Cameras Provide Insight into Fisheries
Date: 16/09/2013 NIWA scientists installed web cameras at boat ramps in New Zealands upper and lower North Island to monitor trends in recreational fishing …
Rare Ocean Giant
Date: 16/09/2013 The sharptail is the rarest of the four known sunfish species. The 2.1-metre, 230 kg tropical fish washed up on Omaha Beach near Auckland, New …
Shark Death Wasn’t Preventable
Date: 16/09/2013 The death of 47-year-old Adam Strange who was killed in a shark attack at Muriwai beach in New Zealand earlier this year could not have been …
Whitebait Species Spawning Ground
Date: 16/09/2013 A spawning ground for the largest of the whitebait species was found in the last place many would look – the middle of Hamilton, New …
Wedding Ring Found
Date: 16/09/2013 Eirian Evans was snorkelling off Australias Green Island in Cairns with his bride Bethan when the ring slipped off his finger. The newlyweds …
Anglers Ignore No-Fishing Zone
Date: 16/09/2013 Rogue anglers blatantly ignore the conservation zone around Australias wreck of the HMAS Brisbane, risking thousands of dollars in fines to …
Diving Regulation Changes, Australia
Date: 16/09/2013 The State Government announced that safety certificates previously required for first-time divers would be scrapped, and only necessary for …
Southern Right Whale Excites Scientists
Date: 16/09/2013 A rare southern right whale covered in shark bites washed up on the Eyre Peninsula in South Australia, an area known for great white sharks. …
Radioactive Water Leaking to Pacific
Date: 16/09/2013 Japan’s nuclear regulator says radioactive water from the crippled Fukushima power plant is probably leaking into the Pacific Ocean, a …
Wounded Veterans Scuba Dive for Pride and to Ease Pain
Date: 16/09/2013 It was easier for Sgt Stephen Jackel Jr to scuba dive when he still had a foot. He lost the right one because he used it to put out a fire to …