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About this site
Government Wharf sits at Shark Island, near Port Stephens on the mid north coast of New South Wales, Australia. The area is part of the Port Stephens marine waters, a stretch of coast known for boat access dive spots around its islands and headlands. Divers here have reported eastern blue gropers, ornate wobbegongs, and Australian green morays around the structure, along with bigeye snapper, common stingarees, eastern red scorpionfish, and nudibranchs such as pancake aphelodoris and splendid goniobranch.
AI overviewMarine life here
Confirmed by our research team, reported by independent divers, or observed nearby via iNaturalist — each entry is labelled with its source.
Bigeye SnapperLutjanus lutjanusReported here · unconfirmed
Eastern Red ScorpionfishScorpaena jacksoniensisReported here · unconfirmed
Splendid GoniobranchGoniobranchus splendidusReported here · unconfirmed
Ornate WobbegongOrectolobus ornatusReported here · unconfirmed
Common StingareeTrygonoptera testaceaReported here · unconfirmed
Pancake AphelodorisAphelodoris variaReported here · unconfirmed
Eastern Blue GroperAchoerodus viridisReported here · unconfirmed
Australian Green MorayGymnothorax prasinusReported here · unconfirmed
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