If you’ve been out this winter, you might have noticed an abundance of cormorants. Did you know, that Bayside cormorants are important for our whole coastline. Protecting and potentially building …
I’ve put up a series of links on the webpage for Melbourne snorkelling, wind & webcams. These are the pages I most commonly look at to assess conditions the day …
How bad is pollution in Port Phillip Bay? I wonder why Melburnians are not more concerned about the impact of sewage spills in Port Phillip Bay? Because every day I …
Are you concerned VFA is not listening to you? Sweeping changes to Victoria’s environmental legislation mandates a totally new approach to marine environmental management. If you’re not aware of this, …
Here are five surprising facts about coastal erosion, reefs and nature-based solutions that may surprise you. In particular, how much you rely on wildlife conservationWhy is animal conservation important? Animal …
Where are Melbourne’s coral reefs? Did you know that a marine sanctuary in northern Port Phillip Bay is home to some of the best examples of our region’s coral reefs? …
Is it legal to carry a speargun in a marine park in Victoria? No. This is an offence carrying up to a year in prison. Fisheries Victoria have expressed in …
The density of fish at marine parks like Ricketts Point, in northern Port Phillip Bay, peaks in the late summer and declines in winter. The contrast is stark. You can …
The greatest aggregations of megafaunaThe largest animals that represent the top of the trophic pyramid. These are the final building blocks in ecosystem structures for maximum entropy production. Megafauna can …
A few local people have asked me what is going on regarding Port Phillip Bay, jellyfish, sea lettuce and bioluminescent algae at the moment. There seems to have been an …
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