Accommodated in Caraven No 2. - got settled, Clay & Gary pumped up tanks, Loisette & I went through gut contents of fish caught by locals about 15km off coat. These included a Queen snapper & so guts yielded a variety of molluscs including Pseudostomatilla, Gena, olives, bubble shells etc. We also collected a few very small urchins like those Loisette has recieved previously from Esperance area (Alan Longbottom).
Wednesday 29-IV-87
Left caravan park about 8.30 - bought fuel for outboard motors of Sepia & launched boat off beach south of main anchorage. Conditions fine & calm in shelter of reegs but moderate swell offshore.
Station #1 Approx 32°31.4'S, 115°02.6'E, seaward of reef between Cervantes Islands - low rocky reef in seagrass & algal beds; 5-6m. Visibility poor. Dived with Loisette in 9.50 out 10.45am, strong surge. 
Variety of algae great - mostly reds and greens (About 5 species of Caulerpa). Dominant form probably Laurencia spp. with many Gelidiales. Agal growth lush. Sand pockets in rock crevisces. Campanile abundant & live; Turbo jourdani - few seem live but many seen dead - including places where opercula were like gibber stones covering bottom.; fewer T. pulcher & T.; one operculum of Euninella sp found v few dead shells of Phasianella. Dicathais present but not abundant as was Agnewsia. Euplica conspicuous by its absence. Few Tentimitrella on weeds. Plenty of dead but few live Scutus - some large. Plenty of dead Haliotis elegans & H. scabris but no live ones found. Many Heliocidaris, fewer slate pencil urchins. Petricia only starfish found. Very few fish seen & then only weed fish. Diversity of molluscs apparently low. few chewed Lassariids, few Dicathais. few Hipponyx. Most common bivalve was Arcopagia !victoriae with a few broken Septifer shells. No lucinids seen. No trochids seen, few v dead creepers (Cerithium vertagus?) (with with nodules) seen. 
Stn#2 approx 30°30.8'S 115°02.8'E. WSW of Thirsty Point, Cervantes, WA. 0-3m. Seagrass (Amphibolus & Halophila mainly) beds & low rocky reef with algae, sponges & ascidians. Seagrass beds show signs of past blowouts but plant growth has regenerated with Halophila & species of Caulerpa dominant. On the rocky reefs red algae were dominant with large dense patches of Caulerpa? longifolia. Locally there were reasonable growth of coral & articulated (hydroid-like) orange bryozoa. The molluscan fauna was muchas at Stn#1 but fewer T. jourdani. Some very large, thick & hoary shells of Scutus were found. Haliotids (H scalaris & H elegans) present but not so abundant. 
Thursday 30-IV-87
Rain overnight - winde moderate - forecast of 35 knots during day. Departed Caravan Park about 8.30am - sea too choppy with moderate swell to plan diving - too turbid. So went dredging to south of Anchorage between 30°30.4' & 30°32.2'S, 115°03.1' & 115°03.6'E.
Cervantes South; Drege #1; WNW of Thirsty Point; ?2m; sand & little seagrass - mostly Halophila; live Pennatulid ? striatularis; Live Glycymeris - many; live Gomphina many - small -> med size; live Myodora - 1 only (few dead); live Oliva australis 1 only.
Dead: Patella peroniil; Patelloida nigrosulcata; Phasianotrochus irisodontes (2) - small and slender; Granata imbricata 1; Thalotia conica many; Prothalotia lehmanni many; Canthaidus lepidus many; Thalotia chlorostoma 3; Turbo torquatus piece; T. pulcher piece; Phasianella australis - many pieces few shells; cerithiid (small - sheltered water) 1; Sabia conica 1[2?]; Antisabia foliacea 1; Strombus mutabilis piece; Natica gualteriana 3; Bursa granularis piece; Pyrene bidentata; Barbatia (Acar) sp 1 valve; Brachidontes ustulatus; Cavatidens 1 valve; ?Pseudolucinisca lacteola; Fragum erugatum; Leptonid; Mactra ?pura 1; siphonariid; Bulk botanica
Seaweeds: Haloplegina (Thuretia ?quercifolia) - spongy but with midrib; Amphibolus; ?Gracilaria; ?Zonaria spiralis; ?Lenormanolia (midrib & side ribs (but at acute not obtuse angle) & grows from edges)
Cervantes South; Dredge Stn#2
Sand & seagrass - (Halophila & Amphibolus). live: Glycymeris; Phasianotrochus irisodontes. Dead: Mactra; Gomphina; Livela; Cavatidens; Tellina; Thalotia conica; Thalotia chlorostoma; Prothalotia lehmanni; Phasianella australis.
