Earlier in the year we kicked off a series of coastal workshops supported by the Coast Protection Board with a reef ramble at Cape Douglas. We had several interesting and unidentified finds that day and put the call out in our post last month for...
Over the course of 2021, we'll be running a series of workshops at NGT's Hutt Bay Wetland Reserve and surrounds, thanks to support from SA's Coast Protection Board. The series kicked off recently with a beach clean up and reef ramble at Cape Douglas. Nine...
As usual, we have a range of opportunities to get out and about with us over the next few weeks. All are welcome and no particular skills are necessary. Friday 29 Jan, Kurrawonga working bee, Nelson, Vic Join Nicole in some property-edge weed monitoring or...
The UN World Oceans Day on June 8th each year celebrates the major role that the ocean has in our health and that of our planet. It also draws attention to the impact that human actions have, in turn, on the health of the ocean. The world's...
The Eight-armed Sea Star (Meridiastra calcar) is a common sea star found on reefs and under rocks throughout much of Australia, from southern Queensland to south-west Western Australia.. It is brightly coloured, and as you can see from the photos below, ranges from bright oranges,...
You might have heard that tiny pieces of non-biodegradable plastics are finding their way into our oceans and waterways. They can be consumed by wildlife that mistake them as food, or consume with their food. Those little plastic fragments potentially affect us too, so what...
Who’s keen to explore their local intertidal reef? The local South East Reef Watchers are! You can now see what the Robe, Beachport and Port MacDonnell Reef Watch groups are up to on the Reef Watch in the South East page. Each Reef Watch group collects information...
