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As proud lovers of SA marine life, we are dedicated advocates for it. We welcome everyone with similar views to join us and attend our meetings.

These are usually held 7pm every 3rd Wed Feb-Nov at the Port Environment Centre, 27 North Pde, Port Adelaide

01/11/2026

Society members plan to dive or snorkel at Port Noarlunga jetty and reef on Friday 6th November, depending on weather conditions on the day. We will meet at the jetty car park there at about 10am. We usually expect to see Port Jackson Shark aggregations at the reef at this time of year.

27/10/2026

Marine Life Society of South Australia members plan to dive or snorkel at Port Noarlunga jetty and reef, subject to weather conditions, on Friday 6th November, meeting 9.30 am on.

27/10/2026

Found these (Lightbulb Tunicates, Genus Clavelina?) in the Port River at Glanville/New Port today. Top photo is a cropped veriuon of the bottom photo. Thought to be the Lightbulb Sea Sq**rt, Clavelina lepadiformis. Posted to iNat at https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/411111809

26/10/2026

For diving and snorkelling information for the Yorke Pennsula, (apart from https://sdfsa.net/where-to-dive/ ) go to https://www.visityorkepeninsula.com.au/places-to-dive-and-snorkel and
https://images.impartmedia.com/visityorkepeninsula.com.au/IS169_-_Diving_and_Snorkelling_on_Yorke_Peninsula.pdf
(The Divers Delight link does not work though.) SDFSA

Where to dive Exploring SA Dive Sites The 2025-26 harmful algal bloom reset our coastal ecosystems, but divers are observing incredible resilience and beauty on our reefs. As of autumn 2026, schools of fish are reappearing and there are new growths of sponges, tunicates and octocorals. Join SA Dive....

20/10/2026

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20/10/2026

Are you interested in participating in some research on South Australia’s 2025 algal bloom? Adelaide University are interested in how your wellbeing and relationship with the ocean may have been impacted since the algal bloom’s first appearance.
"This is a follow up study to related research conducted in July 2025. However, even if you did or did not complete that survey, we’d still love to hear from you.
If you’ve lived in South Australia since at least July 2025 and are over 18 years old, we kindly invite you to complete the following survey.
https://adelaideuniwide.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_1LIqNx6tpu9fFZk
The survey takes approximately 10 minutes to complete. You can also choose to enter the draw to win 1x $150 Coles Myer gift card upon its completion.
This study has received ethics approval from the Adelaide University ( #5859). If you have any queries, please contact the associate investigator ([email protected]) or lead researcher ([email protected])."

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01/10/2026

An article about the recent U3A Marine Event held at Victor Harbor appeared in the Fleurieu Sun (p.11) today.

The online article and photo can be viewed at
https://fleurieusun.com.au/news/2026/09/30/marine-life-education/

30/09/2026

The Adelaide Film Festival runs from 14-25 October. Visit https://www.adelaidefilmfestival.org/ for details.

Adelaide Film Festival (AFF) is South Australia’s premier screen event and one of Australia’s leading film festivals. It’s an annual celebration of courageous cinema held in October.

30/09/2026

1st October means that warmer weather is on the way. It also means that new members can join MLSSA for 1/2 price. Our annual membership fees apply from 1/4 to 31/3 :

Student $10 (now $5)

Individual $25 (now $12.50)

Family, Organisation, Corporate $30 (now $15)

(All half price 1/10 to 31/3)
To join us, visit https://mlssa.org.au/contact-us/ for details.

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