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MV Rena Salvage
Tawharanui Crayfish
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.
Dave Moran's latest editorial
Dive Shops, Oceanz 2011, Festivities! Dive Shops - For many in the Dive Industry the summer season can not come fast enough. OCEANZ 2011 - what a magnificent event! Festive Season - Thanks to all our subscribers, regular readers and our advertisers Click here for Dave Moran's latest editorial from Dec/Jan issue. Feel free to leave your comments at the bottom - we would love to hear what you think! More Latest NewsRena's containers and fuelEighty-eight containers were lost over the side of wreck and only five recovered. Maritine New Zealand announced they are about to commence searching for the remaining 29 containers with the aid of a side scanning survey to discover the location of the lost containers. Rena on Astrolabe Reef spilling oilAn oil spill from the stricken cargo ship Rena off New Zealand's Bay of Plenty coast has increased in size due to a new breach in a main fuel tank. All crew have been lifted off. More Great White SharksScientists tagged a record 27 great white sharks off New Zealand's Stewart Island to research their behaviour around the coast line... More Whangarei Harbour Marine ReserveThere is a huge reduction in apprehensions and prosecutions in the Motukaroro section of the marine reserve... More Isolation Didn't Stop ApprehensionThree friends went fishing from New Zealand's Maitai River, Bruce Bay, an hour north of Haast. Two line fished while... More Hakihea Mataitai Reserve AnnouncedThe Mataitai reserve at Hakihea, is adjacent to the Whangara Township north of Gisborne, New Zealand came into effect 4 August 2011... More Queensland Dugongs StarvingMore dugongs died this year than in all of 2010 because of Queensland's summer of disasters. Ninety-six washed up dead... More View more news stories More Upcoming Events201217-22 Jan: NZ National Spearfishing Champs 24-27 Jan: NZ Spearfishing Team Selection 25 Feb: Shipwreck Festival of Lodz 9-11 Mar: Guangzhou Dive Show 17-20 May: Hutchwilco New Zealand Boat Show 6-8 July: Malaysia International Dive Expo 13-14 Oct: Eurotek UK 15-17 Dec: Diving Resort Travel Expo, HK 2013 16-17 Mar: OZTeK2013, Sydney, Aust
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The last full weekend OCEANZ conference was held in Auckland in September 1989 - That's 22 years ago which is a long time for any industry not to have a major conference ...
Those of our readers who live in New Zealand have been following the
unfolding situation of the Rena, a cargo ship with over 1300 containers
stacked seven high...
Recently I experienced some unique dives that made me re-think my
opinion on crayfish. That's not to say it has altered their culinary
appeal to me, rather I have a higher opinion of their capabilities....
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