Posted on September 29th, 2008 by Ali Perkins
MADRID - A jellyfish soup? Or a mini-bundle of blanched vegetables with julienne strips of jellyfish? A prestigious Catalan chef plans to take advantage of the gloopy stinging creatures that plague Mediterranean beaches every summer and float them on to the region’s menus as a gastronomic delicacy.
Carme Ruscalleda, who has won five Michelin stars for [...]
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Posted on September 28th, 2008 by Ali Perkins
Radio New Zealand National - Sunday Morning Audio Archive for 28 September 2008 - The Sunday Group: Managing Fisheries. Click here to listen (37′39″).
As the old saying goes – there’s plenty more fish in the sea. And that might have been true a few years ago, but nowadays there’s concern that many fish populations are [...]
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Posted on September 27th, 2008 by Ali Perkins
Part V in the Muck Diving Series
The one that got away - Sunday 21 September 2008
A glorious day dawned in Auckland. The sun beamed down. You would have thought it was the first day of summer…and I was going muck diving with Stan. Stan was keen to try out my underwater camera and I needed [...]
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Posted on September 26th, 2008 by Ali Perkins
Some creative advertising from the guys at Dive Shack.
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Posted on September 24th, 2008 by Ali Perkins
Please join us in room 3.401 in the Engineering building at Auckland University for our most important meeting of the year, the one at which we elect a new committee for the coming year.
Dr Roger Grace - photo courtesy of the Marine NZ website.
We are very fortunate to have Dr Roger Grace (a life member [...]
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Posted on September 22nd, 2008 by Ali Perkins
Trip Report by Ming Lam - 21 September 2008
When arriving home on a Sunday morning at 4am, I normally look forward to waking up some time late in the day with plans to sit and stare at the TV and let my body recover. But the weather report was good, high tide was at 12 [...]
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Posted on September 19th, 2008 by Ali Perkins
Hundreds of new ocean creatures have been discovered living on Australia’s most well-known coral reefs.
The new species include shrimp-like animals with claws longer than their bodies and a tongue-eating isopod parasite which lives in the mouths of fishes.
The research is part of a 10-year Global Census of Marine Life which will produce a list of [...]
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Posted on September 19th, 2008 by Ali Perkins
17 September 2008
A Tauranga marine contractor was yesterday convicted and ordered to pay more than $2,000 in fines and costs for possessing 285 scallops, of which 120 were undersize, when the daily limit is 20 per person per day.
Glen Ladkin, 57, was found guilty of the charges by Judge Simpson after a two-day defended hearing [...]
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Posted on September 18th, 2008 by Ali Perkins
New Zealand is a beautiful country and we want it to stay that way. As divers we are aware of the rubbish that is thrown into the sea – what is out of sight for others is in plain view to us.
Saturday 20th September 2008 is Project AWARE International Cleanup Day.
We have not been organised [...]
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Posted on September 17th, 2008 by Ali Perkins
IT’S PARTY TIME!!!
AUUC members Elliott and Kate romping it up at an Outdoor Clubs’ Ball.
When: Friday 26th September 2008, 7pm onwards
Where: Fordes Bar, 122 Anzac Avenue, Auckland City
How Much: $30
Theme: Safari
Where do I get my ticket from: “G15″ or “CAG15″ in Building 114, Com A (near the clock tower but nearly beside where the upper [...]
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