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Marine Care Ricketts Point (MCRP) is a volunteer group concerned with the well-being of the Ricketts Point Marine Sanctuary.

MCRP is a volunteer group concerned with the well-being of the Ricketts Point Marine Sanctuary. It works in co-operation with the Sanctuary manager Parks Victoria, the local Bayside Council, and many other interested groups. It was formed on 21st January, 2003. Activities include mapping the sanctuary, monitoring marine life, photography, education, surveillance and compliance, inter-organisatio

nal activity, surveys, visits, social events and the natural and human history of the area. We have recently established a Marine Education Centre, which caters for all but especially school groups. Visit our website for further information.

01/09/2026

Our next 3193 Beach Patrol
Saturday 5 September 10-11am
Beaumaris Yacht Club, Ricketts Point

We’re out cleaning our beaches!
When: Saturday, 5 September 2026 10 am – 11 am
Where: Beaumaris Yacht Club, Ricketts Point
Weather: Windy with light showers.

The Marine Care Ricketts Point flag will be up.
We will clean for the usual hour - but stop by whenever you can.

Bring your own equipment if you can.
We also have some litter pickers, buckets and gloves.
Photos: We will be taking photos of our beach clean. If you do not wish to have your photograph taken, please let us know.

Please mark your calendars and invite your family and friends to join us.

The beaches, marine and bird life thank you!
Marine Care Ricketts Point Beach Patrol 3193 http://marinecare.org.au/beach-patrol/

29/07/2026

MCRP Speaker Evening
From Cormorants to Consciousness: Lessons from Nature

When: Thursday August 6th at 7.00pm for light refreshments,
the talk will begin at 7.30
Where: Beaumaris Senior Citizens/U3A behind the Beaumaris library
Who: The talk is open to anyone and everyone

We have all seen Cormorants resting on the rocks and swimming in the water around the Bay, and some of us may be able to identify the different species. But are you aware of the critical role these birds play in the Bay ecosystem?

Simon Mustoe, author of How to Survive the Next 100 Years: Lessons from Nature and Peter Lamshed, a local Trauma Recovery specialist and film-maker, offer a unique and compelling insight into the way conservation is headed and why this is about to become an opportunity for us all to be optimistic.

Starting with cormorants, we will discover a lesson in the enormous power of animals to restore and maintain ecosystems. What do cormorants teach us about how we can better connect to the Bay and with each other?

You will learn why the state of our minds is integrated with the state of the ecosystem around us and that both depend on each other.

Understand the urgent need to rewild our minds.

Peter and Simon will talk for around 25 minutes on Cormorants, nature and rewilding, then the floor will be open for what promises to be a lively Q&A about what the next steps might look like!

29/07/2026

We’re out cleaning our beaches!
When: Saturday, 1 August, 10 am – 11 am
Where: Half Moon Bay, Black Rock (near the Black Rock Boat Ramp）

Weather: Mostly sunny, light winds, 7-16°C

The Marine Care Ricketts Point flag will be up.
We will clean for the usual hour - but stop by whenever you can.

Bring your own equipment if you can.
We also have some litter pickers, buckets and gloves.
Photos: We will be taking photos of our beach clean. If you do not wish to have your photograph taken, please let us know.

Please mark your calendars and invite your family and friends to join us.

01/07/2026

We’re out cleaning our beaches!

When: Saturday, 4 July 2026 10 am – 11 am
Where: Beaumaris Life Saving Club, Ricketts

The Marine Care Ricketts Point flag will be up.
We will clean for the usual hour - but stop by whenever you can.

Weather: High chance of showers, westerly winds 15-25 km/hr changing to south westerly. Wear suitable clothing in case of our changeable weather.

Bring your own equipment if you can.
We also have some litter pickers, buckets and gloves.

Photos: We will be taking photos of our beach clean. If you do not wish to have your photograph taken, please let us know.

Please mark your calendars and invite your family and friends to join us.

30/06/2026

Winter Solstice Snorkel, Teahouse Reef 27/6/26.
Fiddler Ray waiting for me to move on:)))
Amazing fresh sea-kelp forests.

28/06/2026

Winter Solstice Snorkel, Ricketts Point Teahouse Reef. 27/6/2026
Southern Fiddler Ray with distinctive nose colouring. Appx 1.2 M long.

28/06/2026

Winter Solstice Snorkel, Teahouse Reef 27/6/2026.
Sunny morning with light winds greeted 15 hearty Snorkelers, water temp 12C visibility good. We enjoyed about 50 mins exploring Fiddler rays, Morwong and Zebra fish in lush seagrasses and reef. New changing facilities are almost finished. Many large Pelican’s on the exposed rocks.

26/06/2026

Members of Marine Care Ricketts Point may consider a chilly winter dip!

Note: there may be foggy conditions. If so make sure you have a means of navigating back to shore if the fog thickens, or stay within sight of shore at all times......................................................................

Hi everyone,
We will be having our Winter Solstice Snorkel this Saturday at Teahouse Reef.

Location: Teahouse Reef, park next to the Beaumaris Yacht Club
Time: Please be ready at 10.15am to sign in, buddy up and enter the water at 10.30am

Parking: Parking is free for Bayside residents, metered parking for non-Bayside residents. Parking is also available on Beach Road from 10am, though spaces may be limited.
Facilities: Two portable toilets. No change facilities or hot showers available.

Temperature: Overnight low 6C, maximum 14C.
Water temp: 13.5C
Wind: ENE 9 knots
Tide: Mid-tide, incoming

Please note that it will be cold on land and in the water. A 5mm or 7mm wetsuit is recommended. The snorkel will run for 45 minutes, but please return to shore earlier if you are affected by the cold.
You must be a competent snorkeler to participate in this activity

We have a tradition of sitting at a picnic table near the car park and having morning tea after the snorkel, so please bring a hot drink and something to eat if you wish to join in. Takeaways are also available at the nearby cafe. If you don't want to snorkel, then come down to say hello if you feel like it.
The pre-snorkel briefing notes are attached.

08/06/2026

Australian Coastal and Ocean Facts.

* Australia has 10,685 beaches.
* Australia has 41,802km2 of coral reefs. 16.1% of the worlds coral reefs.
* Australia has approximately 1 million hectares of mangrove forests.
* In Tasmania since 1940 to 2015 the kelp forests have been reduced from 400 to 10 hectares due to climate change and rising sea temperatures.
* 1 in 10 Australians have a boat license, 95,000 jet skis and 2.5 million boats.
* Australia has 8222 islands within its maritime borders.

08/06/2026

Happy World Oceans Day.
🐙🦑🪼🦐🦞🦀🐡🐠🐟🐬🐳🐋🦈🦭
World Oceans Day is celebrated annually on June 8. It is celebrated to raise global awareness about the ocean's critical role in sustaining life and to mobilize collective action to protect marine environments from threats like pollution and overfishing.

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