February 13, 2012

Rock lobster baby boom

lobster puerulus

Ever wondered what a baby lobster looks like?

Earlier this month I wrote about the work of SARDI Aquatic Sciences.

One of their projects is helping “open a window to the future” for South Australia’s rock lobster industry by providing a strategic insight into the success of future seasons up to five years in advance.

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Port Lincoln

Port Lincoln

Continuing the seafood theme, I’ve just returned to Adelaide after three days on Eyre Peninsula, including a visit to Port Lincoln (pictured above). Port Lincoln is said to be the largest fishing port in the southern hemisphere. It is renowned as the major base for fishing southern bluefin tuna. The town’s most famous son is [...]

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Kathleen’s goldfish

One of Kathleen’s friends gave her goldfish for her birthday. She always wanted goldfish, for some reason. I asked her if they would get bored swimming around their tiny bowl, but she claims they can only remember things for three seconds. It takes about four seconds to swim around the bowl so life can’t be [...]

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