Sue Marinan swam about her 10,445’th kilometer with the B and B today on her 70th birthday. What a legend. She has swam more than any other swimmer and usually swims 3 times across the bay each day with Greg at her side or Roger our blind swimmer. Happy birthday Sue!
Here she is with Brian and JK 
A good splash and song at Shelly as is our tradition 😊
As most of you know besides the people… it’s the marine life sightings that make me love this swim so much. Port Jacksons were seen by many today as above but the first photo is actually a Crested Horn Shark which doesn’t have the triangle harness marking of a PJ but looks remarkably similar. I’ve also got a shot of 2 cute Rainbow Kale that are found close to Shelly Beach.
The last pic is of the cauliflower coral that is growing on the rocks before the shed. There are also some tiny Damselfish swimming around it.
I was lucky enough to attend 2 fantastic talks put on at the weekend ( if you can volunteer with Friends of Cabbage Tree Bay, you do get these opportunities and volunteers always welcome).
John Sear is an amazing Citizen scientist who recently published the amazing Fish Species of Cabbage Tree Bay book identifying over 450 different fish species. One of his projects is researching the new coral pictured above and he needs help!
Following two previous coral bleaching events in Sydney and an imminent Super El Nino we are looking for citizen scientists to capture data for CoralWatch on their morning swim. Let us know if you are interested
Call to Action: Help John Sear with CoralWatch!
Want to give back to the bay you love? John Sear would love our squad’s help collecting data for CoralWatch!
It’s super easy to get involved and we will leave a slate at the Welcome Table. John is also happy to take a few of us out to explain more. Anyone around this Sunday at 10 am?
Spot the Corals: Keep an eye out for our target species like Cauliflower Coral, Green Coral, and McNeill’s Coral.
Upload Your Findings: Log your observations online at biocollect.ala.org.au/coralwatch.
It was a beautiful swim today but very quiet for a Wednesday. The bay was calm and visibility around 4-5 metres. Not a bluey in sight .
Hope to see you tomorrow!
Lainey