Marine Hitchhikers - Port Adelaide

Calling swimmers, snorkellers, divers, boaties, fishers and beach walkers!

We need your help to look out for introduced marine species.

Would you like to:

• share your observations of potential marine pests species you've seen around here?
• learn more about the introduced marine species of the area?
• learn how these 'marine hitchhikers' species arrive and get established?
• learn about potential impacts of these species on industry and the marine environment?
• learn how to recognise and record these marine animals and seaweeds through iNaturalist?

Come along to a community workshop at QT Hub (Queenstown Community Centre - 67 Spring Street, Queenstown) with Marine Ecologist & Educator Janine Baker.

This session will particularly focus on the Port River & Barker Inlet, West Lakes and the northern coastline of the Peninsula all the way north to Port Gawler.

Marine Hitchhikers is a community-based citizen science project and your help is needed to spot and record these introduced species.

Community can participate in the project by taking photos when they see introduced species whilst swimming, snorkelling, boating, paddle boarding, fishing, rock pooling, or beach walking, and upload them to iNaturalist, where they will be picked up by the project page.

Join this workshop for all the info and training you need to get started. The project will run throughout 2024, and citizen science volunteers are also able to access a small payment for their contributions. 

Pt Adelaide is the Number 1 hotspot for introduced marine species in South Australia and more are being recorded regularly. More eyes looking out can be really helpful in detecting marine pests, and protecting SA marine environment from further impacts, so come and find out more!

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For event enquiries please contact the Port Environment Centre on 0488 229 925 or email hello@portenvironmentcentre.org.au

The Port Environment Centre is funded by Green Adelaide.

We also operate with a City of Port Adelaide Enfield Living Environment Grant and funding from the Suzanne Elliott Charitable Trust.

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