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Thursday, October 10

Fears Gulf desal plant will devastate giant cuttlefish breeding grounds in South Australia

Environmentalists are calling for Point Lowly to be dropped from a $15 million scoping plan for a desalination plant in the Upper Spencer Gulf, saying such a project could devastate one of the world’s largest Giant Australian Cuttlefish breeding sites.

Breeding grounds swell with record cuttlefish numbers

Giant Australian Cuttlefish have returned to their South Australian breeding ground in higher numbers this winter than have been seen in decades.

More than 150,000 cuttlefish were counted in the 2018 breeding season survey in South Australia’s Upper Spencer Gulf. Photos: Carl Charter

Ocean rock stars on the rise as cuttlefish comeback continues

The revival of the Giant Australian Cuttlefish in South Australian waters is continuing with the number of the bizarre creatures counted during this year’s breeding season increasing by 20 per cent.