Underwater cameras aid sea lion study
Scientists have strapped cameras and GPS systems to sea lions to capture underwater footage of their living conditions along the coastline of South Australia.
View ArticleTagging sharks for science
Ecologists have been monitoring shark movements around Port Lincoln in South Australia by tagging them with transmitters and satellite trackers.
View ArticleClimate technology for SA oceans
South Australia has a new high-technology marine information system to help predict natural disasters and measure climate change.
View ArticleNetwork to keep closer marine watch
A high-technology marine information system has been installed in South Australian waters. The new system is valued at more than $9 million and even includes monitoring units strapped to sea lions.
View ArticleDoubts surface over desal plant's marine impact
South Australia's fishing and aquaculture industries say they will do their own research into the details of the supplementary environmental impact statement for the proposed Olympic Dam mine expansion.
View ArticleRats flown interstate to new home
A group of rare native rats has made a nest change from an island on the west coast of South Australia to a new home interstate.
View ArticleCuttlefish decline prompts extended protection zone
A protection area is being expanded in upper Spencer Gulf for giant cuttlefish after a sharp fall in their numbers.
View ArticleTropical oyster moves into SA gulf
Researchers have confirmed a tropical pearl oyster has moved into upper Spencer Gulf in South Australia.
View ArticleMarine parks plan battling fear campaign: Minister
An environment group has backed a South Australian Government decision to delay a release of a marine park management plan to allow more consultation.
View ArticlePort Spencer environment report released
Release of an environmental report has brought a proposed deep sea port on Eyre Peninsula in South Australia a step closer.
View ArticleOpposition condemns marine park meetings
The SA Opposition says confusion remains about 19 proposed marine park sanctuary zones and has accused the Government of keeping community groups out of the next round of consultation.
View ArticleCertainty emerging on marine zones, says Premier
The South Australian Government says misconceptions over proposed marine parks should end.
View ArticleAnxious wait for cuttlefish to breed
Locals of upper Spencer Gulf keep an anxious watch for the start of the cuttlefish breeding season.
View ArticleEnvironment group worried for KI in marine parks plan
A planned network of marine parks will include more areas off the SA coast, but there is concern for Kangaroo Island.
View ArticleDiver worried environment disaster unfolding in SA
Instead of hundreds of thousands of cuttlefish, a rare breeding season seems to have evaporated again in SA.
View ArticleMarine parks to hit rock lobster fishing: report
The fishing industry fears marine parks could have a bigger impact on SA rock lobster fishing than previously thought.
View ArticleGreat whites bite more often than thought
A marine study off the South Australian coast has debunked long-held views about the feeding habits of great white sharks. Researchers studied 12 sharks near Neptune Island south of Eyre Peninsula...
View ArticleBan on catching cuttlefish introduced
Urgent steps have been taken as scientists struggle to find out why the population of giant Australian cuttlefish in Upper Spencer Gulf has rapidly declined. A blanket ban on catching the creatures has...
View ArticleTaskforce to tackle sea creature deaths
A Government taskforce will be appointed to investigate a mass death of fish and dolphins. More than a dozen dolphins and thousands of fish have washed up along Adelaide's beaches in the past month.
View ArticleFish catch fine despite deaths: SA Health
SA Health says there is no danger in eating seafood caught in the gulfs, despite recent mass fish deaths. A marine biologist has questioned whether seafood should be eaten until a Government taskforce...
View ArticleRare chance to study the Great Australian Bight
The Great Australian Bight's economic, environmental and social value will be studied as part of a $20 million science program.
View ArticleFishers catch suspected rare ray in Port River
Port River fishers have caught what scientists believe is a rare and distinct species of marine creature. The magpie fiddler ray was first identified in 1954 and scientists at the South Australian...
View ArticleAnyone with a camera can help with marine science
A change and increase in camera technology has meant a lot more people can become on the ground scientists.
View ArticleGiant cuttlefish research in upper Spencer Gulf gets state funding boost
The Conservation Council has welcomed South Australian funding of $50,000 to boost giant Australian cuttlefish research in upper Spencer Gulf.
