Closure of Ewens Ponds for spring renewal

The Ewens Ponds Conservation Park will be closed from 4th September until 3rd December 2017. The closure applies to all bodies of water in the South Australian reserve. As such, no diving or snorkelling is permitted in the ponds during the closure period. Before diving or snorkelling at Ewens Ponds Conservation Park, you should check which qualifications and permits are required.

NEW FEEDING RESTRICTIONS FOR SHARK CAGE DIVING

The Advertiser of 7^th August 2017 reported that strict new limits on the amount of berley that shark cage diving operators at Port Lincoln, South Australia can use to attract sharks have been reduced. The two operators using berley are now restricted to 120kg of berley and teaser baits per trip. The amount of berley that they can use will be further reduced next year, when they can only use 100kg per day (or trip?). A further restriction placed on the operators concerns when a shark either grabs a teaser bait or crashes into the cage while trying to eat the bait, all berleying activity must cease for 15 minutes. These new restrictions aim to reduce the amount of berley being used and to stop sharks being fed during such activity.

SWIM WITH TUNA

Oceanic Victor’s Swim with Tuna will commence operating in Encounter Bay,

near Granite Island, South Australia in August.

Visit www.oceanicvictor.com.au for more details.

2017 MLSSA Calendar

The 2017 MLSSA Calendar is still available at half of the usual price ($5 ea + postage). Some calendars are available for sale from Underwater Sports Diving Centre, Diving Adelaide, The Scuba Clinic and the Conservation Council of SA. You can order your copy by contacting: Steve Reynolds: (08) 8248 3008 Mb: 0401821264 Email: stevereynolds600@gmail.com or Phill McPeake: (08) 8384 1156 Mb: 0414373444 Email:prmcpeake@internode.on.net . Visit www.mlssa.org.au for more details.