Cervantes South, Dredge Stn#2, to south of Thirsty Point & NNW of Hansen Head.
Pennatulids. Live: Mactra ?pura; Myadora; Solemya; Nassarius particeps; ? Asteracmea. Dead: Fissinella 1; Prothalotia lehmanni - many; Thalotia conica - many; Cantharidus lepidus - many; Phasianotrochus irisodontes - 5; Bankivia (or Leiopyrga) -few; ? Munditia -1; Phasianella australis - few; Phasianella ventricosa -1; Nassarius particeps -1; Cominella eburnea -1 juv; Herpetopoma; Turbo sp. juv; Cerithiid 2 (small sheltered waters); Rhinoclavis bituberculata -piece; Pyrene bidentata -3; Bulla botanica; 1 acmeaid 2; 2 other small narrow asteracmeid limpds 5T3; 1 siphonarian; Arcids ?Barbatia (Acar) 3x1/2; Gomphina 8x1/2; Cavatidens 3x1/2; Myadora [sketch]; ?Myochamid ?Hinkydora? 12x1/2; Tellin 6x1/2; ? Mantaculid 8x1/2 int lig, large R tooth (card?), 2 L lats (?) Pristes?; Lepton ? sand flat; lucinid [sketch]; Brachidontes - piece; Fragum erugatum; Carditid v juv; Pinna sp. -piece; Antisabia; small cone; Rissaid; muricid; Bubble shells (Haminaea?)
Cerrantes South Dredge Stn#4: ? 3m; W of Hansen Head. Live: Tivela; Phasianotrochus irisodontes. Dead: Thalotia conica; Prothalotia lehmanni; Bankivia; Phasianotrochus irisodontes; Phasianella australis; Phasianella ventricosa; ?Naccula; Nassariid juv (Niotha?); Musculus; Lucinid oblique; Lepton (Rustes?)
Cervantes South. Dredge Stn #5: - drift seaward. SW of Hansen Head & ESE of S tip of Southern Cervantes I. live  Thalotia conica.
Processed in afternoon & evening. No further work possible because of gale force winds from NW.
Friday 1-V-87
Gale force winds & rain all night - no point in going diving (too turbid) no hope of dredging (too rough). Went S of Cervantes to Hansen Bay to have a look but wind had swung from NW to W & so this area was no longer protected. Then went N (by vehicle) towards Black Point - couldn't get right through to Black Point so went beach collecting between Twin Banks (ie N of Cervantes Marker Beacons opposite southern half of Sand Drift (approx 30°28'S). Dead: Tellins 2 spp; Hemicardium; Donacid; Deltachion; ?Donax columbella?; Glycymeris - v many; Gomphina - many; ? Hunkydora; Sunetta; Ungulinid ?Zemysia. Collected small molluscs wind blown onto Sand Drift: Gomphina; arcid ?Barbatia (Acar); Glycymeris; ?Hunkydora; Sunetta; Mysella donaciformis.Collected just inland of dune on flat land c scrub obviously flooded - on occasions only fossilised specimens: Large donacid; Deltachion; Gomphina; Hemidonax; Glycymeris; Sunetta. Processed all afternoon. Far too rough to do further work.
Saturday 2-V-87
Winds abated overnight after shifting to S. In morning winds from east but moderate swell. Went dredging in Black Point area between 30°27'S-30°28.6'S & 115°03.2'E - 115°03.8'E.
Dredge Stations #1 &#2 on S Bank of Twin Banks  just N of Cervantes beach with #2 just N of #1. Depth 1-2m. approx. 30°28.4'-30°28.6'S; 115°03.3'-115°03.5'
Cervantes North Dredge Stn#1&2; Twin Banks, N of Cervantes, WA. - along southern bank. Depth 1-2m; sand. approx 30°28.4'S to 30°28.6'S, 115°03.3'E to 115°03.5'E.
