It was not meant to be a Rapid Bay night dive. It was not even meant to be a dusk dive but in the end it was a race against the light. As our days are as short as they will be for the year it is easy to get caught out not planning an […]
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Rising Star
Back in the water, it’s dropped to a chilly 15 degrees and will be heading further down from there through winter and into spring. Despite the cold it is good to be diving again after too long on dry land and it was great to see all the usual undersea suspects again including this red […]
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Blue Swimmer
I always wondered why you had to travel North to find and catch the delicacy we grew up with, the Blue Swimmer Crab (Portunus armatus). Living on the coast in South Australia you have to travel thousands of kilometers to the west or to the east before you can start following the coastline heading north. […]
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Woodstock
The ocean is filled with monsters. I remember when I could count my years on two hands spending holidays with extended family at a little coastal village called Port Parham. A particular aspect of this shallow coastal location is being able to go out fishing way off the beach wearing nothing but shorts, a jumper […]
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Schoolies
There is always a school or two … or three of Yellowtail Scad (Trachurus novaezelandiae) cruising in and around the pylons under the old Rapid Bay Jetty. Not so common is to find them out on the adjacent seagrass beds. It must schoolies week for Yellowtail Scad. Photo: Robert Rath, ‘Schoolies’, 1/160s f/8 ISO160 15mm
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