{"id":35724,"date":"2026-06-09T12:46:03","date_gmt":"2026-06-09T16:46:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/world.dan.org\/?post_type=dan_alert_diver&#038;p=35724"},"modified":"2026-06-09T12:46:04","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T16:46:04","slug":"australian-sea-lions","status":"publish","type":"dan_alert_diver","link":"https:\/\/world.dan.org\/id\/alert-diver\/article\/australian-sea-lions\/","title":{"rendered":"Australian Sea Lions"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Peralatan:<\/strong> Canon EOS R5 camera, Canon RF 15-35mm f\/2.8L IS USM lens (underwater shots), Canon EF 100-400mm f\/4.5-5.6L IS II USM lens (topside), Seacam housing, Ikelite DS232 strobe<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Settings:<\/strong> Varies per shot, ISO 320<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Lokasi:<\/strong> Hopkins Island, South Australia<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-dan-light-gray-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-dan-light-gray-background-color has-background is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/world.dan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Q2_5_PartingShot-450x300-1.webp\" alt=\"Australian Sea Lions\" class=\"wp-image-35722\" srcset=\"https:\/\/world.dan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Q2_5_PartingShot-450x300-1.webp 450w, https:\/\/world.dan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Q2_5_PartingShot-450x300-1-360x240.webp 360w, https:\/\/world.dan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Q2_5_PartingShot-450x300-1-18x12.webp 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/world.dan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Q2_3_PartingShot-450x300-1.webp\" alt=\"Australian Sea Lions\" class=\"wp-image-35720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/world.dan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Q2_3_PartingShot-450x300-1.webp 450w, https:\/\/world.dan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Q2_3_PartingShot-450x300-1-360x240.webp 360w, https:\/\/world.dan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Q2_3_PartingShot-450x300-1-18x12.webp 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<p>The Australian sea lion (Neophoca cinerea) is the only pinniped endemic to Australia. The population of this endangered species was estimated at 14,730 in 2010 and declined to fewer than 12,000 by 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They are among the planet\u2019s most charismatic sea lions, but they used to be butchered and used as bait for great white sharks. National and state laws now protect them from being killed, injured, or traded. Gillnet exclusion zones surround all breeding colonies in South Australia. With no specific threats from humans, Australian sea lions are now extraordinarily gregarious and playful in the water, and their light tan fur makes them exceptionally photogenic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Most in-water encounters with them occur at Hopkins or Grindal Island, which are a few hours from Port Lincoln by boat. They are an easy stop along the way for great white shark enthusiasts on day trips or liveaboard excursions to the Neptune Islands. A splash with Australian sea lions is a heartwarming start to the adventure!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"578\" src=\"https:\/\/world.dan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Q2_2_PartingShot-450x578-1.webp\" alt=\"Australian Sea Lions\" class=\"wp-image-35719\" srcset=\"https:\/\/world.dan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Q2_2_PartingShot-450x578-1.webp 450w, https:\/\/world.dan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Q2_2_PartingShot-450x578-1-280x360.webp 280w, https:\/\/world.dan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Q2_2_PartingShot-450x578-1-9x12.webp 9w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"373\" src=\"https:\/\/world.dan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Q2_4_PartingShot-900x373-1.webp\" alt=\"Australian Sea Lions being photographed\" class=\"wp-image-35721\" srcset=\"https:\/\/world.dan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Q2_4_PartingShot-900x373-1.webp 900w, https:\/\/world.dan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Q2_4_PartingShot-900x373-1-360x149.webp 360w, https:\/\/world.dan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Q2_4_PartingShot-900x373-1-768x318.webp 768w, https:\/\/world.dan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Q2_4_PartingShot-900x373-1-18x7.webp 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-dan-light-gray-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-dan-light-gray-background-color has-background is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">\u00a9&nbsp;<em>Alert Diver<\/em>&nbsp;\u2013 Q2 2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Australian sea lion (Neophoca cinerea) is the only pinniped endemic to Australia.<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":35723,"template":"","dan_alert_diver_categories":[486],"dan_alert_diver_issues":[524],"class_list":["post-35724","dan_alert_diver","type-dan_alert_diver","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","dan_alert_diver_categories-parting-shot","dan_alert_diver_issues-q2-2026"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.6 (Yoast SEO v27.7) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Australian Sea Lions - DAN World<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Learn about the Australian Sea Lions, their unique characteristics, and the conservation efforts safeguarding these charismatic creatures.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/world.dan.org\/id\/alert-diver\/article\/australian-sea-lions\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"id_ID\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Australian Sea Lions\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Learn about the Australian Sea Lions, their unique characteristics, and the conservation efforts safeguarding these charismatic creatures.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/world.dan.org\/id\/alert-diver\/article\/australian-sea-lions\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"DAN World\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-06-09T16:46:04+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/world.dan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Q2_6_PartingShot-1200x600-1.webp\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1200\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"600\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/webp\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/world.dan.org\\\/alert-diver\\\/article\\\/australian-sea-lions\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/world.dan.org\\\/alert-diver\\\/article\\\/australian-sea-lions\\\/\",\"name\":\"Australian Sea Lions - DAN World\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/world.dan.org\\\/es\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/world.dan.org\\\/alert-diver\\\/article\\\/australian-sea-lions\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/world.dan.org\\\/alert-diver\\\/article\\\/australian-sea-lions\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/world.dan.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/06\\\/Q2_6_PartingShot-1200x600-1.webp\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-06-09T16:46:03+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-06-09T16:46:04+00:00\",\"description\":\"Learn about the Australian Sea Lions, their unique characteristics, and the conservation efforts safeguarding these charismatic creatures.