Live: Sunetta many; Glycymeris - fair number; Gomphina - fair number; Oliva australis 2; Some Glycymeris & Gomphina with green algae growing on posterior ends. Loisette got small specimen of Astropecten. Dead: Mactra pura; Ctena bella; Hemicardium; Hemidonax; Pseudoarcopagia victoriae; Myadora; Barbatia ? fusca ; Barbatia (Acar); Irus; Timoclea (Glycodonta); Haliotis scalaris; Phasianella australis; Hipponix conicus; Sabia foliacea; Thalotia (Nthn sp)
Cervantes North Dredge Stn#3 & 4:
Twin Banks N of Cervantes WA - in area between banks. Depth 3-4m. Drift weed & seagrass (? living weed in situ). Live: Olica australis; Akera soluta; (? Sepiadarium?) lineolatal Armina; Umboniium; Dentalium; Thalotia conica; Gomphina; Lucinid ?Wallucina; Myadora; Phasiomotrochus irisodontes; Olivella. Dead: Mactra pura; Ungulinid -? Zemyria; Nassarius particeps; Mactra sp (small c colour pattern); ? Pristex; Timoclea (Glycodonta); ?Hunkydora; Prothalotia lehmanni; Natica gualteriana
Cervantes North Dredge Stn #4 (see above) (slightly to N of #3):
Live: Chitons; Glycymeris; Gomphina; Myodoral ?Hunkydora; ?Cuna?. Dead: ?Naccula; Dentimitrella; Hunkydora; Glycymeris; Nassarius particeps; Amblychilepas nigrita; Phasianella ventricosa; Cantharidus lepidus; Natica gualteriana; Euplica; Dentimitrella; Tellina (small); ?Zemysia; Hipponyx conicus; ?Pristes; Macrochisma; Diala; limpet.
Cervantes North Dredge Stn#5, Twin Banks, N of Cervantes WA - southern bank, 1-2m, sand:
Live: Sunetta; Gomphina. Dead: Glycymeris; Phasianella australis; Prothalotia lehmanni. 
Cervantes North Dredge Stn#6; Black Point, N of Cervantes WA - inshore sand area with weed (Halophila)
Live: Thalotia conica; Phasianotrochus irisodontes; Gomphina; Dentalium; Nassarius; Chitons. Dead: Mactra; Phasianella australis; P. ventricosa; Agnewsia; Dentimitrella; Bulla; Euplica; Bittium; Brachidontes; Conus ? anemone; vermetid; Mactrid (elongate); Chloridiloma.
Cervantes North Dredge Stn#7; Cervantes WA - off fishermens jetties - weed beds (Amphibolus with epiphytic red algae)
Live: Euplica bidentata; Phasianotrochus irisodontes - v many; Cantharidus lepidus - v many. Very few dead gastropods & of these v v few with hermit crabs - Odd! Sue arrived with Andrew Williams about 1.30pm - had lunch & she & Gary departed about 2.30. The rest of us spent the afternoon sorting - processing the mornings catch. Weather moderating - fine - cooler. In view of variability of molluscan assemblages over small areas inshore, decided to concentrate on this area & perhaps Jurien- Sandy Head for most of trip.
Sunday 3-V-87
Cold overnight - fine but high cloud - forecast of easterly einds tending to south, slight seas, mod swell. Went out near to outer reef but too rough - too much swell - so went to SE end of Southern island of Cervantes Islands. Chart showed area to 7m but we could find areas of only about 3m depth. Amphibolus beds with v little Zostera near reefs & v little Halophila in blowouts. abundant epiphtic algae (mostly red but large bunches of Cladophora?) & abundant & diverse red algae on sides & top of reefs which rise to about LWS & have vertical sides with some undercuts (sandy floors) near substrate level. Swell was still evident & siltation on algae etc was obvious.
Station #3; Cervantes Islands, WA; SE corner of southern island; ? 3m depth, rocky reefs & weed beds. Dive with L. Marsh, 1 1/4 hours 10.45-12.10:
Live: Mactra pura (in sand in undercut of reef); Barbatia; ? Fasciolariid types - beige; Acmaea large on rocks browns - on articulated (?onychitis) coralline; Astraea squamifera - leptonids & other (q. v.). Dead: Haliotis semiplicata; H. scalaris; H. elegans; Stomatella imbricata; Conus dorreensis; Bailer shell; Agnewia; Cerithium; Phasianella australis; Ctena bella; Conus anemone; Scutus; Pseudarcopagia victoriae; Dicathais; Ninella torquatus; Septifer; Sabia foliacea; Mitre; Vexilium; Lucinid -?Montifora; Olive (same subfam? as Acillista); Tellin (Tellinella?); Amblichilepas sp; Rissoina; Barbatia (?Acar); Terebrid juv.; Acmaea small c [?]; Prothalotia lehmanni; Bittium; Acmeid large ? onychitis on rock; Astraea sq.
