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Female blanket octopus lady elliot island reef

Huuuuuge with missing tail

Decapitated and tail removed, about 1.6m long as is, front flipper ~75cm

Dead specimen washed up on beach.

Small male with extensive bite marks

Temp:29
Surface

By drone

Temp :28

Registada no ICAO
https://icao.seo.org/pt/

Registada no ICAO
https://icao.seo.org/pt/

Large chunk bitten off rear of shell.

Very unusual markings, approx 1.8m wingspan

Much more abandunt than one year ago. Almost under every rock not a good sign

Is this possibly an sp? 2nd shot not so detailed.

Deceased turtle seen close to the Fraser Island ferry pickup point. No visible damage to the shell, however there was a bit of blood at the tail end. It was moved away from the main traffic area.

Hastings Point rockpools in shallow pool

Shallow rock pool

About 5cm long.

About 5cm long.

Dead, Moreton Island

Tenements I divesite. Scanned slide with manually entered metadata - Accurate date, estimated time

Found earlier this year

At least 12 different individuals counted, 2 melanistic individuals observed.

60cm long

Feeding in sludge (maybe Trichodesmium?) 5 individuals observed, travelling North. as close as 300m offshore.

Found on the reef flat at night. Displayed white spots or flashes of turquoise, with head remaining predominantly red and orange.

Occupying only anemone on sandy, coral rubble, reef flat for 100's of metres around