Divers have observed just a ‘couple of dozen’ of the cephalopods along the heritage-listed Cuttlefish Coast in South Australia, causing locals and marine scientists to worry Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Mid-June is usually the peak time for giant Australian cuttlefish to gather near Whyalla, in South Australia’s Spencer Gulf. Nearly every year, they come in their thousands – and sometimes hundreds of thousands – to assemble in the shallows to breed. It’s a globally unique natural phenomenon, celebrated locally as “Cuttlefest”. Continue reading...
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Whyalla wipeout fears: cuttlefish usually gather in their thousands, but few have appeared since a massive algal bloom
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