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Whyalla Dive Shop

Locality: Whyalla, South Australia, Australia

Phone: +61 8 8645 8050

Address: 33B Playford Avenue 5600 Whyalla, SA, Australia

Website: http://www.whyalladivingservices.com.au

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25.01.2022 Thank you to local diver Jeff Bowey who has shot some nice video of this season's cuttlefish aggregation near Point Lowly.

19.01.2022 SAVE THE GIANT CUTTLEFISH IMPORTANT NEXT STEP: in order for the campaign to be TABLED IN PARLIAMENT, a physical petition needs to be signed by as many as possible (old-fashioned yes, but that is the procedure). Local MP Eddie Hughes has now started this, and I urge as many of you as possible to: 1) If you are local, the Whyalla Dive Shop has a copy of the petition on site and you are more than welcome to call in and sign. 2) Contact Eddie Hughes office and request ...a copy of petition emailed/sent to you. https://www.facebook.com/EddieHughesGiles/ 3) Print petition, sign it, and ask your friends / family / colleagues to sign it too! 4) Mail hard-copy of petition back to Eddie Hughes office. Thank you, Rosie Leaney

19.01.2022 2020 Cuttlefish Migration Update: We won’t let the COVID-19 travel restrictions stop you from seeing the 2020 Cuttlefish migration- Whyalla Diving Services is bringing it to you! You’ll have the unique opportunity to virtually participate in the antics of these remarkable creatures from the comfort of your own home. Our expert team, along with divers from the Whyalla community, will film the aggregation from the very beginning, so you won’t miss a thing. ... Follow the Whyalla Dive Shop Facebook page and watch this space for links to the footage of this year’s Giant Cuttlefish migration! *Diving with the Giant Cuttlefish will of course be subject to South Australia's permissible activities in the upcoming weeks. See more

14.01.2022 Thank you to Cuttlefish Country for posting another beautiful Cuddlefish video! https://www.facebook.com/CuttlefishCountry/

13.01.2022 ITS GOING OFF: CUTTLEFEST 2020 what a crazy weekend at the dive site. Experiencing Marine Sanctuaries started their week of group snorkel tours. Whyalla Diving ...Services were operating at full capacity. The Royal Flying Doctors kept the hot coffee and sausage sizzle going each day. Spencer was the star of the show....and definitely the most photogenic cuttlefish of the weekend :-) Back on dry land Whyalla's other CUTTLEFEST activities are in full swing: - School holiday program at the Maritime Museum - Cuttlefish Capers - The Cuttlefish Art Prize open for entries - ISO lantern workshops have begun - Self guided Art Trail throughout Whyalla - Citizen Science activities for individuals and school groups...and more Check out the website for full details www.whyalla.com/cuttlefest Or call the Whyalla Visitor Centre 1800088589 #cuttlefest2020 #whyallatourism #lovewhyalla #spencerthecuttlefish #rfds #ems #whyalladiveshop

06.01.2022 https://www.facebook.com/CuttlefishCountry/ The cuttlefish aggregation season is underway. If you're looking for a travel opportunity within South Australia's borders during the COVID19 restrictions, call in at Whyalla Dive Shop and they'll kit you out with everything you need. The aggregation can be enjoyed by snorkellers... you don't need to dive to see or enjoy the animals and their displays.

