Species List: 28-05-2021, Upriver Rotunda, La Balsa Park, Mooloolah River, Mooloolaba, Qld.

 16 species sighted at upriver Rotunda, La Balsa Park, Mooloolah River, Mooloolaba, Qld. 20-05-2021.

A single shore entry dive with Gary, Tracey and Harvey of 190 minutes. Maximum depth 5.2 m, 19/20 C water temperature, up to 2 m viz.

The big swells are coming so we decided to take a chance. It was unchanged and still lots of fluff in the water column. Plus the 1.5 m tidal flow seemed like a 1.8! On this dive I wanted to check out the Cratina pawarshindeorum population. Lots of egg masses! Also recorded two Cratena lineata and Flabellina lotos eggs on the Birthday sculpture at the base of Big Rock! Winter water is here!

Species and number thereof sighted

* Species with highest specimen count

* Cratena lineata -50

Cratena pawarshindeorum -7

Eubranchus sp. 10 -1

Flabellina lotos -30

Goniobranchus daphne -3

Goniodoridella savignyi -5

Goniodoridella sp. 1 -44

Gymnodoris sp. 10 -2

Haminoea sp. 19 shell -1

Hypselodoris obscura -2

Liloa brevis shell -4

Retusa amphizosta shell -1

Tenellia sp. 23 -3

Tenellia sp. 32 -1

Tornatina sp. 8 shell -1

Unidentia sp. 1 -5

Species List: 20-05-2021, Fish Cage to Rotunda, La Balsa Park, Mooloolah River, Mooloolaba, Qld.

 16 species sighted at Fish Cage to Rotunda, La Balsa Park, Mooloolah River, Mooloolaba, Qld. 20-05-2021.

A single shore entry dive with Gary and Harvey of 184 minutes. Maximum depth 5.2 m, 20/22 C water temperature, up to 3 m viz.

We decided to dive from Fish Cage to Rotunda, Harvey never did this one. What surprised me was the decline in Cratena pawarshindeorum. We did manage to record 6 animals and Harvey got to see them as well. Finding Costasiella kuroshimae was a great sight to behold since I haven't seen one in quite a while. Another species that is on the decline is Unidentia, only two animals were seen. On this dive Cratena lineata was head slug!

Species and number thereof sighted

* Species with highest specimen count

Costasiella kuroshimae -1

* Cratena lineata -59

Cratena pawarshindeorum -6

Eubranchus sp. 10 -3

Facelina sp. 11 -1

Flabellina lotos -20

Goniobranchus daphne -3

Goniobranchus sp. 6 -1

Goniodoridella savignyi -1

Goniodoridella sp. 1 -44

Gymnodoris sp. 10 -1

Hypselodoris obscura -1

Liloa brevis shell -1

Retusa amphizosta shell -1

Tenellia sp. 23 -1

Unidentia sp. 1 -2

Species List: 18-05-2021, Rotunda all of it, La Balsa Park, Mooloolah River, Mooloolaba, Qld.

 24 species sighted at Rotunda all of it, La Balsa Park, Mooloolah River, Mooloolaba, Qld. 16-05-2021.

A single shore entry dive with Gary and Harvey of 301 minutes. Maximum depth 4.9 m, 21/22 C water temperature, up to 3 m viz.

On this dive Cratena pawarshindeorum was on my mind!! Boy-o boy did that species put on a show. 14 animals were recorded including some great dancing. Let's hope that all those eggs grow into beautiful Nudibranchs! Ok so the vis wasn't that hot, the Nudibranchs didn't seem to mind.

Species and number thereof sighted

* Species with highest specimen count

Atys semistriatus shell -1

Cratena lineata -31

Cratena pawarshindeorum -14

Eubranchus sp. 10 -1

Facelina sp. 11 -4

Flabellina lotos -44

Goniobranchus daphne -10

Goniodoridella savignyi -3

* Goniodoridella sp. 1 -68

Goniodoridella sp. 6 -1

Gymnodoris sp. 10 -2

Gymnodoris sp. 27 -1

Hypselodoris obscura -1

Knoutsodonta maugeansis -many young

Liloa brevis shell -6

Retusa amphizosta shell -2

Retusa sp. 6 shell -1

Retusa sp. 7 shell -1

Tenellia sibogae -2

Tenellia sp. 49 -2

Trapania aurata -1

Unidentia sp. 1 -15

Unidentia sp. 2 -1

Unidentia sp. 6 -2