Dive-site story
The Nursery is a sheltered dive site located within Jervis Bay Marine Park. Featuring sprawling rocky reefs interspersed with white sand channels and kelp beds, the site earned its name as a haven for juvenile fishes and diverse temperate critters. Its protected position provides calm conditions suitable for training dives, macro photography, and relaxed exploring.
Macro hunting in sponge gardens and kelp beds for pipefish and nudibranchs
Encounters with resting wobbegongs and juvenile Port Jackson sharks along the sand edges
Calm, protected waters sheltered from prevailing oceanic swell
Location
Use the map to plan with your operator and confirm the exact entry point on the day.
Seasonality
Warmer water temperatures and active fish life occur during the southern hemisphere summer and autumn, while winter brings peak Port Jackson shark aggregations.
Marine life
| Species | Likelihood | J | F | M | A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spotted WobbegongOrectolobus maculatus | Common | ||||||||||||
| Port Jackson SharkHeterodontus portusjacksoni | Seasonal | ||||||||||||
| Eastern Blue GroperAchoerodus viridis | Common | ||||||||||||
| Giant CuttlefishSepia apama | Seasonal | ||||||||||||
| Big-belly SeahorseHippocampus abdominalis | Common |
Marine forecast
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