Adelaide (Wreck)

The Adelaide is a former warship scuttled in April 2011 as an artificial reef. Since its sinking, the wreck has proven its worth by providing homes to numerous fish species and is an ideal research area for local Marine Science students from the nearby university.

Marine life at this site

Schools of kingfish have made the Adelaide their permanent home along with Wobbegong sharks and other benthic species. Several nurse sharks now are frequently spotted as well.

Based on open species observationswithin ~5 km — likely to see, not necessarily confirmed at the site itself.

Haj & rokke

Urolophus kapalensis1 obs.

Haj & rokke

Myliobatis tenuicaudatus1 obs.

Western Pacific purple sea urchin

Heliocidaris erythrogramma1 obs.

Krebsdyr

Amphipoda1 obs.

Haj & rokke

Trygonoptera testacea1 obs.

Snegl (hav-/nøgensnegl)

Lunella torquata1 obs.

Black nerite

Nerita melanotragus1 obs.

Waratah Anemone

Actinia tenebrosa1 obs.

Humpback Whale

Megaptera novaeangliae1 obs.

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Leatherback Sea Turtle

Dermochelys coriacea8 obs.

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Flatback Sea Turtle

Natator depressus2 obs.

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Blæksprutte

Sepioteuthis australis2 obs.

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Hydroide

Physalia Lamarck, 18011 obs.

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Snegl (hav-/nøgensnegl)

Merelina gracilis1 obs.

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Snegl (hav-/nøgensnegl)

Siphonaria funiculata1 obs.

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Krebsdyr

Cerapus1 obs.

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Snegl (hav-/nøgensnegl)

Turbo militaris1 obs.

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Koral & anemone

Phlyctenanthus australis1 obs.

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Green Sea Turtle

Chelonia mydas1 obs.

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Brazier's Ear Shell

Haliotis brazieri1 obs.