FV Lena

Formally a fishing vessel caught illegally fishing Patagonian Tooth Fish in Australian Antarctic waters, the vessel was seized by the Australian Navy, with a decision to sink the vessel as a purpose sunk, shipwreck. There is a mooring line that connects to the bow of the ship doubling as a descent line. Max 18m

Marine life at this site

This wreck is encrusted in coral and sponge growth. It is common to see wobbegong and port Jackson. Schooling fish can be found here as well as Nudibranch

Based on open species observationswithin ~75 km — likely to see, not necessarily confirmed at the site itself.

Short-tail Stingray

Bathytoshia brevicaudata4 obs.

Western Pacific purple sea urchin

Heliocidaris erythrogramma2 obs.

Honey Cowry

Naria helvola2 obs.

Knobbed Triton Snail

Charonia lampas2 obs.

Humpback Whale

Megaptera novaeangliae1 obs.

Cleft-fronted Shore Crab

Guinusia chabrus1 obs.

Graceful Cowrie

Purpuradusta gracilis1 obs.

False killer whale

Pseudorca crassidens1 obs.

Haj & rokke

Myliobatis tenuicaudatus1 obs.

Bluebell Tunicate

Clavelina moluccensis1 obs.

Tiger Shark

Galeocerdo cuvier1 obs.

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Flea-spotted Cowry

Notocypraea pulicaria2 obs.

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Snegl (hav-/nøgensnegl)

Naria cernica1 obs.

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Havpattedyr

Globicephala melas edwardii1 obs.

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Snegl (hav-/nøgensnegl)

Ambigolimax Pollonera, 18871 obs.

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Krebsdyr

Cherax cainii1 obs.

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Haj & rokke

Trygonoptera ovalis1 obs.

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Krebsdyr

Ampithoe pseudongana1 obs.

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Svamp

Chondropsis1 obs.

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Haj & rokke

Trygonoptera personata1 obs.

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Krebsdyr

Hoho marilla1 obs.

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Snegl (hav-/nøgensnegl)

Amblychilepas nigrita1 obs.

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Musling

Cardita Bruguière, 17921 obs.

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Snegl (hav-/nøgensnegl)

Eatoniella hewittae1 obs.