Good morning Manly     Dorset and JK   Roz, Michele, Annie and Martin all smiles   7am and heading down the ramp   Peter, John and Ian and their beanies   JK and Dorset     Keeping warm     Water temp : 16.9 deg C Newbies : none Swimmers : 160 Penny >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>...

Why have we been swimming with so many jellyfish ? Our recent jellyfish visitor was Pelagia noctiluca which is found in tropical and temperate waters around the world. The life cycle of jellyfish is characterised by a boom and bust over a short time – often only days. Most jellyfish species have both a bottom dwelling...

Salps – Life in the fast lane The salps have gone but what are these little critters? The species that we have been swimming with is Thalia democratica, which is found in all the worlds oceans and forms enormous swarms at the sea surface. Salps are planktonic animals which have three different life stages – a...