Most sea slugs do not have common names and the fact that we call them nudibranchs is a nice way to divorce ourselves from the idea of their not so pretty, slimy green garden cousins. If this little critter had a common name it might be the Splendid Nudibranch but in the literature it is […]
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This male Eastern Gobbleguts (Vincentia novaehollandiae) might look like the perfect husband. He will take full responsibility for his future newborns from the moment the female lays her large egg mass. He will protect them from predators, he will regularly roll them about to keep them fresh and aerated and he will have you believe […]
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For many people this may very well be outer space being so removed the comfort of the breathable world. It’s not even the lovely crystal clear underwater landscape of a Cousteau Documentary with only a few meters of visibility. The place is however a very real and very terrestrial Broughton Island and the pace is […]
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This was my very first visit to the Sea Life Sydney Aquarium and as a diver I was not so sure I was going to enjoy it as much as actually being in the deep wild ocean. Sure there were many amazing creatures I’d only ever seen photographs of but then I have had many […]
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Sydney is one of those cities I just love being in, wandering the streets, sailing the waterways and taking in the bold and brassy spectacle of high-rise and harbour sights. Although there are plenty of high priced harbour cruises on offer, for just a few dollars you can jump on one of the harbour ferries […]
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