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| Diving - Leafy Sea Dragon | |
| Under Tumby Bay jetty you will find some fascinating residents, some quite rare. The underwater terrain naturally divides the structure into three sections. The first is a short sandy stretch, mostly shallow waters, the second is filled with sea grasses and at the end of the jetty rubble and timber is found scattered on the bottom. | |
| Divers, look carefully in the sandy section as a lot tend to pass over it. Diverse creatures such as stingrays and seamoths can be found here. Unless you know what you are looking for the strange bony-bodied seamoth, which has a turned down snout and is sand coloured, can be very hard to spot. The first one is the hardest to find.
As the water deepens the masses of sea grass are quite apparent from the surface as a dark stain. Large schools of Old Wife Enoplosus armatus can be seen here, as well as moonlighters Tilodon sixfasciatum and various species of gobbleguts, cowfish and puffer. Leather jackets hide in the weed, disappearing the moment you recognize them. |
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Near the end of the jetty where the bottom becomes silty and there are logs and other debris, and the small bottom dwellers have plenty of nooks and crannies to hide in. Here you might find a large octopus or the eggs of the sand octopus waiting to hatch. Even the mantis shrimp normally a crustacean of tropical waters has been sighted under the jetty. Divers are still just discovering hidden wonders at Tumby Bay and Port Neill. |
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