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Shearwater Predator and Heinrichs Weikamp OSTC 2N
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My Dive Boat - Mak Cat
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Marine Life
Rarer Sydney Marine Life
Bare Island Pygmy Pipe Horses
Bare Island Sea Horses
Bare Island Nudibranchs
Bare Island Marine Life
Encounter with Southern Right Whale and Calf

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How Weather Affects Diving in Sydney
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Noel Hitchins 1951-2005
Lloyd Bridges - Mike Nelson in Sea Hunt
My Yachting Adventures
Below is a list of links to the main pages about my yacht, Catlypso and My Yachting Adventures:
  • Purchase of Catlypso
  • Details about Catlypso
  • Cleaning/Repairing Catlypso
  • My Yachting Adventures.
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    Michael's 4WD Trips
    Click here for a list of my Four Wheel Drive and Camping Trips.
    Home Brewing
    Click here for an article about Home Brewing.
    Sydney Dive Site Hints
    "Pregnant male sea dragons can be seen from July to December"
    Bare Island - Marine Life General
    Michael McFadyen's Scuba Diving - Marine Life of Bare Island Bare Island is the most amazing dive location. There are at least 10 different dives that can be done with only small sections being repeated (on the way to or from the main aim of the dive). The marine life is astounding considering how we have treated Botany Bay since Lieutenant James Cook, RN, first entered the Bay in April 1770 and his compatriate, Captain Arthur Phillip, RN, bought the First Fleet into the same Bay in 1788.

    Bare Island has some many different types of marine life that help make it so special. This page has some photographs of things I have seen here. There are also pages on nudibranches, sea horses and pygmy pipehorses.

    FirefishRed indianfish
    Dwarf firefishRed indianfish
    BoxfishPufferfish
    BoxfishPufferfish
    SquidPineapplefish
    SquidPineapplefish
    CuttlefishAngelshark
    CuttlefishAngelshark
    Spider crabSpiny Gurnard
    Spider crabSpiny gurnard
    Baby sea dragonSea dragon
    Baby sea dragonSea dragon
    Jewel anemoneJewel anemone
    Orange jewel anemoneRed jewel anemone
    Cuttlefish EyeGrey nurse shark
    Cuttlefish eyeGrey nurse shark
    Conger eelMoray eel
    Conger eelMoray eel
    PrawnRed Indianfish
    PrawnRed indianfish
    Halfband snake eelTwo Red Indianfish
    A rare halfband snake eel - Malvoliophis pinguisTwo red Indianfish
    Rockcod eatingFirefish
    A rockcod eating an unknown species of fishA dwarf firefish

    SUMMARY

    For more information about the dives, go to the Bare Island Dives index.

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