Redmap Queensland member Loren Mariani (pictured left) loves to dive the Scottish Prince wreck on the Gold Coast...
Favourite fish: frog fish and sea horses
Best diving anecdote: When I jumped in for a dive and swam quickly to the bottom before I realised my air was not turned on so I had to quickly go back up and start again.
Any changes in your local seas: People are becoming more aware of the marine environment. 
 

Redmap Victoria member Mary Malloy is one of Redmap's top loggers with 19 Redmap sightings. Mary photographed this spotted grubfish (Parapercis ramsayi), pictured left, out of its usual range near Melbourne:
Favourite diving spot in Victoria: Port Phillip Heads (Melbourne).
Number years diving: 30 years.
Occupation: Merchandiser.
Favourite marine life: Seals.
Changes seen diving over the years: Better visibility & less cuttlefish.
 

Redmap SA member Steve Reynolds (left) has been diving for 35 years!
Favourite diving spot in SA: Second Valley (south of Adelaide).
Most interesting marine life you've seen in SA: Slugs, urchins, seastars, worms and sharks.
Amusing dive anecdote: I found a hammerhead shark carcass and surfaced with it. There was a loud scream from a spectator who thought that I was being attacked!
Read more about his favorite dives in SA here.

 

Redmap NSW & VIC member Sarah Speight has logged nine Redmap sightings. She spotted this Hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata), left, at Fish Rock Cave south of Coffs Harbour. Most amusing dive story: The first time I collected scallops I had no idea what they looked like or that they could swim. I watched the other divers to see what they were collecting. All of a sudden a scallop swam towards me, clapping with its shell. I freaked out and started away madly whilst screaming into my reg. My buddy nearly drowned laughing at me!  (Read her dive stories here).

Redmap WA member Alecia MacDonald is a dive instructor and manages The Dive Shed, Bussleton. Alecia logged a common lionfish (Pterois volitans), left, in Busselton - well south of its usual range.
Favourite diving spot in WA: Rowley Shoals (north of Port Hedland).
Number years diving: 20.
Best dive story:  Diving in Bali our guide took us to a "fish cleaning station" where we laid in the sand, removed our regulator, opened our mouths and had shrimp jump in and start cleaning our teeth and gums!

 

Redmap Tasmania member Sue Wragge has been diving for 30 years. She snapped this Ringed Toadfish (Omegophora armilla), left, at her favorite dive spot: Tinderbox (south of Hobart).
Occupation: Dive instructor & charter operator, Underwater Adventures.
Most amusing dive: Having a large male skate approach and repeatedly swim beneath me, brushing up against me with his claspers ready for action. I valued his friendship but the chemistry just wasn't there.
Changes you’ve seen in Tassie seas: Fewer schooling fish, the appearance of fish that I used to see in Victoria - with some now being commonplace - fewer seahorses and sea-dragons, loss of kelp forests, and the appearance of invasive sea urchins and the Pacific sea star.

 
You can also read the "salty tales" of Redmap fishers here.