SURG - Solitary Island Underwater Research Group

Species Slideshow

Pomacanthus semicirculatus (Cuvier, 1831)

Parapercis millepunctata (Gunther, 1860)

Stegostoma fasciatum (Hermann, 1783)

Plectorhinchus picus (Cuvier, 1828)

Sepia mestus (Gray, 1849)

Scorpaenopsis diabolus (Cuvier, 1829)

Trigonoplax sp.

Nembrotha purpureolineata (O'Donoghue, 1924)

Mexichromis festiva (Angas, 1864)

Prototyphis angasi (Crosse, 1863)

About us

The Solitary Islands Underwater Research Group Inc. (SURG), is a group of dedicated volunteers conducting research in the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Formed in 1985, SURG membership is comprised of underwater naturalists, photographers and scuba divers, and our research provides habitat information and other data which may be used for the ongoing management of the Solitary Islands Marine Park. Read more about

Upcoming Events

Social meeting: Guest speaker Shane White will talk about Bucca Bucca Creek water quality and the potential impacts of intensive plant agriculture

07/03/2018

Last year Shane gave a very interesting presentation to members and guests on his research into the impact of intensive farming on our local...

'Estuarine Resilience' project

10/03/2018

As part of our current 'Estuarine Resilience' project, SURG is planning to carry out remediation works along Corindi River on Saturday 10th and...

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News

Sea anemone research surveys

"Do you like sea anemones? If so, I would love to hear from you. My name is Nicola Fraser, I'm a PhD student at Southern Cross University in Australia, and I'm really keen to learn about sea anemones in the marine aquarium trade. As part of my project, I'm interested in which sea anemones you... Read more

Critical habitat surveys at Red Rock

A team of SURG members explored the lower reaches of Red Rock estuary last weekend, taking advantage of the clear water and perfect weather to better understand the areas ofcritical habitat. On Friday Tom Mair and Ian Shaw dived the high tide from the shop to the boat ramp, where they... Read more

Cleaning the plinths on the underwater trail

In 2002 SURG members constructed an underwater trail made up of interpretive plinths. These plinths describe the landform and animals that inhabit the area around each plinth.

The plinths quickly build up... Read more

Manta rays still at Nth West Solitary Island

Despite the cooler May water temperature Manta Rays can still be seen at North West Solitary Island. Two Mantas, which were approximately 2 metres across, circled the SURG research divers for half an hour. The photos of the undersides detailing their identifying marks have been sent to Project... Read more

2016 Bleaching event causes permanent coral death

SURG research has found a significant number of corals which suffered bleaching in 2016 never recovered.

In 2016 the significant bleaching event... Read more

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