111. Three Days at the Pipe

Day 1

Last week I spent three days diving at the “Pipeline” site, in Nelson Bay, north of Sydney. This site was central to the book Metazoa – it is the site of the one-armed shrimp, the rise of soft coral, the kingfish, the inquisitive crab. It was beaten up badly by storms and floods in 2020 and 2021. I’ve gone back occasionally since then, watching for its recovery. On this trip, the site looked much better – still far from its best, but very good once again.

A quiet but significant contribut...