LegaSea Update: Fisheries review demands priority
LegaSea has repeated its call for an independent Commission of Inquiry into the state of fisheries management in New Zealand. In particular crayfish stocks are …
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Warmer seas a challenge for tracking whales
NIWA megafauna expert and marine ecologist Kim Goetz led an expedition recently hoping to tag up to eight blue whales to help understand their foraging and …
Scallop sees world with hundreds of eyes (From The New York Times)
Inside the hinged shell of the scallop lurks a musclebound creature that’s best enjoyed seared in butter. But there’s much more to appreciate about this …
Volunteer divers kill thousands of crown of thorns starfish
Volunteer divers have killed almost 47,000 crown-of-thorns starfish on the southern Great Barrier Reef in just seven days, breaking a record in the process. …
Gold & Oil: The legacy and menace of Niagara
Many of you who are regular readers of Dive will be aware of the watery grave of the 159m luxury liner RMS Niagara which was a casualty of mines laid by the …
Wildlife Photographer of the Year: The People’s Choice
The public were given 24 images to choose from out of almost 50,000 submissions from 92 countries in London’s Natural History Museum’s Wildlife …
New international airport for the Solomons about to open
The gateway to the superb diving available in the western region of the Solomon Islands, Munda, is about to get a big boost with the opening of its …
Legasea Update: Fish quota debate heating up
When LegaSea was first invited to have input into The Future Catch project by Dr Randall Bess we were excited because the project was described as ‘a well …
Coroner finds diving death accidental
The coroner’s report on the diving death of 23 year old Malaysian student Luqmanulhakim Bin Moien on April 28th, 2014 in Lake Puketirini, Huntly was released …
Scientists explore deepest parts of Kermadec Trench
Scientists exploring the Kermadec Trench believe they have retrieved the deepest ever sediment sample from the bottom of the ocean using a wire-deployed corer. …