Then we came in to Hansen Bay & dived in sandy area in NE corner.
12.30-13.20.
tn 4. Cervantes WA - NE corner of Hansen Bay - 2-3m. sand with Caulerpa spp Penecillium  & Halophila occasional Posidonia (abrupt change to dense weed Amphibolus (twisted!) inshore - anemones, pennatulids on S area; sand disturbed by predators (?rays) many Peronella seemingly disturbed by heavy seas - abundant on top of sand & weed. Ammotrophus 1 dead specimen (Did not swim over weed beds). Live: Mactra pura; Cantharidus lepidus (few juv.); Clay caught Elysia on sand among Caulerpa (of the same type as C. remotifolia). I caught a specimen of Melibe sp (cf M. mirifica) - large & brown & few cerata & wide mouth - lost it; Chitons on Amphibolus Ischochiton; Chitonson dead shells more oval [sketch]. Dead: Bailer shells; many Phasianella australis; Gomphina; Glycymeris - cracked & broken; Bulla; Oliva australis; Acmaea (crass[?]); Natica gualteriana - egg mass? - sand collar; Diplodontid; Zemysia; Myadora; Leiopyrga?; Nassariids (Parcanass?). Spent rest of afternoon (overcast) & evening sorting & processing - clouds cleared during evening - cold.
Monday 4-V-87
Fine morning - not as cold as yesterday - forcast as yesterday at 9.03am. Wenr out to Outer Rocks north of Cervantes. Swell ha decreased & wind was from the east. Decided it was calm enough to dive to the west of Outer Rocks Loisette & I dived first.
Station #5: W of Outer Rocks. Cervantes, WA.  approx. 30°26.5'S 114°59.1'E. Depth 12-16m. Mobile Sand with rocky reefs covered with algae, seagrasses, sponges ascidians etc. In 10.55am out 11.40am. Sand was very mobile - no seagrasses or algae. Rocky reefs were about 1-2m high above substrate. Algae diverse & abundant - kelps, Amphibolus  (serrated edge of young leaves), Posidonia Caulerpa spp (mainly scalpelliformis) numerous reds including Eucheumna & a Siphonodadiales [sketch] pinkish red but mottled - pustules on outer part  also Siphoniales few (green) [sketch] (Martensia) twisted reds (?browns). Tops of reefs with small but colourful bright pink, sulphur yellow etc sponges & ascidians. Sides of reefs covered with simple but usually compound ascidians, sponges (sponge paradise) hydroids, bryozoans (curly orange, brittle perforated dar grey, lacy orange-pink etc). No pycnogonids seen (or later found) on curly bryozoan colonies but a couple of large bright orange, very active pycnogonids seen on & collected from bunches of red algae. Swell was strong- continually swished backwards & forwards. particularly in crevises between reefs. (one with overarching "bridge"). Very few molluscs found (or seen). No urchins; 1 species starfish (yellow) Austrofromia polypara. Live: Malleus; Turbo pulcher (one crushed); Dicathais; Barbatia; Phyllidia pair; & very few dead shells in shifting sand. In going though lumps of encrusting material (collected for hydroids etc) small but very colourful Phasionella ?ventricosa with red animal (& sometimes red shell) were found - anterior end of foot acts as if bifurcated (see photos of similar animals from outside Gordon I - Mewstone Rocks etc). & very colourful beige & bright red radially striped Prothalotia. Clay (who dived later with Andrew & went to S of where we had dived) found live Haliotis scalaris under large rocks. While waiting Loisette & I collected from plankton - orange eggs(?), brown or white disks, jellyfish, (including a very small & very colourful Phyllorhiza punctata & some small squid swimming independently but possibly the same species as those taken by Barry Hutchins associated with drift Sargassum off Rottnest. Clay caught some live Pteropods [sketch] in mid water.
(Repeat of Dredge #1 of 30-IV0-87)
Later we went down off Thirsty Point & dredged in area where a single Solemya was taken earlier but had forgotten sieve so only took one haul then went around into Hansen Bay to try out suction dredge. Need heavier weights on operator - good for digging - Clay excavated a whole pennatulid. Sand not anoxia - no Solemya or Lucinids found. Spent rest of afternoon & evening sorting & processing.
