Promoting links between the health of Port Phillip and Western Port and its diverse communties.
Location: Docklands, Melbourne |
These photos were taken during the 2009 Two Bays. The day was set up to identify and capture the diverse life of the Ricketts Point Marine Sanctuary and map the health of the park. This survey marked the 5th year of the Sanctuary. Location: Port Phillip Bay |
Location: Port Phillip and Westernport Bays |
Trying out our new underwater camera snorkling with the Marine Care Group
Location: Rickett's Point Marine Sanctuary, Port Phillip
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20th Jan - Under the Lens/Malte Stuecker Morning was spent with Malte from Melbourne Uni gathering data for the Scnapper project and the afternoon early evening with Mark Norman and Julien Finn collecting film images for the Under the Lens project Location: Port Phillip Heads |
Location: Port Phillip Bay |
Injured Pelican that we rescued from Mud Island-We think it's foot might have got mangled in the Mallow bushes during a take off on the island. He is now with a bird vet in an animal sanctuary in Torquay. Location: Mud Island |
Weedy Sea Dragon - Victoria's Marine EmblemAll photos were taken by Paige Shaw Location: Flinders- Western Port Bay |
19 Jan Reef Life SurveyLocation: Port Phillip Heads The Reef Life Survey crew (www.reeflifesurvey.com) - a People and Parks Foundation program - boarded the S.V. Pelican at Queenscliff VIC on Jan 19th 2010 as part of the "Two Bays" program through Pelican Expeditions with RLS involvement initiated by Parks Victoria. The aim for the day was to undertake biodiversity surveys at Parks Victoria Marine Park monitoring sites at Point Nepean in Port Phillip Bay. The surveys were successful and allowed the completion of the set of sites in the Point Nepean Sanctuary Zone of the Port Phillip Heads Marine National Park for this summer. Although the sites were not incredibly diverse or unusual (19 species of fish were recorded, with Notolabrus tetricus, Parma victoriae and Siphamia cephalotes most abundant; and 18 invertebrate species, with Comanthus trichoptera and Haliotis rubra most abundant), the dives were still very enjoyable. The S.V. Pelican was fantastic for diving off, the crew were helpful and we appreciated being invited onboard. The RLS team certainly look forward to being able to work with the Two Bays program and S.V. Pelican again in the near future. All photos taken by Rick Stuart-Smith |
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Journey from Queenscliff to Geelong Location: Western shore line, Port Phillip Bay |
Day out at Rickett's with Reservoir District Port Phillip Bay |
