Scuba Diving in Nelson Bay
Nelson Bay is in the Hunter region roughly in the centre of the New South Wales coastline in Australia, about an hours drive North of Newcastle. Nelson Bay has some of Australia’s best shore dive sites and there are some excellent dive spots along the exposed coastline and around the islands just offshore.
This website describes some of these divesites, and provides information on dive conditions, and articles on diving in Port Stephens and abroad. For photos of fish and invertebrate life in the area, visit the linked website http://portstephensmarinelife.weebly.com/ which has photos of over 350 fish, over 170 nudibranchs plus other molluscs, crustaceans and echinoderms.
Below is an aerial photo of the Nelson Bay taken in May 2010 from Nearmap.com and to the right is a map showing where Nelson Bay is located on the NSW coast.
This website describes some of these divesites, and provides information on dive conditions, and articles on diving in Port Stephens and abroad. For photos of fish and invertebrate life in the area, visit the linked website http://portstephensmarinelife.weebly.com/ which has photos of over 350 fish, over 170 nudibranchs plus other molluscs, crustaceans and echinoderms.
Below is an aerial photo of the Nelson Bay taken in May 2010 from Nearmap.com and to the right is a map showing where Nelson Bay is located on the NSW coast.
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The 37th Nelson Bay Sea Slug Census was held on 21st - 30th March 2025 - results below. The next census - September 2025 dates TBA
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Port Stephens Marine Life
Port Stephens Marine Life website. Images of fish, nudibranchs shells and other animals found in Port Stephens
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