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/world.dan.org\\\/alert-diver\\\/article\\\/australian-sea-lions\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"id-ID\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/world.dan.org\\\/alert-diver\\\/article\\\/australian-sea-lions\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"id-ID\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/world.dan.org\\\/alert-diver\\\/article\\\/australian-sea-lions\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/world.dan.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/06\\\/Q2_6_PartingShot-1200x600-1.webp\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/world.dan.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/06\\\/Q2_6_PartingShot-1200x600-1.webp\",\"width\":1200,\"height\":600,\"caption\":\"Australian Sea Lion sleeping on the kelp\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/world.dan.org\\\/alert-diver\\\/article\\\/australian-sea-lions\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/world.dan.org\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Australian Sea Lions\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/world.dan.org\\\/es\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/world.dan.org\\\/es\\\/\",\"name\":\"DAN World\",\"description\":\"\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/world.dan.org\\\/es\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/world.dan.org\\\/es\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"id-ID\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/world.dan.org\\\/es\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"DAN World\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/world.dan.org\\\/es\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"id-ID\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/world.dan.org\\\/es\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/world.dan.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/04\\\/DAN-World-logo-sm-52px.svg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/world.dan.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2022\\\/04\\\/DAN-World-logo-sm-52px.svg\",\"width\":175,\"height\":52,\"caption\":\"DAN World\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/world.dan.org\\\/es\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"}}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Australian Sea Lions - DAN World","description":"Learn about the Australian Sea Lions, their unique characteristics, and the conservation efforts safeguarding these charismatic creatures.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/world.dan.org\/id\/alert-diver\/article\/australian-sea-lions\/","og_locale":"id_ID","og_type":"article","og_title":"Australian Sea Lions","og_description":"Learn about the Australian Sea Lions, their unique characteristics, and the conservation efforts safeguarding these charismatic creatures.","og_url":"https:\/\/world.dan.org\/id\/alert-diver\/article\/australian-sea-lions\/","og_site_name":"DAN World","article_modified_time":"2026-06-09T16:46:04+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1200,"height":600,"url":"https:\/\/world.dan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Q2_6_PartingShot-1200x600-1.webp","type":"image\/webp"}],"twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/world.dan.org\/alert-diver\/article\/australian-sea-lions\/","url":"https:\/\/world.dan.org\/alert-diver\/article\/australian-sea-lions\/","name":"Australian Sea Lions - DAN World","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/world.dan.org\/es\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/world.dan.org\/alert-diver\/article\/australian-sea-lions\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/world.dan.org\/alert-diver\/article\/australian-sea-lions\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/world.dan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Q2_6_PartingShot-1200x600-1.webp","datePublished":"2026-06-09T16:46:03+00:00","dateModified":"2026-06-09T16:46:04+00:00","description":"Learn about the Australian Sea Lions, their unique characteristics, and the conservation efforts safeguarding these charismatic creatures.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/world.dan.org\/alert-diver\/article\/australian-sea-lions\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"id-ID","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/world.dan.org\/alert-diver\/article\/australian-sea-lions\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"id-ID","@id":"https:\/\/world.dan.org\/alert-diver\/article\/australian-sea-lions\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/world.dan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Q2_6_PartingShot-1200x600-1.webp","contentUrl":"https:\/\/world.dan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Q2_6_PartingShot-1200x600-1.webp","width":1200,"height":600,"caption":"Australian Sea Lion sleeping on the kelp"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/world.dan.org\/alert-diver\/article\/australian-sea-lions\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/world.dan.org\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Australian Sea Lions"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/world.dan.org\/es\/#website","url":"https:\/\/world.dan.org\/es\/","name":"DAN World","description":"","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/world.dan.org\/es\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/world.dan.org\/es\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"id-ID"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/world.dan.org\/es\/#organization","name":"DAN World","url":"https:\/\/world.dan.org\/es\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"id-ID","@id":"https:\/\/world.dan.org\/es\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/world.dan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/DAN-World-logo-sm-52px.svg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/world.dan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/DAN-World-logo-sm-52px.svg","width":175,"height":52,"caption":"DAN World"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/world.dan.org\/es\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/world.dan.org\/id\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/dan_alert_diver\/35724","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/world.dan.org\/id\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/dan_alert_diver"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/world.dan.org\/id\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/dan_alert_diver"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/world.dan.org\/id\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/35723"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/world.dan.org\/id\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=35724"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"dan_alert_diver_categories","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/world.dan.org\/id\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/dan_alert_diver_categories?post=35724"},{"taxonomy":"dan_alert_diver_issues","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/world.dan.org\/id\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/dan_alert_diver_issues?post=35724"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}