There is a paradox in ecology where if you divide systems into their parts, they operate inefficiently. For example, keeping a plant in a pot, or a bird in a …
Snorkelling off the Sea Scout Hut in Beaumaris Sunday morning we took a snorkel off the Sea Scout Hut in Beaumaris. This little bay is nice and protected by the …
Our guests just returned from two weeks exploring one of the more remote corners of the Coral Triangle. We departed from Sorong on 24 February and cruised south through Misool …
I recently flew to Sydney to address the Club of United Business on lessons coral reefs could teach us about being better leaders. We were there to find out how …
This will be my last Bayside post for a while. On Saturday, sixteen of us are heading off to the wilds of West Papua, to snorkel and dive between Raja …
There is compelling evidence that urchin culls can actually be detrimental to coastal ecosystemsHow ecosystems function An ecosystem is a community of lifeforms that interact in such an optimal way …
Just when I was beginning to think I might have found most things in the northern bay! But there is always something new! First of all, we were at Rickett’s …
Dawn snorkel at Ricketts Point on 4 Feb 2026 Light northerly winds for a couple of days made it perfect to get in this morning. The wind was due to …
It seems curious to place the importance of somewhere in cosmic terms. Physicist Professor Brian Cox believes that, while microbial life might be common throughout the universe, intelligent, complex ecosystemsHow …
I always find it remarkable how different the assemblage of animals is between swims. We were in Blairgowrie very recently and saw lots of different nudibranchs. Today there were just …
