News Article: June/July 2005Local NewsMarsden Cove sections highly desirable-06-2005The public gave a huge vote of confidence for the Marsden Cove joint venture development between Hopper Developments and the Northland Port Corporation, on Saturday 30 April. More Wellington is on her way home!!-06-2005At Auckland’s Naval base at 5.15pm on 10 May the former HMNZS Wellington was attached to a sea going tug for its final voyage to Wellington. More Minister calls commercial squid fishers back-06-2005In an unprecedented move the Minister of Fisheries has called the bulk of New Zealand’s squid fishing fleet back to port to prevent seabird deaths It is the first step in a package of measures David Benson-Pope is introducing to address a lack of commitment by the majority of industry to codes of practice designed to protect seabirds. More Maui’s dolphins-06-2005The Manukau Harbour (Auckland) is part of the rare Maui’s dolphin’s natural habitat. More Hearing The Way Home-06-2005How Fish Find Reefs The symphony of underwater clicks, pops and clacks is a powerful navigation tool for juvenile reef fish to find their way home, according to new research conducted by New Zealand scientists from the National Institute of Water and Atmospheric (NIWA) and the University of Auckland. Andrew Jeffs of NIWA and Professor John Montgomery, director of the Leigh Marine Laboratory in the University of Auckland’s Faculty of Science, say the picture of reef fish larvae as passive passengers on ocean currents has collapsed in recent years under evidence of their enviable swimming capabilities. More Fishing Boat Skipper Fined For Illegal Dumping Of Fish-06-2005A Christchurch-based fisherman who had earlier entered a guilty plea to misreporting his catch was fined $10,000 and his commercial fishing vessel forfeited. More Black-Market Fish Retailer Fined $28,000-06-2005On Paua And Rock Lobster Charges A Christchurch businessman was convicted and fined a total of $28,000 in the Christchurch District Court after he admitted selling black-market paua and rock lobster. More Squid Fishers Close The Auckland Island Squid Fishery-06-2005The Squid Fishery Management Company (SFMC) have closed the Auckland Island squid fishery. More New Zealand’s Great Whites Tagged for First Time-06-2005For the first time, great white sharks in New Zealand waters have been fitted with satellite tags, which will allow researchers from the Wildlife Conservation Society, the New Zealand Department of Conservation and the National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research to follow them. Working in the Chatham Islands a team fitted four sharks with pop-up archival tags, devices that collect detailed information about the depth, temperature, and light levels of water through which the animals travel. More Snorkel-Scuba Race-06-2005The Bay of Islands Underwater Club (formally Bay Bottom Timers Underwater Club) will be holding the 23rd Annual Russell to Paihia Snorkel-Scuba Race at 11am Saturday 16 July. More Kiwis Want Marine Reserves Everywhere - Yeah Right!-06-2005The Forest and Bird Society’s claim that 95 percent of New Zealanders support marine reserves is a Tui billboard in the making, United Future environment spokesman Larry Baldock said recently. More International NewsAmphibious human-like creature spotted in the Caspian Sea-06-2005For two years residents of coastal areas around the Caspian Sea have been reporting sightings of an amphibious creature resembling a human being. More Discovery of Sunken US Destroyer Leads to Pilgrimage of Elder Sailors-06-2005After 60 long years, the USS Cooper (DD-695) is now poised to receive a special onboard memorial plaque dedicated to the 191 brave sailors who accompanied the noble warship to her final resting place 720 feet below the surface. More Sister Ship to the Rainbow Warrior (NZ’s 1st artificial reef) Scuttled-06-2005The 38m Saxon Ranger was sunk on 11 May off Rockingham, near Perth, Australia, as an artificial reef. More Four World Freediving Records Broken-06-2005In April the Performance Freediving International competitions were held off Cobalt Coast, Grand Cayman. More The British warship HMS Sussex Lost in a storm off Gibraltar in 1694-06-2005With billions of dollars worth of gold bullion and 500 seamen, will have to stay lost a little longer. More |
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