Diving in South Australia

Marine Life in South Australia

Home to 102 recorded species including 44 reef fish, 17 whales & dolphins, 15 sharks & rays, 7 seagrass & algae, 5 other, 4 starfish.

Marine Protected Areas in South Australia

• Althorpe Islands - Conservation Park (IUCN Category Ia)
• Beatrice Islet - Conservation Park (IUCN Category Ia)
• Bird Islands - Conservation Park (IUCN Category VI)
• Currency Creek - Game Reserve (IUCN Category VI)
• Leven Beach - Conservation Park (IUCN Category III)
• Lipson Island - Conservation Park (IUCN Category III)
• Neptune Islands - Conservation Park (IUCN Category Ia)
• Point Davenport - Conservation Park (IUCN Category III)
• Pullen Island - Conservation Park (IUCN Category Ia)
• Salt Lagoon Islands - Conservation Park (IUCN Category Ia)
• Sir Joseph Banks Group - Conservation Park (IUCN Category Ia)
• The Pages - Conservation Park (IUCN Category Ia)
• Tolderol - Game Reserve (IUCN Category VI)
• Troubridge Island - Conservation Park (IUCN Category III)
• Tumby Island - Conservation Park (IUCN Category Ia)
• Coorong - National Park (IUCN Category II)
• The Coorong, and Lakes Alexandrina and Albert Wetland - Wetland of International Importance (Ramsar Site) (IUCN Category Not Reported)
• Goose Island - Conservation Park (IUCN Category III)
• Wills Creek - Conservation Park (IUCN Category VI)
• Eastern Spencer Gulf - Marine Park (IUCN Category II)
• Encounter - Marine Park (IUCN Category Ia)
• Franklin Harbor - Marine Park (IUCN Category II)
• Gambier Islands Group - Marine Park (IUCN Category IV)
• Lower Yorke Peninsula - Marine Park (IUCN Category II)
• Sir Joseph Banks Group - Marine Park (IUCN Category Ia)
• Southern Kangaroo Island - Marine Park (IUCN Category Ia)
• Southern Spencer Gulf - Marine Park (IUCN Category Ia)
• Upper Gulf St Vincent - Marine Park (IUCN Category Ia)
• Southern Kangaroo Island - Australian Marine Park (IUCN Category VI)
• Western Kangaroo Island - Australian Marine Park (IUCN Category II)
• Cygnet Estuary - Conservation Park (IUCN Category III)
• Adelaide International Bird Sanctuary -Winaityinaityi Pangkara - National Park (IUCN Category VI)

Getting to South Australia - Nearest Airports

• Adelaide International Airport (ADL), Adelaide - 65 km away, approx 86 min travel time
• Kingscote Airport (KGC) - 76 km away, approx 98 min travel time
• Port Lincoln Airport (PLO), Port Lincoln - 186 km away, approx 218 min travel time