What lies beneath: Melbourne's often maligned surf has created a growing snorkelling scene

One dedicated Facebook group now has almost 20,000 members, attracted by sea life found just metres from Port Phillip Bay's shoreGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastWading into the warm crystal-clear water at the northern end of Melbourne's Port Phillip Bay - bearing flippers, a snorkel and a mask - a colourful underwater wonderland teeming with life opens up just metres from the shoreline.Within a few minutes, we spot a tiny headshield slug and a pygmy squid (the smallest known species of squid in the world). A little further out at the popular Ricketts Point snorkelling spot in Boonwurrung country, we found ourselves floating above a southern fiddler ray (also known as a banjo shark) nestling in the sea grasses and subtidal reef below. Continue reading...