04.01.2022 Cuttlefish of Whyalla - A Natural Wonder The early morning air was cold, and getting out of our warm bed to go diving seemed like madness. But having visited W...hyalla in cuttlefish season for the last five years, we knew how much we would enjoy being in the water. Whyalla is where the outback meets the ocean. The rocky red landscape along the coast transitions into cool emerald water. It is also the ultimate destination for tens of thousands of endemic giant cuttlefish every winter, who migrate here to mate and spawn. Normally, we travel here from Sydney. So this year being already stuck in South Australia, due to COVID-19 border closures, worked in our favour. We did not have to miss out on cuttlefish season! As soon as we submerged into the shallows at Point Lowly, we could see cuttlefish straight away. Large groups engaged in courtship, fighting and mating, sprawled from the shoreline outwards over rocky reef. There was no need to venture deeper than two to three metres to witness the action. The male cuttlefish were changing colour and shape in the blink of an eye, many guarding their chosen female from hundreds of other suitors. Some were using their large bodies like a television screen, to animate moving stripes across their skin. This part of cuttlefish-language, I had the feeling could be translated as move on mate, she’s with me. When body language wasn’t enough to deter the competition, physical fights were breaking out. These brief wrestling matches were a mass of angry tentacles, and spectacular to watch. Occasionally, a fur seal would show up to hunt, which would send the cuttlefish, quite sensibly, into hiding under rocky ledges. But somehow they did not seem to see us divers as a threat, and mostly ignored our presence. Being surrounded by wildlife up close, carrying on with their natural behaviour as if you weren’t there, is the ultimate dream for any wildlife lover. As wildlife photographers, it is at first hard to know where to point your camera, or even figure out what is going on! But gradually you can hone in on hotspots of the drama. It is easy to lose track of time in this environment. But usually after an hour, our cooling body temperatures dictated that it was time to end the dive, drive back to our warm cabin, and get ready to repeat the experience the next day. This mass aggregation of giant cuttlefish is the only one of its kind, and understandably usually draws visitors from all over Australia and even the globe. It is natural wonder that South Australia should be proud to showcase, and proud to protect. Photos by Scott Portelli & Rosie Leaney. Underwater photos using Olympus AU & NZ OMD EM1 MK 2 and Olympus underwater housings. Whyalla Tourism Eddie Hughes MP Whyalla Dive Shop ABC Adelaide South Australia

04.01.2022 GIANT CUTTLEFISH PROTECTION STATUS REVOKED: From May to August each year, thousands of Giant Australian Cuttlefish, Sepia apama, descend on the rocky coastline between Fitzgerald Bay and False Bay near Whyalla. At 60cm long and 5kg in weight, these amazing ‘chameleons of the sea' are the only cephalopod to migrate & is the largest species of cuttlefish in the world. The opportunity to witness this spectacular national treasure brings thousands of interstate and international ...visitors to Whyalla each year, creating considerable tourism for our local community. Our accommodation and hospitality businesses benefit directly from the Cuttlefish aggregation, with many visitors going on to explore all the Eyre Peninsula has to offer. In recent years, the Upper Spencer Gulf Giant Cuttlefish have been classified as a protected species, due to low population numbers and a short lifespan, this puts the local population of Giant Cuttlefish at significant risk of decline or extinction. Although the Giant Cuttlefish occur from Sydney to Perth, the Whyalla population is genetically separate, and is the only known aggregating population. The protected status has allowed the population to strengthen, and it is in this context that PIRSA has this week lifted the fishing restrictions on the Giant Cuttlefish. This decision appears to have been made without scientific rationale, leaving the migrating Giant Cuttlefish once again vulnerable to extinction. In 2013 the biomass completely collapsed, with numbers falling dangerously to only 13,492 animals- cause unknown. Despite this, Minister Whetstone’s decision to remove the Giant Cuttlefish protected status puts the migrating Giant Cuttlefish at significant risk, an unnecessary move, that is not widely supported. The Whyalla community, international & domestic documentary companies, scientific groups, educators and conservationists have all done well to preserve this precious resource- now more than ever we need to work together to protect the Giant Cuttlefish for future generations. To help save this remarkable species, please contact your local representative and request the Giant Cuttlefish protection to be reinstated before it’s too late. Author: Tony Bramley 30/04/2020.

01.01.2022 The 2020 Giant Cuttlefish migration has commenced, with the first sightings observed earlier this week. Local diver Andrew Hoskings- a Giant Cuttlefish conservationist, captured the stunning footage below at Point Lowly! As the migration season usually commences in May, the early start this year indicates larger than average aggregation numbers heading our way for 2020. Watch this space for more footage of the Giant Cuttlefish migration- we can all experience this spectacular event together as it happens!