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Feature Dive – Bass Point

Posted by NPA NSWon June 1, 2018May 31, 2018in Winter 2018Leave a comment

Category: Shore dives | Depth: to 20 m | Rating: Easy to medium; three dives of varying depth and complexity | Access: Bass Point Tourist Rd, Shellharbour | Special equipment: Underwater camera and strobes

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Featured Dive: Shiprock

Posted by NPA NSWon September 1, 2017in Spring 2017Leave a comment

^{John Turnbull, Member, National Parks Association of NSW}

1966. A small, nondescript bend in the river at Port Hacking is coming to prominence as a remarkably diverse area with particularly high conservation values. In the words of Clarrie Lawler, Secretary of Underwater Research Group of NSW at the time, the “combination of a deep submarine cliff, strong currents and unpolluted water have resulted in an extremely rich growth of marine invertebrates with a resulting large population of fishes… During the early months of 1965 (we) began diving this area and were astonished at the profusion of marine fauna given the seemingly ordinary estuarine situation”.

Sea Slug Census

Posted by NPA NSWon February 28, 2017April 4, 2017in Autumn 2017Leave a comment

Citizen Science Dive Program

^{John Turnbull, Member, National Parks Association of NSW}

Category: Shore dives and rock pools

Depth: Various, to 20 m

Rating: Easy

Access: SCUBA, snorkelling and rock platform walking

Special equipment: Underwater camera

In a recent edition of Nature NSW we published a Creature Feature on nudibranchs. These curious, diverse molluscs are a favourite find for divers. They are also excellent indicators of climate change, thanks to their visibility, ease of identification and seasonality.