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Diving with a PFO Can you dive safely with a PFO (Patent Foramen Ovale)? 🫀🌊 In this video, we explore what a PFO is, how it may affect divers, and what precautions are essen...

Good News Edithburgh Jetty
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🎄 Great news for Christmas at Edithburgh! 🎄
Edithburgh’s new dive stairs are expected to be open this Sunday, just in time for the Christmas holiday period.
The new staircase includes multiple platforms at different heights, making it easier and safer for swimmers, divers and snorkellers to enter the water regardless of the tide — and enhancing the experience at the much-loved Edithburgh Jetty.
A short delay was experienced during construction, but all testing has now been completed with positive results.
We look forward to welcoming locals and visitors to enjoy the improved access this summer. Please remember to always dive and swim safely. 🌊

This could be a game changer !
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Prevention of Dive Accidents with Boat Propellers It's sad and worrying to hear about divers suffering accidents caused by propellers and boats. These incidents are always physically and emotionally devastat...

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Petition to restore access to the Old Rapid Bay Jetty.
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Please sign the petition.

*Petition to restore access to the Old Rapid Bay Jetty*

On top of the devastation of the Harmful Algal Bloom affecting nearly all of our most popular dive sites, the recent closure of the Old Rapid Bay Jetty due to structural decline and storm damage has removed a critical scuba and free-diving site from our diving community, one of the most popular and significant dive sites in South Australia.

The Old Rapid Bay Jetty has been a cornerstone of our ocean diving operations for decades, as a popular training site, and for local, interstate and overseas visitors seeking to dive with Leafy Seadragons.

🙏🤿 Please help us and the entire South Australian dive industry today by signing this petition urging the South Australian Government to:

- Commit to making the jetty structurally safe in a cost-effective way, ensuring continued access for divers and snorkelers while protecting marine life.

- Publish a clear, time-bound plan for assessment and repair.

- Engage transparently with stakeholders, dive operators, and the public.

- Act quickly to minimize further disruption to tourism and the coastal economy.

We call for a decisive plan for Rapid Bay Jetty.

Please Sign the petition now.

🔗 https://www.change.org/p/restore-access-to-the-old-rapid-bay-jetty

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Here is some info on the Algae Blooms 🦠🦪🐟🎣🦐🦀🤿👍🏽

🦠 Karenia Blooms, Brevetoxins & What’s Really Happening in Our SA Waters

*This is our personal interpretation of current situation from information I have read, sought and gathered. Sharing to shed an easily read and understood explanation. Much love and support to those directly affected. Our hearts hurt for you. *

Hi all,

There’s been a lot of media coverage around the current algal bloom, and we have done a few interviews this week to help explain what’s really happening. A comment we keep hearing is: “I hope it doesn’t reach Coffin Bay.” But the truth is, it’s not about the bloom “reaching” new areas — it’s not something that moves like a slick. It’s already here.

Karenia spp., including Karenia mikimotoi, are naturally present in South Australian waters. They’ve likely been here since the 1960s, introduced through ballast water from ships, and are now found in most major harbours around the state. These algae are always in the background — they just need the right conditions to bloom.

What we’re seeing now is the result of a perfect storm of environmental factors:
• A prolonged marine heatwave
• Delayed seasonal temperature drops
• Late winter rains
• Exceptionally calm wind conditions
• And likely nutrient-rich runoff from major inland flooding events

All of that, combined with a huge nutrient load left behind from last year’s upwelling (you’ll remember the water turning green), created ideal conditions for Karenia to take off. And now, every time the weather stirs things up, that nutrient-rich sediment is re-fed into the system, helping the bloom persist longer than expected.

We’ve seen this before — Coffin Bay in 2014 experienced a bloom that lasted 3–4 months, impacting oyster nutrition and decimating many species I personally remember particularly scallop numbers. That bloom eventually broke down with strong seasonal winds and storms — but this time around, those systems just haven’t come with enough strength or consistency.

Why Some Harvesting Areas Are Closed

In areas like Stansbury and Kangaroo island harvesting has been temporarily suspended due to brevetoxins produced by Karenia species. These toxins, while not harmful to shellfish themselves, can accumulate in filter feeders and trigger closures under our strict food safety standards.

These closures are precautionary, based on rigorous, ongoing testing. They’re about protecting public confidence and ensuring long-term sustainability of the seafood industry.

Impacts on Marine Life

Karenia blooms also affect marine species by:
1. Depleting oxygen, especially when blooms collapse
2. Releasing toxins that can damage fish gills and affect oyster and scallop health over time

Even in open areas, persistent bloom conditions can put pressure on marine ecosystems.

No Downplaying – Just Explaining

In no way are we minimising the challenges faced in other regions. This has been a serious and devastating event, and its persistence has taken even scientists by surprise.

This post is about helping people understand what’s happening — how these blooms behave, what environmental factors may be fuelling them, and why certain areas are affected differently.

Eyre Peninsula Is Open for Business

93% of South Australia’s aquaculture-raised seafood comes from the Eyre Peninsula, which remains fully open.

We’re still producing incredible oysters and seafood, and they’re available now — fresh, local, and safe to enjoy. Supporting these producers directly helps the small businesses and regional communities that depend on them.

And When Others Are Ready…

When impacted communities are able to fish and farm again, we must be ready to back them — commercially, financially, and emotionally.

This industry isn’t just a job — it’s a way of life. It demands everything: time, energy, resilience, and heart. And the people in it do it because they love it. So when they’re ready to return, we need to ensure they’re supported to keep doing what they do best.

We Are All Ocean Stewards

Those of us who work on the water consider ourselves stewards of the ocean. Yes — we rely on it for our livelihoods, but we also deeply respect it. We want to protect it not just for ourselves, but for future generations — to ensure there’s food security from both land and sea, and healthy oceans that continue to support life.

But this responsibility isn’t just ours — we all share it. Every one of us has a role to play in how we treat the environment. And right now, we know many in the public are watching closely, doing what they can to learn, help, and support.

So let’s keep going. Let’s push through the hard times together, support one another, and keep working toward a stronger, more sustainable future — for our waters, our communities, and the generations to come.