Tuesday 5-V-89
Processed in early morning & left for Jurien about 10.00am. Went straight to new harbour where jetties etc are still under construction. However were able to use launching ramp. Went dredging just outside & to North of harbour (which lies to N of Jurien township). Only Aus 333 Chest 1:300,000 available.
Jurien Dredge Station #1 approx 30°17'S 115°02'E Jurien Bay WA - about 1/2 km N of new small boats harbour - sand - depth 1-2m. (4 hauls combined, going out from shore towards Northernmost of 3 islands - depth constant, catches similar). Catches peculiar in containing molluscs practically 100% of which were live bivalves (ie virtually no dead ones). Apparently no seagrass or seaweeds except for drift, proportion of glycymeridids increased going offshore, small & very small spp of pennatulids only in first haul nearest shore. Astropecten. Live: Gomphina - many; Sunetta; Glycymeris - many small->large; Myodora; Mactra - v few; many juveniles (no time to sort properly); Philine; long chiton; Solariellidae; almost globose ribbed? carditid.
Jurien Dredge Station #2 approx 30°17'S 115°01'E. Near NE end of island (the most northern of the 3 off Jurien Bay - inside weed beds dividing shore sand patch from bank from mainland. Jurien Bay, WA - NE end of northern-most island ? 3m, sand & weed (seagrasses eg Halophila) & drift algae. Large numbers of biscuit stars (Peronella & Ammotrophus (1 perfect)); 2 hauls combined. Live: Glycymeris - small->large; Sepioloidea lineolata; Gomphina; Akera; Sepiadarium?; Oliva australis; small tellinids; Natica gualteriana; Cadulus; Pristis?. Dead: Prothalotia lehmanni; Phasianella ventricosa; terebrid; Cantharidus lepidus; Tellina - large yellow; Dentalium; lucinids; bubble shells; Septifer.
Dive Station No#6 approx 30°16.5'S 115°01'E, Jurien, WA - W end of northernmost of Jurien Islands. 1-3m. san seagrass (Halophila, Posidonia, Zostera) drift algae & low algal covered reefs. Dived with L Marsh 11.55-12.03pm - turbid water, strong wash. Live: Haliotis scalaris; ?mytilid - (hairy) inside sponge; H. roei; Euplica; Turbo pulcher; T. whitleyi; Campanile; Cerithium in sand; Mactra in sand; Chloridiloma; ?Musculus (v small); Tripharid; ?Herpetopoma; Gena; Dicathais. Dead: Tellin (large) yellowish; Hipponix; Savia; Conus anemone; Malleus; Euplica; Gomphina; Granata; Scutus; Arcopsis; Phasianella australis; Fissurellid (? javanicensis); Barbatia; Septifer; ?Munditia; Terebrid - small white; lucinids; Chlamys aktinos; ?Irus; Pseudarcopagia; Dentimitrella; Mitre - small dark (?hansenae); Ranella australasia; H. elegans.
Jurien Dredge Station #3: approx 30°18.5'S 115°01.75'E; Jurien WA, between fishermen's jetties on town foreshore. 1-2(3)m, (2 hauls combined) sandy bottom (c gravel from groyne construction) with dense drift algae offshore. Crabs incl. large flat crab & weed crabs. Live: Donax columbella; Octopus; sand eel; Sepioloidea lineolata; v small Phasionellid (& some juv)?;  Dumpling squid c spots; v juv Glycymeris; Oliva australis (quite a few); Canthoridus lepidus; Oyster *juv) ?O. angassi & larger; Cadulus (few); Pinguitellina; Dead: donacids; many Donax columbella (some articulated); large yellow tellin; Sunetta v few; ?Tellins (v small); Gomphina; Cuna or v small brown carditid; Lucinids (v small); Sabia; Glycymeris - v few; Solemya (articulated); ?Hunkydora; Siphonarian (worn); Prothalotia pulcherrima; Thalotia conica; Munditia?; Barbatia (v worn); Bulla ( v worn); Acmeid; Myodora. (continued 2 pages over).
