Close encounter of the turtle kind

Whale sightings from Carrum to Blairgowrie have caused quite a buzz in recent weeks, but then Judy Muir (of Polperro Dolphin Swims) reported swimming with a Loggerhead Turtle (Caretta caretta) during her regular dip off Blairgowrie. That had to take the prize! Although Loggerheads (‘boofheads’ to their mates) are found in the Atlantic , Pacific [...]

Estuary life in the fast drain

The Cowderoy Street drain outfall crossing West St Kilda beach is an unlikely tourist attraction. But Baykeeper has found it brimming with fish during recent guided walks for Elwood Primary School families. Schools of juvenile Yellow-eyed Mullet ( Aldrichetta forsteri) and Small-mouthed Hardyheads (Atherinastoma microstoma) were regularly found. The recent recent rains have brought extra [...]

Portsea paradise lost

The disappearance of thousands of tonnes of Portsea Beach sand since the dredging at Port Phillip Heads has left locals looking for answers. Was it the wind, higher tides, or the swell that took the beach? The mystery has deepened with the recent dumping of hundreds of tonnes of rock near both sides of the [...]

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