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Reef Watch Victoria is a not-for-profit project that encourages you as divers and snorkellers to check on marine life at your favourite dive sites Through Reef Watch, you will be able to encourage better policies and actions to protect Victoria's marine Environment.
These photographs remain copyright of the photographers. Reef Watch conducts seminars and courses for volunteers to further their knowledge on marine plants and animals. |
Mystery Creature No. 13 : Clue.
Normally found sliming along the surface of a reef, this one has gone for a swim!
Mystery Creature No. 12 : Clue. Living on top of a sponge, these creatures move around taking their home with them.- Can you guess what they are? 
AnswerThe mystery creatures are worms belonging to the Pseudopolydora genus. The worms build little cases around themselves and move around on the surface of sponges.They feed on the detritus on the surface of the sponge. These were found on sponges at Crawfish Rock in Westernport at a depth of 5m. |
GREAT VICTORIAN FISH COUNT 2009 ><((((º> ><((((º> ><((((º>THEYR'E COMING TO AN AREA NEAR YOU... 25 species and counting... 15 Groups participating! 10 have set a date. See GVFC page for details For more information about the Great Victorian Fish Count or to register, please contact Wendy Roberts info@reefwatchvic.auReef Watch Co-ordinator If you have an interest in Victoria's amazing temperate reef fish then this is the event for you. Gropers, Blue Devils, Sweep, Cowfish and the Weedy Seadragon are some of the 25 species we count at sites along the coast. It's a fun event that your dive club or friends group can participate in on one day in December. We provide everything your group needs, from marine fish id slates, survey training manual and a DVD of fish footage to help you identify the fish you will count. A Reef Watch facilitator is available to come and speak to your group and help you organize the event. You even get a free 'collectable' t-shirt at the end of your count. Nature Notes- May No surveys were completed in August - -too windy and too cold! Museum Victoria species in TOP 10 Two Museum Victoria species have been placed on the list of Top 10 species new to science in 2008 - the 'mother fish' Materpiscis attenboroughi discovered by Head of Sciences, Dr John Long, and the world's smallest known seahorse Hippocampus satomiae, described by Research Associate Rudie Kuiter. http://museumvictoria.com.au/about/mv-news/2009/mv-species-in-top-10 |
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