I had never dived Nelson Bay before last weekend and as we geared up in the dark at Fly Point for the high tide dive I was acutely aware that I really should dive here in the daylight first. The moment we submerged though I caught sight of my first nudibranch for the dive, then […]
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Marine images of shellfish are not high on the list of glamorous marine subjects. True, most shellfish find it hard to capture attention the way sharks, whales, brightly coloured reef fish and any number of other fascinating marine creatures do though there are exceptions. The first time I came upon a Black Cowry (Zoila friendii) […]
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This big female Grey Nurse shark (Carcharias taurus) might look fierce and if you were the subject of tonight’s dinner you might want to think about finding somewhere else to hang out. The large school of Eastern Pomfred (Schuetta scalaripinnis) which gently parted to make way for her should have gone a little further as […]
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SpongeBob Most South Australian’s experience with crabs involves eating them or catching them and usually if they are local they are our blue swimmer species. As divers we do see blue swimmer crabs in Saint Vincent’s Gulf but most crabs we see around jetties and reefs are way more interesting. We have spider crabs and […]
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Magic Mirror on the ocean floor, who is the cutest one of all? Whether admiring its cuteness, looking for a mate or just checking that nothing is out of place before a big date, this Magic Mirror seems most welcome. It’s usually not nice to see junk thrown into the ocean. Plastic bags, damaged fishing […]
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