Summer by the Sea 2012 – your chance to connect with the coast
For anyone looking for kids holiday activities and keen to connect with the coast on a low budget, Christmas comes in January… January 2nd to 22nd to be precise. During that 3 weeks an incredible range of fun learning opportunities are available through the Summer by the Sea program brought to you by Coastcare Victoria. [...]
Cart-rut shells alive and well in Brighton
November 12, 2011 by BayKeeper
Filed under Featured, Wild Things
A Baykeeper shoreline shell survey found a large Cart-rut shell (Thais orbita) at Holloway Bend earlier this year, suggesting the species may still live in the area. This species was central to the ban on use of Tributyltin (TBT) as an anti-foulant on vessels less that 25m in Victoria in 1989. International studies had shown [...]
Thresher shark on Hampton beach
October 25, 2011 by BayKeeper
Filed under Wild Things
Beachcombers at Hampton scored a rare treat last week with a dead Thresher Shark (Alopias vulpinus) washed up in the shallows. Thresher Sharks are widespread around the world but are known live mostly in oceans rather than bays and inlets. It’s quite likely this one has followed the schools of snapper that have come into [...]
