News Article: August/September 2007Local NewsPearl anniversary for marine reserves1-08-2007Thirty years ago, marine scientists from The University of Auckland joined with government and industry representatives to celebrate the official inauguration of New Zealand’s first marine reserve at Goat Is. More Commercial fisherman banned from fishing1-08-2007A commercial fisherman who refused to co-operate with fishery officers was convicted and fined $3000 and banned from all forms of fishing for three years. More New Zealand Government funds further biosecurity work1-08-2007Biosecurity Minister Jim Anderton announced that Cabinet will continue to fund the work against didymo and the southern saltmarsh mosquito. More Big fines for ignoring cockle limits1-08-2007In the Manukau District Court two women who blatantly ignored the legal limits for collecting cockles were convicted and each fined $1800 plus court costs of $130. More Fiordland blue cod closures continue1-08-2007The Fisheries Minister has announced that blue cod fishing closures in New Zealand’s Milford and Doubtful Sounds will continue for another two years, to allow stocks to rebuild. More International NewsWorries for Ningaloo Reef1-08-2007One of Western Australia’s top tourist attractions, Ningaloo Reef is a haven for marine life such as whale sharks. More British female diver’s deepest wreck dive1-08-2007Diver Nina Preisner reached a wreck resting at 525 feet deep, the deepest dive to a wreck by a female diver. More US Army and Navy Salvage Divers remove artificial reef1-08-2007The Army and Navy divers have started the huge job of removing up to two million old tires from the ocean floor off the coast of Florida. More Weapon dates bowhead whale to 1800s1-08-2007A 50-ton bowhead whale caught off the Alaskan coast last month had a weapon fragment embedded in its neck that showed it survived a similar hunt more than a century ago. More British shipwreck discovery1-08-2007British deep wrecks divers have identified one of the many deep unknown steamships lying off the south Cornish coast by the recovery of the ship’s bell. More B12 an essential vitamin for marine life24-09-2007B12 – an essential vitamin for land-dwelling animals including humans - also turns out to be an essential ingredient for growing marine plants that are critical to the ocean food web and Earth’s climate, scientists have found. The presence or absence of B12 in the ocean plays a vital and previously overlooked role in determining where, how much and what kinds of microscopic algae, or phytoplankton, will bloom in the sea. More |
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