Only one chance to swim this weekend and we popped down to snorkel from the sea scout jetty at Beaumaris. This area is a bit covered in filamentous algae at …
The weather at the moment has been ridiculously calm in the morning. This is normal for August. Winter is a time of generally light northerly winds and it’s the chance …
I recently joined Jade Miles from the Futuresteading Podcast. We talked about the wider impact of saving wildlife in our own backyards and how governments are beginning to enable communities to …
Temperatures are beginning to bottom out in the Bay. It was 11.4°C degrees this weekend and I managed a couple of August snorkels with clingfish & seahorses in the northern …
This week I have a job to do. I’m charged with reviewing threatened species in the East Melanesian Islands to identify which animals are possibly threatened by hunting. The islands …
Alexx Stuart recently interviewed me for their wonderful podcast Low Tox Life. We had a great chat about all things nature and its role in our lives. We also delved …
We just got back from a fabulous trip to Komodo. You can read this latest Komodo Expedition 2025 Trip Report below. The front cover features a rather old and wisened-looking …
We’re in Komodo at the moment exploring, snorkelling and diving. The surrounding islands are a combination of grassland with patches of acacia scrub with more extensive woodland in places where …
There’s something wrong with conservationWhy is animal conservation important? Animal conservation is important, because animals are the only mechanism to create biodiversity, which is the mechanism that creates a habitable …
There’s no doubt it’s cold in the water now. My dive watch told me that today’s temperature hovered between 11.1–11.3°C. After the last few days of wind it was a …