Jurien Dredge Station #4 [sketch map] approx. 30°17'S 115°02.5'E. Jurien WA, Small boat harbour- off beach inside south groyne of harbour. 1-3m. sand & decomposing drift algae. Live: Dumpling squid with spots (small); Solemya; v long siphons detrital feeding Tellins - Pinguitellina? (-> v. small) no large; tellis -> v small (Tellinangulus); Cultellus; Oliva australis; worm with red blood obvious; minute? Philine. Dead: [all] worn possibly washed in ?except Komaitrochus; Gomphina; Glycymeris; ?Komaitrochus; Donax; Brachidontes; Myochama; Mactra.
[cont. from JD Station #3] live: Phasianella australis; Euplica; (some juv) v small adult drk ? ribbed columbellid; Irus lamellosel; Asteracmea; small nondescript Pycnogonid. Dead: Amblichilepas javanicensis; white bubble c spire; Cultellus; Pseudolucinisca lacteola?; Dentimitrella; Thalotia conica; Brachidontes; Mactra pura; Coxiella ? striatula !!; juv Sunetta - v worn. Processed late afternoon & evening.
5-V-87 
Dive Station #6
Jurien WA - at N end of Northern Island.
Wednesday 6-V-87
Processed all morning. After lunch went out to south end of Big Wave Reef.
Dive Station #7
Big Wave Reef off Cervantes, WA. Send of reef - isolated bombie 30°31.5'S 115°01.4'E. 14.55-16.10. 12m-3m. Steep sided rocky reef in sand with red algae & Posidonia & Amphibolus. (rock with abundant & diverse red algae, moderate browns, little greens). Large colonies Turbinaria? frondens - Many caves & crevisces rocks at substrate level & in caves rounded. Caves virtually barren. Live: Campanile; Scutus; Turbo pulcher - few live many dead; T. whitleyi - few; T. jourdanii - few live many dead; Haliotis scalaris; selection of small gastropods incl. cerithiids, Triphorids, Herpetopoma, ?nassariids, ?columbellids etc from weed; Dicathais; Cerithiid; Ranella australasia; Chromodoris westraliensis; Ischnochita torri; Gena; Gabbia? - pallial tentacles; v small turbinid/phasioellid c hairy perio; Astraea squamifera; long red tentacles, eyes at bases, front end of foot, no siphon seen?; Trichotropids - photographed, red algae (sample in vial); Fasciolariids. Dead: Haliotis elegans; H. semiplicata (few); Amblychilepas nigrita or javanicensis; A. oblonga; Melo; Oliva australis; Pseudarcopagia; Barbatia cf helblingii; Mactra pura; Sabia; Phasianotrochus eximius; Phasianella ventricosa; Conus sp; Barbatia fusca; Dicathais juv. -> large & elongate; Mitres 2 or 3 spp; Monoplex; Conus anemone; Morula ? fusconigra; Rhinoclavis bituberculata; Macroschisma bakei or muneta. [sketch of Trichotropids] edge of foot fringed. Shell angles c fringed perio in bunches on rad. ribs [sketch]. 
Came in to town beach & dredged between 2 northernmost jetties. 2 hauls.
Dredge Station #8:
Cervantes WA - off town beach, between, 2 northernmost jetties. 30°29.75'S 115°03.9'E. 2 hauls, 1-3m. sand & drift weed. Shells sparse. Live: juv. Cantharidus lepidus. Dead: Phasianella australis; Natica gualteriana; Thalotia conica; Prothalotia lehmanni; Cantharidus lepidus; Gomphina; Dentimitrella; Euplica; Brachydontes; Phasianotrochus irisodontes - fresh; Mactra pura; Nassarius particeps; Cavatidens; Donax (only 1 valve - worn); Cadulus; Leiopyrga many - mostly small; Tellin; Niotha; Naccula; Bittium; Amussium !; Myodora; ?Cuna; bicunids - small elongate/oblique.
Thursday 7-V-87
Processed during early morning. Left at about 10am for Grey. Uneventful boat trip - fine & sunny & warm - though forcast is for strengthening winds & rising seas with rain later in day. Went down inside reef system as far as Green Islands - looked around & decided to dive on reefs at SE corner of islands. 
