{"id":11881,"date":"2024-02-22T00:22:14","date_gmt":"2024-02-21T16:22:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.oceanlight.com\/log\/?p=11881"},"modified":"2025-01-26T06:46:48","modified_gmt":"2025-01-25T22:46:48","slug":"finding-leafy-sea-dragons-at-rapid-bay-jetty-south-australia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.oceanlight.com\/log\/finding-leafy-sea-dragons-at-rapid-bay-jetty-south-australia.html","title":{"rendered":"Finding Leafy Sea Dragons at Rapid Bay Jetty, South Australia"},"content":{"rendered":"[vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” row_border_radius=”none” row_border_radius_applies=”bg” overlay_strength=”0.3″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none”][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” bg_image_animation=”none”][vc_column_text]While cruising around South Australia and Kangaroo Island<\/a>, we stopped at a couple jetties. I think of a jetty as a breakwater formed of large bolders or rocks, but in Australia a jetty can be a wharf or pier. \u00a0The jetties we visited are both famous for hosting a wide variety of sea life including the Leafy Sea Dragon (Phycodurus eques<\/em><\/a>). \u00a0I honestly had not given much thought to these creatures in planning for the trip, in fact I did not even bring a macro lens (life is too short to shoot macro). But after a few days on the boat it was clear that I was the lone exception: everyone else had leafy sea dragons high on their list of subjects to see firsthand. Merry and Phil<\/a> even flew to Adelaide a few days early and made several leafy dives to ensure they succeeded in finding them. Our first jetty stop was to the Edithburgh Jetty on the west side of the St. Vincent Gulf. The conditions sucked: it was rainy, windy and the water visibility was about 2′. \u00a0My back was giving me trouble so I didn’t dive at all that day, and the timing was lucky since everyone else said I didn’t miss anything. The captain had a feeling we would have better protection from the wind in Rapid Bay, on the southeastern side of the gulf, so we made an overnight crossing. \u00a0And indeed the conditions were gorgeous. We had blue skies, warm air and pretty clean water for two days. \u00a0Two of the M\/V Rodney Fox crew even drove down from Adelaide to meet us. They had been diving the Rapid Bay Jetty a lot recently and knew where the leafy sea dragons were spending their time, so we had that advantage. \u00a0Each day we made a couple long dives in about 30′-40′ of water. \u00a0We did not have to make the swim from shore to the end of the jetty, instead getting shuttled in a zodiac from our very comfortable accommodations on the big boat to the end of the jetty. Super easy ride, then plop into the water and drop down amid the jetty pilings. \u00a0The pilings are covered with life, so much that I could see spending several more days diving Rapid Bay simply for the other creatures inhabiting the pier. \u00a0But for the two days I had, I decided to make finding leafy sea dragons on my own (no help from crew) \u00a0a goal and pretty much ignored all the other creatures around me. \u00a0I hovered over the bottom, barely moving, just staring at patches of kelp. The leafies were initially tough to find since they mimic the kelp so well. Eventually I got the hang of it. The idea is to find a blade of kelp the moves differently than the actual kelp, and there’s your sea dragon. \u00a0Rapid Bay was a relaxing and enjoyable few days and I hope to get back there again sometime to check out all the other life on the jetty. \u00a0Cheers, and thanks for looking![\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” row_border_radius=”none” row_border_radius_applies=”bg” overlay_strength=”0.3″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none”][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” 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