Phil Porter from Port Lincoln recently became a new MLSSA member. Phil said that he has been diving in the Port Lincoln…