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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.

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.
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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.

04/06/2026

We’re out cleaning our beaches!
When: Saturday, 6 June, 10 am - 11 am
Where: Beaumaris Yacht Club, Ricketts Point

Weather: Mostly cloudy, low chance of light showers,7–10°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. Please let us know if you do not wish to have your photograph taken.

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

29/05/2026

An episode of Gardening Australia features a story with Deakin Uni researcher Dr Prue Francis (also one of our regular research partners) discussing the reef restoration projects Parks Victoria have been working on in Northern Port Phillip Bay, and the kelp biobank. The story starts at around 8.20 minutes with a focus on the methods Prue developed to grow kelp in the lab which was then planted in Jawbone and Ricketts Point as part of the restoration projects.

You can watch it on ABC iView already: S37 Episode 14 Autumn: Planting an Orchard & Landscape Help:

27/05/2026

MCRP Speaker Evening.

On Thursday, June 4th at 7.30 pm at the Beaumaris Seniors Centre.

We are excited to have Dr Rachel Cameron who will be presenting;

OUT OF THE ICE: Antarctica and its lessons

In Jan/Feb 2025, Beaumaris snorkeller Dr Rachel Cameron travelled to Antarctica with 125 Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, and Medicine (STEMM) leaders from 25 countries on an immersive leadership program to learn about the white continent, its residents, and to gain leadership lessons from the expedition.
Join us for a breathtaking journey to Antarctica, where the cold waters of Antarctica are home to a range of important animals at the bottom of the Earth. Share breathtaking scenes, animals and the importance of this special place, to the health of the Ocean and us all.
Meet at the Senior Citizens Centre behind the Beaumaris library. Arrive at 7.00 pm for some nibbles and drinks, and a chat. The meeting will start at 7.30 pm.

30/04/2026

Next Beach Clean

We’re out cleaning our beaches!
When: Saturday, 2 May, 10 am – 11 am
Where: Half Moon Bay, Black Rock (near the Black Rock Boat Ramp）Weather: Mostly cloudy, 17-22°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.

The beaches, marine and bird life thank you!

14/04/2026

For anyone interested in presenting your love of the marine environment on a radio show.

06/04/2026

Nudibranchs are abundant in the Sanctuary at present. There are quite a large number to be seen, and quite a few different species to be found. This is the best I've seen at Ricketts in many decades of exploring the area. It also happens to coincide with the Victorian autumn nudibranch census.

Here are some of the nudis seen over the last two days.

Link to information about the census in the comments. It will explain how to upload photos to iNaturalist to be included in the census.

David R

01/04/2026

Dear Marine Carers,

Due to the long weekend and a number of volunteer and participant absences (enjoying the opportunity to get away for the Easter Holiday break), we have had to make the hard decision to cancel this Saturday's beach patrol (4 April 2026).

Wherever you are this long weekend we encourage you to go for a walk, take a bag and collect some of the items littering our beaches, parks and streets.

We hope to see you all again on Saturday 2 May.

Kind regards

Alison and JZ

30/03/2026

With the recent heavy rain and strong winds it is predictable that visibility may not be great. With that in mind I decided to set up my camera for closeups, where visibility is less of an issue image quality wise.

Over the last few weeks nudibranchs have been quite active in the sanctuary. Today I saw around 12 individuals and 4 different species in total. Unfortunately I didn't find any of the less common species that I have been seeing lately.

Fish life was reasonably good today (particularly snapper), but with the poor visibility they weren't as readily seen.

These shots were taken on Fossil Ledge (in the Yacht Club to Teahouse area)

David R

Address

Melbourne, VIC
3052

Website

http://www.marinecare.org.au/

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