They say of marine life that if you can’t eat it or it’s got no practical use then it will never get anything other than a scientific name. Well I have a third reason, being spiked by a sea urchin and needing something pronounceable to swear at! The long-spine urchin, Centrostephanus tenuispinus, is actually quite […]
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I used to to take great delight in finding a leafy seadragon for other divers, then watching, waiting and counting how long it took them to separate creature from its environment. Here in the sea grass you would think that they would be easy to spot compared to the yellow or brown algae. Actually I […]
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Suspended in the milky blue haze of a less than ideal Rapid Bay this leafy seadragon seems unperturbed with my presence. When I arrived at Rapid Bay for this dive I looked out at the milky gypsum-dust laden water and nearly left for another location. I am glad I decided to stay and dive here […]
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I never grow tired diving with these beautiful creatures and I still give a quiet yelp of delight when I find my first one on a dive. Last weekend I was fortunate enough to see several of these gorgeous leafy seadragons during my dive at Rapid Bay. This male is carrying a fresh batch of […]
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My experiences diving with Southern Eagle Rays, Myliobatis australis, have all been fleeting affairs. Timid and never lingering they always seem to glide into view and the off into the distance with no real opportunity to get a feel for their beautiful form and grace. This ray under Rapid Bay jetty last weekend was not […]
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