Cart-rut shells alive and well in Brighton

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

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 [...]

Stray sea lion lobs in Brighton

You don’t expect to see a sea lion in Port Phillip Bay these days, let alone crossing Beach Road in Brighton. But this curious critter turned up in a Brighton back yard in mid September! Reports from early European explorers and bones found in aboriginal middens indicate sea lions once lived in Bass Strait. But [...]

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