My biceps bulged, as I lifted my bright white, heavy scuba tank, caressing it like a baby, to the floor of my humble, zippy car. The aroma of bacon and eggs hypnotised me, as I took my last bite of the salty, creamy, crisp and runny protein-packed morsel. My tongue contracted, as I flooded myContinue reading “Short Story: Grey Nurse Sharks”
Tag Archives: Freediving
Don’t “Mind” me
Before you freedive, it’s important to take care of your mind. What is your mind telling you? Are you stressed or worried? When you wake up, exercise or are facing a stressful event, your pituitary gland reacts. It sends a signal to the adrenal glands to produce just the right quantity of cortisol. With thisContinue reading “Don’t “Mind” me”
Sting me “blue.”
Sea Doctor: Treating Bluebottle Stings
Bluebottles inhabit waters throughout Australia and are often found in swarms. The sting causes immediate pain, usually lasting about 30 minutes, with typical oval-shaped blanched wheals and surrounding redness of the skin. To treat a sting: 1- Pick off any adherent tentacles with fingers (this has been shown not to be harmful to the rescuer).Continue reading “Sea Doctor: Treating Bluebottle Stings”
Fast Facts: Blue Bottles
The bluebottle (Physalia utriculus) is sometimes confused with its larger, more venomous Atlantic cousin, the Portuguese Man o’ War. It is a common summer visitor to Sydney beaches. In Sydney, it is the north eastern winds and warmer currents, that bring them to beaches on the incoming tides. The Bluebottle is really a colony of fourContinue reading “Fast Facts: Blue Bottles”
I’m “blue” thinking about it
The only “blue bottles” we should see, are those that belong in the ocean.
Calm Crested Horn
Fast Facts: Crested Hornsharks
The Crested Horn Shark is often confused with the more common Port Jackson Shark, because they look similar. A way to tell them apart is to look for the different banded pattern. Males mature at about 60 cm in length. Females mature at about 70 cm. The Crested Hornshark is endemic to Australia, occurring fromContinue reading “Fast Facts: Crested Hornsharks”
