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The river still dirty and diving conditions poor. Last two months dominated by onshore
winds bringing in more pumice and other flotsam. Nearly all these new images are of
species cast up onto the beach. Autumn starting to show some influence with offshore
winds so hopefully conditions will improve.

In April 2013 another influx of pumice occurred along the east coast with many large pieces.

"The pumice has come from what was essentially an unknown volcano in the Kermadec Islands
(Havre volcano) which erupted on July 19, 2012. The Havre pumice is distinct from the Tongan
pumice that has washed up in the last 10 years in being white as opposed to grey in colour,
and the pumice pieces are also notably larger, up to 40 cm diameter."

Dr Scott Bryan, Queensland University of Technology.

 

Halobates sp - on pumice - New

Halobates sp - Brunswick River - New

Trinchesia sp - on pumice - New

Doto sp - on pumice - New

Portunus sp - Ocean Shores beach - New

Megalops? - Ocean Shores beach - New

Plagusia sp? - on pumice - New

Megalops - on pumice - New

Amphinome rostrata - on pumice - New images

Hipponoa gaudichaudi - on pumice - New images

Platynereis sp - on pumice - New images

Carpias sp? - on pumice - New

Janiridae - on pumice - New

Amphipod - on pumice - New

Echinocardium chordatum - Brunswick Heads beach - New

Phyllodoce sp - Brunswick River - New

Pseudonereis anomala - on pumice - New

Phyllodoce sp - on pumice - New

Litiopa sp - on pumice - New images

 

After two massive low pressure systems along the east coast, the river is a total write-off.
Floods, gale force winds and heavy swells have battered the area. These images are of the
last animals I found in the river before the floods, and also what was cast up on the beach.

 

Eubranchus sp - Brunswick River - New

Doto sp - Brunswick River - New

Eubranchus sp - Brunswick River - New

Planes major - Brunswick Heads beach - New images

Pyromaia tuberculata - Brunswick Heads beach - New

Pilumnus sp - Brunswick Heads beach - New

Majid crab - Brunswick Heads beach - New

Cymbiola magnifica - Brunswick Heads beach - New images

Triphoridae - Brunswick River - New images

Ophiuroidea - Brunswick River - New

Ophiuroidea - Brunswick River - New

Holothuroidea - Brunswick River - New

Alcyonacea - Brunswick Heads beach - New

Hydrozoa - Brunswick Heads beach - New

Hydrozoa - Brunswick River - New

Gammaridea - Brunswick Heads beach - New images

Pseudolana sp - Brunswick Heads beach - New images

 

Dec 2013 - Heavy rains just prior to Christmas have dirtied the river but many interesting species
still turning up.

Uca longidigitum - Brunswick River - New

Elysia bangtawaensis - Brunswick River - New

Tergipes sp - Brunswick River - New

Okenia plana - Brunswick River - New

Bulla quoyi - Brunswick River - New

Hermaea sp - Brunswick River - New

Elysia sp - Brunswick River - New

Elysia sp - Brunswick River - New

Notarchus sp? - Brunswick River - New

Scintilla sp - Brunswick River - New

Musculus alganus - Brunswick River - New

Thalia democratica - Brunswick River - New

Capitellidae - Brunswick River - New

Platynereis sp - Brunswick River - New

Polynoidae - Brunswick River - New

Polynoidae - Brunswick River - New

Polynoidae - Brunswick River - New

Polynoidae? - Brunswick River - New

Polynoidae? - Brunswick River - New

Nemertea - Brunswick River - New

Lumbrineridae - Brunswick River - New

Latreutes sp? - Brunswick River - New

Latreutes sp? - Brunswick River - New

Latreutes porcinus - Brunswick River - New

Latreutes sp? - Brunswick River - New

Smaragdia souverbiana - Brunswick River - New

Amphipod - Brunswick River - New

Caprellid - Brunswick River - New

Tanaidacea - Brunswick River - New

Ascidian - Brunswick river - New

Ascidian - Brunswick river - New

Ascidian - Brunswick river - New

Polycarpa argentata? - Brunswick river - New

Ascidian - Brunswick river - New

Ascidian - Brunswick river - New

 

Dec 2012 - Diving in the Brunswick River improving rapidly with little rain.

Tullbergella cuspidata - Brunswick River - New

Portunid sp - Brunswick River - New

Macrophthalmus punctulatus - Brunswick River - New

Trigonoplax sp - Brunswick River - New images

Doto sp - Brunswick River - New

Philinopsis sp - Brunswick River - New

Trinchesia sp - Brunswick River - New

Hermaea sp - Brunswick River - New

Putilla cf porcellana - Brunswick River - New

Ostracod - Brunswick River - New

Copepod - Brunswick River - New

Munnidae - Brunswick River - New

Iais californica - Brunswick River - New

Penaeid shrimp - Brunswick River - New

Hippolytid shrimp - Brunswick River - New

Cruranthura peroni - Brunswick River - New

Pycnogonid - Brunswick River - New

Caprella sp - Brunswick River - New

Hippolytid shrimp - Brunswick River - New

Alpheus sp? - Brunswick River - New

Amphipod - Brunswick River - New

Polynoidae? - Brunswick River - New

Polynoidae - Brunswick River - New

Polynoidae - Brunswick River - New

Perinereis helleri? - Brunswick River - New

Platynereis sp - Brunswick River - New

Perinereis akuna - Brunswick River - New

Oenone fulgida - Brunswick River - New

Fimbriosthenelais sp - Brunswick River - New

Spio sp? - Brunswick River - New

 

Oct 2012 - Still no diving in river. Sea Grass beds and riverbank at low tide
holding many small species.

Haminoea fusca - Brunswick River - New

Okenia cf plana - Brunswick River - New

Phyllaplysia sp - Brunswick River - New

Trinchesia sp? - Brunswick River - New

Dostia violacea - Brunswick River - New

Nassarius jonasii - Brunswick River - New images

Idiosepius pygmaeus - Brunswick River - New

Latreutes sp? - Brunswick River - New images

Penaeid shrimp? - Brunswick River - New

Latreutes sp? - Brunswick River - New

Latreutes pymoeus - Brunswick River - New

Enigmaplax littoralis - Brunswick River - New

Prionocidaris australis - Brunswick River - New

Syncassidina aestuaria - Brunswick River - New

Scintillona cryptozoica - Brunswick River - New

Pseudoliotia micans - Brunswick River - New images

Amphipod sp - Brunswick River - New

Amphipod sp - Brunswick River - New images

Oniscidea? - Brunswick River - New images

Amphipod sp - Brunswick River - New

Acotylea - Brunswick River - New

Amphipod sp - Brunswick River - New

Victoriopisa australiensis - Brunswick River - New

Littoraria articulata - North Stradbroke Island - New

 

 

 

 

 

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