Dive Station #8:
Green Islands, off Grey, WA. approx 30°41.1'S 115°06.6'E. Dived with L. Marsh in at 12.00 noon out at 1.25pm. Sand with seagrasses (Amphibolus) 1 or 2 spp? Halophila, Posidonia, long thin leaves (Syringodium?) ?Zostera. Epiphytes <- Euplica (red & green algae on sea grasses) also Caulerpa spp large 2 dimensional & smaller form. Mixed & varied algae on rocky reefs. Kelp, Halimeda, Sargassum, Codium & other browns including Padina? & others. Many reds both soft & coralline (Jania, Asparagopsis, Valonia, Corallina etc) webbed red various greens including brittle mesh like filamentous form, various Caulerpa spp. Sides of reef vertical - some breaks in reef -> crevisces sandy floor of coarse sand & shell grit but weeds covered by silt from recent bad weather. Differences in fauna & ?flora from exposed to sheltered side of reef. 
Live: Campanile; Turbo jourdani; Dicathais; Astraea squamifera; Turbo pulcher; T.; Cerithium bituberculatum; Scutus; Gena; small chitons & Phasiaellids; Cantharidus lepidus; vermetids (many); Conus dorreensis. Dead: Haliotis scalaris; H. raei; H. semiplicata; Sabia; Hipponix; Pseudarcopagia on sand - between reefs; Pseudolucinisca lacteola (1 articulated) = between reefs; Mactra pura - between reefs; Strombid; Natica; Melo; Conus anemone; Mitre; Clanculus spp; Stromatella.
Dredge Station #9
SE corner of Green Islands off Grey ? 1 1/2m shallow coarse sand, shifting. Live Terebra.
Had lunch off sheltered E sheltered E beach of N Green I. - took photos of seal on drift weed. (gulls, Pacific gulls, sooty & pied oyster catchers - ospreys (?) west). Then went in to Grey to dredge - Dredge Staton #10 (- Grey, WA - off town beach (S & then N)) ? 11/2-2m. fine sand, very little organic content.
Dredge Station 1.1
E of Buller I, Grey, WA. 4 hauls. ? 6m. fine sand. Live Glycymeris many; Myochama v few. left rapidly running from fierce storm. 
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Other Molluscs: Septifer - very abundant; Modiolus (?philippinarum); Barbatia fusca; B. ?helblingii?; ?Chryastoma? zeus - on weedy rock; D. folium; Bulla (large heavy); white drupe/coralliophyllid on corals; H. roei & Colisella? (large acmeid) on (crest) reef; Ophiurid; few tellinids mostly small in sand (only found dead shells in patches of shell & shell grit - ?voided by fish.); Pseudocopagia victoriae - single dead valves; white Isognomon; piece of pinnid shell - ?Pinna; Clay saw two Melo with spines.
[sketch of diving area]
[Shopping/calls etc in afteronoon]
Wed 16-iii
Departed early for dive - approx. WSW of jetty where broken reef/weed bank is separated from reef proper - adjacent to break in reef. [sketch of diving area].
Plenty of small->medium O. tuberculata on isolated bombies (depth 2-4m.) in from reef. Fair number of D. folium under ledges of reef - particularly S of break, depth ? 2m.
[Travel to Geraldton]
Thurs 17-iii
[...] Greg came with us to dive on reef off Point Moore. Dived on inner edge adjacent to Point & out to boat channel into Harbour through Devils' Gate. Shallow sea grass or weed beds - diversity of weed (much Cystophora) - on flats. Reef was abundantly algal covered with holes to about 2m - edges were undercut. Plenty of crayfish - found only one oyster. Plenty of Bellostrea tentariformis, Marmarostoma pulcher, & few Ninella whitleyi (which I hadn't noticed at Port Gregory) & Tectus pyramis. Few Dicathais, v, few trochids on weed, plenty of columbellids on weed. Few malleids/isognomids on cove walls. A diversity of corals though colonies were not very large nor abundant. Went out to look at reef offshore for diving -  could not find sharp drop-off shown on chart. -appeared to be to within 5m of surface - kelp covered. Decided not to dive. [Collected luggage, had meals etc]
Fri 18-iii
[...] We launched boat in harbour & went out to Irwin Reef at N end adjacent to channel - spent some time looking around - met up with crayboat who said he would guide us to edge of reef - instead took us to shallowest part. Clay cut a rope which was around his propellor & they left. We decided to dive in this area to south of shallowest areas shown on chart. Clay & Charlie dived first - I was boaline[?] & then Clay came back & I went in. Magnificent country - weed covered - mostly Sargassium but holes & ledges everywhere. Top of reef was at about 6-7 meters & holes were another 1-2m. This is a sponge workers paradise - so beautiful under ledges - every colour & form- & also abundant ascidians. A great density & variety of coral in these dips & ledges, and very abundant O. tuberculata on almost all species of coral. Often the coral - faviids, meandrine. Turbinaria, Montifera etc formed plates - often on bases of holes. Areas around edges of coral were often sandy (possibly because of protection afforded by coral) & coral edges extended out just above this sand - where oysters (O. tuberculata) were found in this position, the coral & so the oysters was tipped up so that the lip of the oysters was up away from the sand [sketch]. Found 1 large oyster ? Hyotissa sp (2pp) & some ded & possibly 1 living D. folium in caves. V few malleids found in caves - not very many Septifer evident. Found 1 Haliotis elegans under a corallum of a ?Leptophyllia? - quite large. Saw - but didn't collect "Phyllidia" as at Pt Gregory - & purple white & roange & red nudibranch.
