Aggressive animals may threaten salmon, divers
Jumbo squid lurking off the Pacific Northwest coast could threaten salmon runs and signal another change in the oceans brought on by global warming.
The squid, which can reach 7 feet long and weigh up to 110 pounds, are aggressive, thought to hunt in packs, and can move at up to [...]

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It’s not every week something this exciting happens! A team of scientists at Te Papa (Museum of New Zealand in Wellington) are thawing and dissecting a giant AND colossal squid!

Steve O’Shea and the colossal squid
New Zealand viewers watch Close Up at 7pm on TV ONE Wednesday 30 April for a fascinating, behind-the-scenes look at the [...]

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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — What’s black and white and warm all over? A penguin in a wetsuit, naturally. Sounds like a joke, but it’s quite serious for biologists at the California Academy of Sciences, who had a wetsuit created for an African penguin to help him get back in the swim of things.

Pierre, a venerable [...]

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Bay of Islands – Trip Report
12-13 April 2008
A trip to the Cowshed Backpackers always starts well if at least some people manage to find the place without getting lost. Those that managed to make it were Fergus, Tim, Jessica, Cormac, Peter, Ryan, Ali, Cameron, James, Edward, Siggi and Robert. There was just one burning question [...]

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WASHINGTON – Commercial and sport fishing destabilizes fish populations by targeting the biggest, oldest fish and leaving younger fish to proliferate too wildly, US researchers said on Wednesday.

They said fisheries should in fact encourage the taking of smaller, younger fish instead of requiring that they be thrown back.
“That type of regulation, which we see in [...]

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