Species List: 26-05-2026, Fish Cage and back, Mooloolah River, La Balsa Park, Buddina, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia.

 9 species sighted at Fish Cage and back, Mooloolah River, La Balsa Park, Buddina, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia. 26-05-2026.

A single shore entry dive with Gary and Stacey of 120 minutes, 1.5 m, maximum depth 6.2 m, 22 C water temperature, up to 1 m viz.

Stacey wanted to see the diversity for herself, and she did! I think she was happy... The number of actual nudibranchs has diminished quite substantially. Cratena pawarshindeorum has survived so far. 98 nudibranchs were seen.

Species and numbers recorded:

Coryphellina lotos -3

Cratena lineata -1

Cratena pawarshindeorum -45

Goniobranchus daphne -2

Gymnodoris sp. 10 -1

Gymnodoris sp. 26 -1

Murphydoris cobbi -26

Unidentia sp. 1 -18

Unidentia sp. 14 -1

GoPro drop before dive

Entry

Clarity

Surface

Ready!

Substrate upon descent

Murphydoris cobbi x2

Unidentia sp. 1 

Murphydoris cobbi 

Cratena lineata 

Cratena pawarshindeorum

Cratena pawarshindeorum

Substrate

Cratena pawarshindeorum

Coryphellina lotos

Float

Gymnodoris sp. 26 with red tipped gills

Whodat

Substrate

Cratena pawarshindeorum party

Goniobranchus daphne

Cratena pawarshindeorum

Cratena pawarshindeorum

Gothum City

Unidentia sp. 1 

Goniobranchus daphne

Unidentia sp. 1 

Gymnodoris sp. 10 

Unidentia sp. 14

Species List: 11-05-2026, Route 66 and back, Mooloolah River, La Balsa Park, Buddina, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia.

10 species sighted at Route 66 and back, Mooloolah River, La Balsa Park, Buddina, Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia. 11-05-2026.

A single shore entry dive with Gary and Joyce of 104 minutes, 1.3 m, maximum depth 5.5 m, 22 C water temperature, up to 3 m viz.

Joyce and family came here from the US and wanted to see what there was in the river, so off we went. The population of Cratena pawarshindeorum has gotten smaller. As a matter of fact all species have as well. 

Species and numbers recorded:

Coryphellina lotos -2

Cratena pawarshindeorum - 80+

Goniobranchus daphne -6

Goniodoridella savignyi -1

Gymnodoris sp. 10 -2

Hypselodoris obscura -1

Murphydoris cobbi -8

Unidentia sp. 1 -10

Unidentia sp. 3 -1

Unidentia sp. 14 -1

Entry

Clarity

Ready to go

Surface

Substrate upon descent

Murphydoris cobbi 

Cratena pawarshindeorum

Murphydoris cobbi 

Cratena pawarshindeorum

Cratena pawarshindeorum

Unidentia sp. 1

Substrate

Coryphellina lotos

Gymnodoris sp. 10

Cratena pawarshindeorum lousting pair

Coryphellina lotos

Cratena pawarshindeorum

Goniobranchus daphne 

Unidentia sp. 1

Goniobranchus daphne

Gymnodoris sp. 10

Unidentia sp. 3 and Unidentia sp. 14 

Murphydoris cobbi

Goniodoridella savignyi 

Float

Blowing bubbles

Hypselodoris obscura