View ArticleSpencer Gulf cuttlefish decline continues, but at slowing rate
A diver doubts numbers of giant Australian cuttlefish in upper Spencer Gulf can ever recover.
View ArticleNo shark culls for South Australian beaches, Government and Opposition say
The SA Government and Opposition say they have no plans to follow Western Australia's lead and cull sharks near popular beaches.
View ArticleSA shark attack survivor Rodney Fox says planned WA cull will upset ecosystem
A renowned shark attack survivor has criticised a pending cull in Western Australian waters, saying it will upset the marine ecosystem. Rodney Fox needed more than 450 stitches after he was bitten by a...
View ArticleGiant Australian cuttlefish swarm back to SA Spencer Gulf breeding site
Hundreds of giant Australian cuttlefish have swum into breeding grounds at the top of Spencer Gulf in South Australia, reversing a worrying decline of recent years.
View ArticleHeadless fur seals found on beach in SA treated as suspicious by authorities
The gruesome discovery of two headless seals on a Lower Eyre Peninsula beach last week in South Australia has prompted an investigation by authorities.
View ArticleGiant cuttlefish research finding criticised by Marine Society of South...
A marine interest group has condemned giant cuttlefish research in South Australia as scientifically flawed, but the scientist involved has defended it.
View ArticleGreat white shark 'slammed' and killed by a pod of killer whales in South...
Divers who witnessed a family pod of killer whales kill a great white shark in South Australia say it was "the title fight of all title fights".
View ArticleSharks flee Neptune Islands following killer whale attack on great white,...
Killer whales that attacked and killed a great white shark in South Australia last week threaten to leave another casualty in their wake - tourism operators.
View ArticleShark cage diving expansion at Eyre Peninsula poses risk to divers and...
Abalone divers fear a move to expand shark cage diving sites off the Eyre Peninsula in South Australia will increase the danger for divers and people in the area.
View ArticleDrop in number of southern right whales spotted in Great Australian Bight...
The 25th annual census of southern right whales in the Great Australian Bight reveals a significant drop in their number, defying the predictions of marine scientists.
View ArticleClimate change and weeds put South Australia's plant biodiversity at risk,...
South Australia has six plant biodiversity hotspots but threats to conservation including climate change and weed invasion are putting them at risk, researchers say.
View ArticleRecord-high number of southern right whales spotted in Great Australian Bight...
Researchers say they have observed a record-high number of whales off the South Australian coast this year.
View ArticlePhotographing great white sharks a 'spiritual experience'
After coming face-to-nose with great white sharks in the ocean off the South Australian coast, Wollongong photographer Warren Keelan says the curious, majestic creatures are capable of eliciting a...
View ArticleGlow-in-the-dark algae lights up Port Lincoln beach in South Australia
It was Kye Higgins' dog Miss Millie who first discovered the bioluminescent bloom, known as sea sparkle, while wandering through the shallows at Tulka beach near Port Lincoln on Sunday evening.
View ArticleMarine park controversy continues following five-year review in South Australia
It's been five years since 83 sanctuary zones were implemented in South Australian waters and proponents say it's still too soon to judge the results.
View ArticleSeafood industry calls for senate inquiry into seismic testing
A Norwegian company that plans to drill for oil in the Great Australian Bight has prompted fisheries to renew calls for a probe into a practice they say could damage their businesses.
View ArticleConcerns for southern right whale and calf late for migration south
Communities along the Lower Eyre Peninsula are keeping a vigil for an endangered southern right whale and calf that have defied the odds.
View ArticleDolphin brothers and cousins have better success with the ladies if they hang...
Male southern bottlenose dolphins in South Australia's Coffin Bay have greater sexual success if they hang out with their brothers and cousins, according to new research.
View ArticleAlmost 1,500 tonnes of netting waste creates headache for recycling and...
Ghost netting in South Australia's pristine waters is causing a headache for the local council and the fishing, tourism, and recycling industries.
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