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Primeape the Loggerhead Turtle (Caretta caretta) May 2nd, 2026. The Irukandji Shark and Ray Encounters and Sea Shelter team released a Loggerhead Turtle off a beach near Hawks Nest. This is her story. Loggerhead turtles are listed as endangered by the NSW State Government and the Commonwealth Government. Named for their large, powerful heads, which […]
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Courageous Dive Rescue of Injured Sea Turtle in Nelson Bay The quick thinking of a local diver resulted in the courageous rescue of an injured sea turtle. In early February 2022, diver John Duchatel was enjoying a dive off Fly Point, Nelson Bay when he came across a turtle which did not look well at
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It’s All Happening At Irukanji! We hope you have all had a happy and safe Easter and have been enjoying the beautiful autumn weather! Port Stephens sure did turn it on over the holiday period and the visitors truly made the most of it. We have been so popular that we sometimes had to turn
Planning Phase Two at Irukandji in 2021 Read More »
Goodbye 2020 and welcome to a brand new year! Hi friends, and welcome to 2021! Thanks so much for all your support during the crazy year that was 2020. We had a wonderful end to the year with our busiest holiday period ever. Almost every day was booked out with visitors coming from all around
School Holidays at Irukandji It’s all happening here at Irukandji! School holidays are upon us and we’re preparing for a wonderfully busy time with loads of happy visitors. For the first time ever we have had to add two extra sessions to our 7-11 year old Mini Marine Biologist program and all 3 days are
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What a day! The weather was ominous and although the doona and a movie was looking like a better option we had an amazing turnout of 61 helpers on the day!
Mangrove Clean up – Final Report Read More »
Its finally happening! After 4 months of waiting we finally have our council approval and road traffic plan for Marsh Rd. We are finally going to clean all the plastic and trash out of the Mangroves.
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Sea Shelter is a brand new local volunteer non-profit organisation. Using our bare hands, our friends, our community, Sea Shelter has a big heart for the ocean and its inhabitants.
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Port Stephens and the Hunter have a brand new non-profit friend of the ocean!
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