Species List: 01-02-2026, Fish Cage and back, Mooloolah River, La Balsa Park, Buddina, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia.

 12 species sighted at Fish Cage and back, Mooloolah River, La Balsa Park, Buddina, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia. 01-02-2025.

A single shore entry dive with Gary, David and Chris of 100 minutes, 1.5 m, maximum depth 5.5 m, 26 C water temperature, 1 m+ viz.

After a bit of inclement weather an afternoon/night dive was in order. First thing noticed is all the red algae and it is everywhere. Only 11 species seen on this dive. Cratena pawarshindeorum is still in great numbers.

Species and numbers recorded:

Coryphellina lotos -8

Cratena pawarshindeorum -100+

Eubranchus sp. 10 -1

Goniobranchus daphne -15

Goniobranchus geometricus -1

Goniobranchus variatus -2

Gymnodoris sp. 10 -2

Gymnodoris sp. ? -1

Murphydoris cobbi -10

Tenellia sibogae -3

Unidentia sp. 1 -11

Unidentia sp. 14 -7

Entry

Clarity

Substrate upon descent

Goniobranchus daphne 

Coryphellina lotos 

Unidentia sp. 1 

Goniobranchus daphne 

The float and...

The Pipe

Substrate

Unidentia sp. 14

Unidentia sp. 1 x2

Red algae everywhere

Cratena pawarshindeorum

Cratena pawarshindeorum

Coryphellina lotos

Goniobranchus daphne spawn

Murphydoris cobbi 

Cratena pawarshindeorum party

Murphydoris cobbi 

Cratena pawarshindeorum

Coryphellina lotos 

Substrate

Whodat?

Tenellia sibogae x3

Cratena pawarshindeorum spawn

Cratena pawarshindeorum jousting

Coryphellina lotos and Cratena pawarshindeorum

Cratena pawarshindeorum x2

Gymnodoris sp. ? 

Gymnodoris sp. 10

Goniobranchus geometricus

Goniobranchus variatus

Goniobranchus variatus

Gymnodoris sp. 10

Eubranchus sp. 10

Species List: 26-02-2026, Fish Cage to Point Rock and back, Mooloolah River, La Balsa Park, Buddina, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia.

 17 species sighted at Fish Cage to Point Rock  and back, Mooloolah River, La Balsa Park, Buddina, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia. 26-02-2025.

A single solo shore entry dive with Gary of 123 minutes, 1.1 m, maximum depth 4.2 m, 27 C water temperature, up to 4 m viz.

Forecast says inclement weather coming so best get in now. The mission of this dive was to see how the virus is affecting me, all good. I was also asked to get images of the Cratena pawarshindeorum hydroid. 

Species and numbers recorded:

Aplysia spawn -many young

Coryphellina lotos -4

Cratena pawarshindeorum -200+

Doto sp. 5 -1

Eubranchus sp. 10 -1

Goniobranchus daphne -20

Goniobranchus geometricus -1

Goniobranchus setoensis -1

Goniobranchus variatus -1

Gymnodoris sp. 10 -1

Gymnodoris sp. 51 -1

Hypselodoris obscura -1

Murphydoris cobbi -14

Rostanga sp. 1 -1

Tenellia sibogae -1

Tenellia sp. 70 -1

Unidentia sp. 1 -5

Unidentia sp. 14 -8

Entry

Clarity

Surface

Substrate upon descent

Goniobranchus daphne

Goniobranchus daphne

Goniobranchus daphne

Murphydoris cobbi

The Pipe

Unidentia sp. 14 

Unidentia sp. 14 

Cratena pawarshindeorum

Rostanga sp. 1 

Unidentia sp. 1

Unidentia sp. 1

Goniobranchus variatus

Coryphellina lotos

Coryphellina lotos

Murphydoris cobbi

Eubranchus sp. 10

Float

Substrate

Substrate

Tenellia sp. 70

Tenellia sibogae

Tenellia sp. 70

Gothum City

Goniobranchus setoensis 

Gymnodoris sp. 51

Hypselodoris obscura

Gymnodoris sp. 10

Substrate

Doto sp. 5

Goniobranchus geometricus