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Month: April 2023

Salmon Forest

Noticing a run of salmon cruising through the upper realm of the pylon forest of Rapid Bay Jetty I gently rose into their midst. This stunning school cruised through and around me before disappearing into the open water gloom. A little patience paid off and they came back through again for a second run. Then […]

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April 30, 2023
diving / jetty / kingfish / pylons / rapidbay / salmon / scuba / southaustralia / wideangle
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Aquatic Jewellery

At first I thought I had come across a couple of dropped cuff links on the ocean floor. Then I thought, what an amazing pair of earrings. I am still not sure what they are and why there are two of them anchored to their sea bed like lovers betrothed for life. I hope they […]

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April 29, 2023
anemone / benthic / critters / diving / edithburgh / jetty / macro / scuba / southaustralia
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Yellowtail and Friends

The very first time I dived Rapid Bay Jetty, more than thirty years ago now, I was blown away by the schools of pelagic fish that swim through the pylons. Thirty years ago they were probably yellowfin whiting, today they are definitely yellowfin whiting. What I did not see all those years ago was the […]

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April 27, 2023
diving / jetty / pylons / rapidbay / scuba / southaustralia / whiting / yellowtail
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Our Best Jetty

Perhaps it’s unfair on the rest of the jetties that dot our coastline but I’d say that Rapid Bay is one of the best jetty dives for scuba divers in South Australia and probably in all Australia. If you are into small critters, they are everywhere for divers to observe and photograph. If you are […]

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April 26, 2023
aerial / divesites / diving / jetty / rapidbay / scuba / southaustralia / sunset
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The Leafy State

I can’t begin to describe how much joy I feel whenever I encounter a leafy seadragon on a dive. This was especially true last weekend as I had not seen any leafies at Edithburgh for quite some time. In the last 30 years I have seen the rise of the leafy seadragon from curious local […]

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April 16, 2023
critters / diving / edithburgh / leafy / leafyseadragon / leafystate / marine / phycoduruseques / scuba / seadragon / southaustralia
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