La Niña brings soup to the Bay
It’s been a long time between drinks, but La Niña is back in town! La Niña events (the flipside of drier El Niño events) bring above average rainfall to eastern and northern Australia, due to cooler sea surface temperatures in the central and eastern tropical Pacific ocean. The resulting increased flows from the Yarra River [...]
Blue-ringed Octopus – seashell surprise
January 8, 2010 by BayKeeper
Filed under Education, Featured, Wild Things
Investigating our amazing coastal plants and animals is a cool way to spend summer. But bear in mind you’re entering their home… so mind your manners! Stay safe, be careful where you tread, and leave the environment in as good a condition as you found it. Don’t put your fingers and toes anywhere you can’t [...]
Find a shore thing on a beach near you
December 20, 2009 by BayKeeper
Filed under Action, Education, Special Places
Most Australians remember fun days at the beach: beating the heat, building sand castles, catching frizbees and waves, and listening to the ocean in a seashell. Perhaps that’s why it’s called the Lucky Country! Thanks Douglas for sending the photo above. Anyone who takes a closer look on their favourite beach might find one of [...]
