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Karewa Island, Tauranga
by Tony Kuiumdjian
 The weather forecast for Saturday was not looking that good, but Gary Vale and I had planned a dive around the back of Rabbit Island out of Tauranga Harbour (New Zealand). You know the type of dive - a quick trip out, grab a few crays and back? Not too early mind, must be old age but I have developed a distinct aversion to chipping the ice off the dive gear in my dotage. Given the temperature plunge we had experienced this was a distinct possibility. Guinness Book of World Records
Largest scuba diving lesson (2,465) AE 1 - The search for Australias first submarine
By Mark Spencer
Shark Finning in New Zealand
Shark finning is alive and well in New ZealandRecently a Conservation Department officer in Nelson came across around 30 sand sharks that had their fins removed, some were still alive! Click here for more on Shark Finning in New Zealand. Editorial by Dave Moran
Inspirational Fishing Icon - Guiness World Records - Shark Fins MoreNew Zealanders will recognize the name Graeme Sinclair, the presenter and producer of the television series Gone Fishin. A couple of days before going to press I was honoured to be invited to Graeme and Sandy's home to celebrate with them, their business partners and friends, an outstanding achievement. Earlier that day at a ceremony in Government House, Auckland, the Governor General, the honourable Anand Satyanand, pinned to Graeme's suit the Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit medal, in recognition for his services to television. It was a proud moment for Graeme, his family and the crew assisting him in his television productions.
 
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I led the first Australian expeditions to Turkey in 1997 and again in 1998 to examine the Turkish discovery of AE2 by diver and museum director Selcuk Kolay. The AE2 was sitting upright on a soft silty sea floor more exposed and in better condition than we could have hoped. E-class submarines are not big (176 ft or 53m long). She sat at a depth of 72 metres.
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