Mornington Pier

★★★☆☆ (99)

First built in the 1850s, Mornington Pier and Jetty is a regularly used dive training site and a relaxing after work night dive site for many Melbourne based divers. A site which is usually diveable when the wind is up just a bit.

old wives, globe fish, crabs, seahorses, starfish, squid, gurnards and other pylon dwelling creatures.

Dive Activity

Potential Wildlife Sightings

Wildlife Sightings are Based on User Generated Content

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Total number of species: 300

Octopus

5 Sightings
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Giant Oceanic Manta Ray

2 Sightings
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Total number of species: 27

Barracuda

2 Sightings
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Total number of species: 80

Stingrays

23 Sightings
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Common Seahorse

14 Sightings
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Total number of species: 130

Pufferfish

8 Sightings
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Total number of species: 3000

Nudibranch

5 Sightings
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Total number of species: 120

Cuttlefish

4 Sightings
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Total number of species: 7000

Crab

4 Sightings
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Weedy Seadragon

3 Sightings
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Total number of species: 110

Snapper

3 Sightings
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Total number of species: 8

Bannerfish

3 Sightings
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Total number of species: 3400

Shrimp

3 Sightings
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Total number of species: 300

Squid

2 Sightings
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