Sat 19-iii
Port Denison (White Tops). Port Denison -> Dongara -> Sandy Bay -> Jurien Bay [...]
Set off early to White Tops Reef - S of Port Denision & inshore from S end of Irwin Reef. Dived on SW corner of reef where chart shows greatest drop-off. However situation much less suitabel for corals etc & much more suitable for plants. To S&W of corner bottom appears to be a plain of sand well marked by ripple marks. <1' apart & running roughly in a N/S direction - very little evidence of infaunal bivalves - probably too mobile - certainly coarse sand. Back to N & E fairly steep slope from few low isolated outcrops - in places fair amount of coral - some fairly large bombies. Oysters sparse (nothing but O tuberculata found). Dead Dinassovica live Marmarostoma pulcher & Ninella torquata. Slate pencil sea urchins. No star fish. Fairly smooth Acropora. On upper part of slope - much kelp & fucoids. Went in to shallows where low swell breaking - snorkled - Clay found 3 mod large Hyotissa - no tuberculata. Very little coral except for Pocillopora & few small colonies in pools - rarely over edge. - Heliocidaris common. 
[Travel to Jurien Bay]
Sun-iii
Jurien Bay - outside
Early in morning, wind strong & uncertain, waited for it to drop - processed oysters (live). Went out in boat to outer reef - roughly north of Escape Island. On outer side is drop from about 15' to 40' with swell breaking on shallows. Anchored on drop-off just where swell was rising. I acted as boatman - while Clay & Charlie did first dive. I went in later (with Clay). - ledge heading to east- exposed rock with undercuts - broken into boulders - again marvelous for sponges & ascidians & also bryozoa - very little coral. Starfish - yellow with small black spots & Pentagonaster - slate pencil sea urchins. Found one small basket star on sponge - Clay found one on coral. No oysters. [Returned to process material]
Mon 21-iii
[Notes on morning activites, phone calls etc] 
Decided that there was no point in going further south. - no new species of coral turning up (rather reducing in diversity) & also density decreasing. Also oysters becoming harder to find. So decided that we would return to Geraldton & investigate possibility of going to Abrolhos. [Shopping for supplies/ travel to Geraldton]
Tues 22-iii
[Personal activities in Geraldton]
Wed 23-iii
After a reasonable night's sleep got up at 4.35 & managed to catch boat at 5.00am. Dived off reef beyond Station's toilet - twice in afternoon. 
Thursday 24-iii
Early breakfast - Carrier boat in at 7.00am - began dive off toilet at about 8.30 - went straight down & to east - quite different from area to west - steeper slope - much larger fan-shaped colonies of Acropora & Pachyseris. Plenty of Hyotissa (probably H. hyotis though juvenile) & also dark[?] shelled D. folium though many were dead - not bored - not crushed. In early afternoon snorkled to SW of island in lagoonal area off point & S. Bay - over to edge of deep hole - small Trochus (Trochus) sp on dead staghorn Acropora or among dead bases of living Acropora - various spp. Plenty of pteriids on Acropora spp - live (spat also found). Very few Dendostrea sp. on dead Acropora - or else (or as well as) very hard to find - all found were very small. Favites abdita, Montipora, Goniastrea pectinata, G. australiensis, Cyphostrea, Favia. 
Fri 25-iii-83
Went diving down sleop into Goss Passage about 8.30 or so. Looking for Hyotissa sp. (2 promyal passages).
[Rear of book: accounts and expenses]